Complete Dutch: A Teach Yourself Guide

by Quist, Gerdi; Strik, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780071760744
• ISBN10: 0071760741
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

It's easy to teach yourself Dutch! Complete Dutch: A Teach Yourself Guideprovides you with a clear and comprehensive approach to Dutch, so you can progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking, and writing Dutch with confidence. Within each of the 24 thematic chapters, important language structures are introduced through life-like dialogues. You'll learn grammar in a gradual manner so you won't be overwhelmed by this tricky subject. Exercises accompany the texts and reinforce learning in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This program also features current cultural information boxes that reflect recent changes in society. Features: One and five-minute introductions to key principles to get you started Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the basics of the language

Table of Contents

Introduction / Pronunciation / Hello, come in! / What do you do? / Where do you live? / Groceries / Do you know the way? / Nice shoes! / Can I have a return to Wageningen? / Did you have a nice holiday? / I've brought flowers for you / In the past / Let's go to Antwerp / I’ll send you a text message / I really don’t know what I want / I know exactly how you feel / I'm on the computer just about the whole day / TV is becoming more and more banal / Key to the exercises / Strong and irregular verbs / Dutch-English vocabulary