Colloquial Dutch

Description

‘If you want to get to grips further with any of the [European] languages, Routledge’s Colloquial series is the best place you could start.’ – Rough Guide to Europe

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Dutch. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

What makes Colloquial Dutch your best choice in personal language learning?

• Interactive – lots of exercises for regular practice
• Clear – concise grammar notes
• Practical – useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide
• Complete – including answer key and reference section

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Dutch in a broad range of everyday situations.

Audio material is available on CD or in MP3 format to complement the book. Recorded by native speakers, these will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Contents

1. Piet en Pauline en hun kinderen Piet and Pauline and their children 2. Nederland en België The Netherlands and Belgium 3. Bij de groenteboer At the greengrocer’s 4. Telefoneren Telephoning 5. Bij Piet en Pauline At Piet and Pauline’s 6. Fietsen Cycling 7. Pannekoeken Pancakes 8. Piets ouders zijn op visite Piet’s parents are visiting 9. Na het ontbijt After breakfast 10. Pauline is haar horloge kwijt Pauline can’t find her watch 11. Een retourtje Maastricht, alstublieft A return ticket to Maastricht, please 12. Pauline’s ouders komen naar Nederland Pauline’s parents come to the Netherlands 13. Pauline doet de was Pauline is doing the washing 14. Er zijn eekhoorns in de tuin There are squirrels in the garden 15. Wat heb je met de kerstkaarten gedaan? What have you done with the Christmas cards? 16. Piet is op school Piet is at school 17. Marius wil gaan spelen Marius wants to go and play Key to the exercises Alphabetical list of irregular verbs Glossary of grammatical terms English-Dutch glossary Dutch-English glossary Index

Related Subjects

1. Western European Coursebooks
2. Western European - Self Study
3. Western European Workbooks

These samples are from the audio CD, designed to accompany the paperback, or included in the great value Colloquial Pack.

• Unit 1, Dialogue 1
• Unit 1, Dialogue 2