Yeah it's really a nice place. You shoulda go to Ascona, it's one of the most beautiful villages in Switzerland. It's a lot warmer there than where I live.

 

I don't think it would be difficult to learn Dutch for someone who speaks German. But when I hear people talkin I don't understand anything.

Dutch is a strange language...I don't even really like it....And I'm dutch!!

 

Bye the way, I really like the place in Switserland called Bellwald...

ever been there?

Ascona.. I'm gonna remind that ;)

 

I think it isn't difficult to understand Dutch when you speak German.. but speaking might be harder to learn

a lot of words automatically make sense when you hear them, because they are closely related to german words..

I understand Dutch a lot better when I read it, but it's difficult to understand people who speak Dutch.

Dutch is a strange language...I don't even really like it....And I'm dutch!!

 

Bye the way, I really like the place in Switserland called Bellwald...

ever been there?

 

No, I don't think so. :/

 

I like Dutch somehow. I think it sounds funny.

Yeah, well, dutch people also have a lot of different accents, which makes it harder to understand them

Even I don't understand certain accents

not? :) From where in Holland are you then?

Do people in Amsterdam have a strong accent?

I actually don't know.. many people in Amsterdam speak Standard Dutch, but there are also people that I can't understand because of their accent

Hm I didn't understand much, but maybe that wasn't because of their accent...

:D Is it just like when you go to France?.. once you say one word in French, they think you can speak the language and start talking to you in an amazing :P speed

They start correcting you in France too. I once had this guy correcting me for not pronouncing 'croissant' correctly, he kept hammering on for 10 minutes about the proper pronunciation. I was like, 10 or something :P

Exactly. But in France I don't have that problem coz I can speak French. But I always have to ask them to speak slower.

I can't speak French :(

The only French sentence I know by heart is a movie quote :P

...why did this post multiply itself?

Yeah is it just me, or do people just speak faster in some countries? I always get that feeling with the Spanish, the Italian and the French people. Okay, maybe with Italian and Spanish my problem is more that I can't tell one word from another, but I'm actually quite okay at French, and still I get the feeling they speak incredibly fast, a problem I don't have with for instance the Germans or the english.

You should hear me speak Dutch.. :rolleyes: I bet no foreigner can make a word out of that :P

Yeah is it just me' date=' or do people just speak faster in some countries? I always get that feeling with the Spanish, the Italian and the French people. Okay, maybe with Italian and Spanish my problem is more that I can't tell one word from another, but I'm actually quite okay at French, and still I get the feeling they speak incredibly fast, I problem I don't have with for instance the Germans or the english.[/quote']

 

I really think it's like this. At least I have the same problem.

eline. speaks really, really fast sometimes :P

Yeah is it just me' date=' or do people just speak faster in some countries? I always get that feeling with the Spanish, the Italian and the French people. Okay, maybe with Italian and Spanish my problem is more that I can't tell one word from another, but I'm actually quite okay at French, and still I get the feeling they speak incredibly fast, I problem I don't have with for instance the Germans or the english.[/quote']

 

You're right.

I've taken spanish classes for two years but I always have to ask the Spanish to talk slowly. When I start speaking spanish with them they answer my at high speed :P

 

Even the French talk quite fast. Since I'm from Belgium I'm bilingual dutch/french but sometimes it's still hard to understand every single word they use ;)

Me, I'm not quite good in any language at all, except for Dutch (I rule in Dutch, I am able to talk too fast for anyone :P )

Eline, ik kan mn berichten dus niet lezen, boehoe. Maar wel hoi :)

French is really difficult to understand....those french people speak SO fast and at the same tone, that you really can't seperate words from each other...

Hey' date=' 10 already :P We dutchmen are cooler than you might think :wink3:[/quote']

 

 

mwahahaha...got to prove that!... :P

 

 

french is great!... :cool: