Margreet Kwakernaak

Dutch For Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dutchis spoken by 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium, and is an official EU language. For English speakers, written Dutch can be fairly straightforward to pick up, although the pronunciation can be more of a challenge.This simple guidebook and audio CD covers Dutch grammar, pronunciation and everyday phrases, making this vibrant language more accessible to English speakers - whether you're just visiting or planning to stay on a long-term basis. Dutch For Dummies is the essential guide for everyone from students and holidaymakers, to those wanting to speak Dutch for business purposes.From numbers and vocabulary to greetings, popular expressions and proper etiquette, this clear, easy-to-follow guide will have you speaking Dutch like a native in no time.Dutch For Dummies includes: Audio CD to assist learning Introductory grammar and vocabulary Meeting and getting to know people Dining out, shopping, leisure time and the workplace Dealing with emergencies Tips on how to pick up Dutch quickly

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2008
• Englisch, Niederländisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 187mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 800g
• ISBN-13: 9780470519868
• ISBN-10: 047051986X
• Artikelnr.: 23485256

Autorenporträt

Margreet Kwakernaak unterrichtet Sprachen und leitet eine Sprachenschule in Almere.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: You Already Know Some
Dutch 9 Chapter 2: Low-cal Grammar: Just the Basics 27 Chapter 3: Number
Magic: All Kinds of Counting 49 Part II: Dutch in Action 65 Chapter 4:
Greetings and Introductions 67 Chapter 5: Getting to Know Each Other Better
85 Chapter 6: Enjoying a Meal and Eating Out 99 Chapter 7: Shopping 'til
You Drop 131 Chapter 8: Making Leisure a Top Priority 149 Chapter 9: When
You Have to Work 177 Part III: Dutch on the Go 199 Chapter 10: Money,
Banks, and Post Offices 201 Chapter 11: Asking for Directions 215 Chapter
12: Staying in a Hotel 231 Chapter 13: Using Transport 249 Chapter 14:
Coping with Emergencies 283 Part IV: The Part of Tens 303 Chapter 15: Ten
Ways to Pick Up Dutch Quickly 305 Chapter 16: Five Things You Should Never
Say 309 Chapter 17: Ten Favourite Dutch Expressions 311 Chapter 18: Ten
Public Holidays to Remember 315 Chapter 19: Ten Phrases That Make You Sound
Professional 321 Part V: Appendixes 325 Appendix A: Dutch Verbs 327
Appendix B: Minidictionary 341 Appendix C: About the CD 355 Index 357