by Conor Clyne | Nov 17, 2016 | English, Regional Linguistic Differences
How similar or different are German and Dutch? German and Dutch are 2 languages from the Germanic family and I’ve had the pleasure of learning them both of them in recent years. I’ve also lived in both Germany (Munich) and the Netherlands (Utrecht) for a...
by Conor Clyne | Jun 2, 2016 | English, Language Learning Techniques, Language Projects
How I learnt Dutch (finally!) As discussed with Jan Van der Aa (in Dutch) in the videos further down the page, I learnt my Dutch by beginning with a short course provided by the university in Utrecht (one hour/week for 3 or 4 months) and then self-study combined with...
by Conor Clyne | Apr 23, 2015 | English, Regional Linguistic Differences
Dutch is the official language of the Netherlands and one of Belgium’s 3 official languages (along with French and German). In Belgium it is the predominant language in the northern province of Flanders. I have had the opportunity to live in the Netherlands (in...
by Conor Clyne | Feb 12, 2015 | English, Romance
Are some languages sexier than others? While many of us are attracted to the foreign accent of particular nationalities when they speak in our native tongue, is the same true when the foreigners speak in their own language? I have recently noticed a trend that I am...
