Assimil Language Courses : Dutch with Ease - Book and 4 audio cd's (Dutch Edition) 1st Edition

Assimil's Dutch With Ease is exactly that...gemakkelijk! It is based on dialogs which students read and then look at the translation. While I'm not a fan of learning by translation, this method was helpful in the first few lessons until eventially I only had to look up the occasional word. Moreover, the text is amusing with little cartoons throughout the text written in Dutch to keep you motivated to learn. I've enjoyed the method so much that I've bought Assimil's "Le polonais sans peine" (Polish without Punishment: French version) and "German Without Toil" (1950s edition).When I first undertook my lessons with this book, I had the help of native Flemish-Dutch speakers to guide me with the pronunciations. Dutch pronunciation is easy enough to learn, but I would recommend a native speaker's help rather than going at it on your own from the crude pronunciations guides most self-teaching language books offer. If a native speaker's help isn't available, you probably want to consider buying a cassettes with the book.Veel geluk!

I am using this to teach myself Dutch at home. I already have a basic knowledge but it is an excellent resource for clearly and simply explaining everything gradually and in manageable chunks.

The reason why I gave only one star is because the book was damaged in its box. I am very disappointed! I may buy the book again!

Placentero de estudiar y liviano, al igual que los demás títulos de la editorial Assimil. No compré los audios solo porque el holandés oral lo domino: necesitaba aprender a escribirlo y aclarar matices gramaticales.

Nice, (not too) small size. The Assimil method is very effective - just half an hour a day is sufficient to make progress. This little book, and others from the series, are great for learning languages.

Exactly what I required to help me learn Dutch from scratch