OK, so I'm already fluent in English.
Now I'm learning Swedish. I know it's just a step away from Danish and Norwegian. After obtaining fluence in these 3 languages, what would be the recommended order: Dutch then German, or German then Dutch?
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Anonymous2007-11-24 9:58
Dutch is similar to the Scandinavian languages; as a Swede I can read Dutch with some difficulty even though I have never studied it. So assuming you don't speak any German at all, it would probably be easier to learn Dutch first.
German here
i can read both dutch and the Scandinavian languages so i guess it doesnt really matter.
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Anonymous2007-12-02 10:36
>>8
That's because German is the most complex of them all, so every other Germanic language is easy for you.
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Anonymous2007-12-03 14:54
>>9
The difficult thing about German grammar is when you have to write in German. It isn't actually really difficult if you only have to speak it or read it.
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Anonymous2007-12-03 18:30
German is probably the simplest Germanic language out there. Grammatical cases make it look complicated, but it's pretty tame compared to, say, Dutch or English.
Also erstmal HALLO an alle meine Landeskollegen :) ...
so ... -.- German ist NOOOOOT ... not even nearly the same ... as DUTCH ...
the dutch people are for germans ... like ... hmm ... like ... Canadians for Americans ...or Irish for Brits :) ....