- Paperback: 210 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; Cas & Book edition (Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071407421
- ISBN-13: 978-0071407427
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 17.4 x 4.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #90 in Books > Languages > Grammar, dictionaries & phrasebooks > Dutch
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One in a series of self-taught language textbooks, this course provides basic tuition in Dutch. The book and cassette are available separately, or in this pack containing both.
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For anyone wishing to teach themselves Dutch(though there do not appear to be many of us) this is absolutely indispensable. The course is lively and very thorough. After working your way through this book you will have a very sound grasp of Dutch grammar and vocabulary, not least because there are lots of varied excercises to help fix what has been taught. As well as language there are very useful sections on Dutch life and culture. The only possible drawback (and this is a minor quibble) is that the vocab is very business orientated towards the end of the book. As it was written with working in the Netherlands in mind, this is understandable but for those learning Dutch for other purposes, the book can seem to get a little bogged down with phrases and works that dont seem terribly useful for beginners. But, as I said, that was just nit-picking so if you want to learn Dutch, look no further than this book
29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have used a number of books to try and learn Dutch after moving to Amsterdam recently. This text was the most useful. I think it is excellent, as it introduces the reader to things you need to know. Other books give examples such as 'the baron ate the cherries on the tree' or 'the lion is in the garden', which isn't really relevent when you are trying to buy a kilo of potatoes. So, although I hadn't tried to learn a language since I took 'A' level French over tewnty years ago, this book gave me confidence and overall was a friendly, well illustrated text. It was just a pity I didn't have the audio cassette...as I borrowed a librray copy, but would definitely recommend you buy this.
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53 of 58 people found the following review helpful
A practical book for the common man
9 Dec 1997
Format:Paperback
Gerdi Quist's and Lesley Gilbert's book is an introductory course to a foreign language for someone who doesn't want to spend a lot of money on foreign language classes, has little experience working with foreign languages, has, indeed, little knowledge of their English grammar, and basically wants to get a good working knowledge of Dutch. All the most important grammatical rules are touched upon; however, it could use some more excercises, in my opinion. I would not recommend this book for the scholar or someone who wants to learn Dutch throughly and also quickly, but for the accidental tourist it's adequate. (Though for the latter I would recommend finding a tourist phrase book to go along with Quist's and Gilbert's book, for the sake of a little more thorough treatment of useful phrases.)
The book is decent for the American, but I get the impression that it is designed for the Jolly John Bull. The authors have included a lot of cultural notes interspersed with the basic grammar, along with some comments on such diverse, unlinguistic things as banking, housing, and employment. The phrasing is definitely British, and, Yankee that I am, it's a little annoying. The Dutch speakers on the cassette tapes (also available) are ridiculous to an extent, but maybe it's just the natural sound of the language as I know it to be, a little embellished. I've heard English speakers do the same on English-language tapes.
But for those who don't mind the Anglo-isms, Quist's and Gilbert's book presents the basics of Dutch grammar in a comprehensive manner with a good emphasis on practicality. For its price, (half the cost at Amazon what I paid for it at a bookstore) I certainly consider it well worth expense.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
difficult to follow this book
4 Dec 1998
Format:Paperback
This book and two cassettes contain a lot of useful information, however it is paced EXTREMELY fast and contains little translation of the Dutch conversations it presents. It is impossible to listen to the tapes while driving and make any sense of it. You must read the book carefully and listen to the tapes a bit at a time...AT HOME!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Cassette or audio cd should be a must for beginners
7 May 2003
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Learning a new language is almost impossible without hearing the pronounciation of the words. The book is good however without the audio material the quality is strongly reduced; especially since it is said to be for "beginners". The book itself indicate that there is a cassette which accompany's it, however this is not the case. I have had it shipped to me twice without receiving the cassette. With the appropriate cd or cassette I would give this book at least 3 stars because it has basic everyday words and sentences.
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