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Moved to the Netherlands? Here's How to Actually Learn Dutch as an Expat
You moved to the Netherlands expecting immersion to do the heavy lifting. Then you ordered a coffee in halting Dutch, the barista smiled and switched effortlessly to English, and that was the end of your practice for the day. The Netherlands has some of the highest English proficiency in the world, which is wonderful for getting things done and a real obstacle to learning Dutch — nobody is going to make you struggle through a sentence. You have to choose to.Why frequency-based learning works especially well hereBecause daily immersion in the Netherlands is opt-in rather than mandatory, the words you...