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I am a native speaker in dutch and pretty much fluent in english. Love to go to german speaking countries for a holiday (like Germany and Austria, think snowboarding, paragliding, city trips). Besides that I have become very interested in the history of central european countries. My german level is really basic. I really want to become fluent in german in the long run.
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    these languages are both member of the group of so called "West Germanic languages". This group of west germanic languages is devided in three main groups: 1. North Sea Germanic or Ingvaeonic: ancestral to Anglo-Frisian and Low German (frisian, english and low german (saxon)) 2. Weser-Rhine Germanic or Istvaeonic: ancestral to Low Franconian (current dutch, afrikaans) 3. Elbe Germanic or Irminonic: ancestral to High German (current german and yiddish) Especially near the german boarders the local dutch and german dialects are pretty simular, regardless frankonian or saxon heritage. Look for a comparison on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germanic_languages#Comparison
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    September 23, 2012
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    Would like to add that for example goede morgen is often pronounced as goeiemorgen. Compare the first (goede morgen) with the second (goeiemorgen): http://www.forvo.com/word/goedemorgen
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    September 23, 2012
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    You probably mean verkleinwoorden (instead of kleinwoorden) In both cases it's not necessary to start the word with a capital letter like it would be in german.
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    September 23, 2012
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    I tend to disagree with the other answers. Zwolle really sounds different then swolle. Maybe it's hard to differentiate in some regions or dialects? For example: liseten to Zwolle pronounced in dutch: http://www.forvo.com/word/zwolle/ and Zevenaar: http://www.forvo.com/word/zevenaar
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    September 23, 2012
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    Depends on how mocking is meant. Could also be translated as: Stop met het imiteren van mensen or: Hou op het met na-apen van mensen
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    September 23, 2012
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself Ich möchte Deutsch lernen. Meine Muttersprache ist Niederländisch. Ich spreche ziemlich gut Englisch. Ich liebe Snowboarden und Gleitschirmfliegen. Darüber hinaus ist die Fotografie ein Hobby von mir und ich bin sehr an Geschichte interessiert.
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