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I've been studying Dutch on and off for a couple of years, but there are many things Rosetta Stone doesn't teach you. I stumbled upon this site while searching for an answer to a question, and I don't know how it took me so long to find it. I hope I can eventually answer the questions of others!
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    Compare two people who are expressing the same idea: "I will go swimming with you later" "I am going swimming with you later" One is more of a statement of fact, while the other is a little open-ended, saying that you WANT to (will) or plan to. Am, a state of being, is more solid, but in many cases the two terms are entirely identical, or can't be told apart.
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    May 22, 2011
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    A pub (I'm from America, but pretty sure it holds the same meaning here) is a bar, or a public building that offers alcoholic beverages to its customers. Go to the pub to drink, dance, and socialize. I hope that helps!
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    May 22, 2011
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    It's mainly an issue of context, and which word sounds most appropriate to you. Mainly, I would say "travel" is the most commonly used term, and is usually a verb. Voyage is used less frequently, and some people may ask you to repeat yourself, but the words hold the same general meaning. Voyage is generally used as a noun, while travel is used as a verb. "I want to travel this year." versus "That was an amazing voyage/trip!" A trip (again, depending on context) is the noun word for 'travel' So if I were to say "Are you going to travel this year?" One could respond "I already took a trip to Spain!" Now, a tour is generally a showing of a place. For example, "during my travels, I took a tour of several museums in France." Touring is synonymous with site-seeing. It's a trip, whose purpose is to educate you about where you are.
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    May 22, 2011
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    My boyfriend also felt like sounding the "puh" was lazy and incorrect. It's funny, because that's the way Rosetta Stone taught me to say it! It's a frustrating truth, but we all have to start from somewhere. At least knowing the proper spelling will guarantee some success with communication.
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    May 22, 2011
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    Ik denk aan mijn vrienden van nederland. I think about all the friends I've made there, and they were the reason I ever went, and will go again. I considered visiting the red light district, but never went. I also think of all the shopping ventures and street markets on the weekends. One more thing I think of is all the people! It's a crowded little country, and the people seem comfortable with it.
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    May 22, 2011
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    **met mij om te praten.. ja? >.<
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    May 22, 2011
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    Ik heb al 1 jaar nederlands leren, ook... zo, heb jij iemand gevonden? Ik heb iemand nodig met mij te praten.. wij kunnen elkaar helpen.
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    May 22, 2011
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    I would be happy to help, too! I'm not fluent, but I'll be living there as well, so we share an incentive. How have you been learning so far? 

    I wil je helpen! Ooit zal, ik woon in nederland, en jij ook! Hoe leert jij nederlands? =) 
    ..From one beginner to another?
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    May 22, 2011
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    Waarrom niet?
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    May 22, 2011
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    Ik woon in Noord-Amerika, in Iowa, maar ik ben geboren in Washington.
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    May 22, 2011
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