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Learn Dutch by reading and listening to an engaging story: learn Dutch words in a cultural context with this novel for beginners.

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Learn Dutch without studying? Use this proven method! Learn 1500+ essential words by reading a novel. The novel starts easy and gradually becomes more challenging, so your Dutch improves. Full audio included. A unique book in The Netherlands! Reza is an architect from Iran. He falls in love with Yolanda, a waitress from Rotterdam. But how should he approach a woman in a new culture? His English friend Ben is a doctor who needs to learn Dutch. Can they help each other? Max Koedood is a Dutch teacher, philosopher, language coach and author. He introduces the internationally renowned natural method to expats in Holland. He also teaches English and speaks Spanish, German, French and Persian on different levels. He learned these languages using books like this novel. Then he decided to write the first one in Dutch, for beginners like you. Are you up for it? Also includes: 1) An English introduction and user guide 2) 1 separate word list for each chapter Dutch - English 3) 45 beautiful images to help you understand the story 4) 41 useful dialogues in real-life context 5) An audio book on Spotify 6) Online bonus material www.learningdutchnow.com

Slogan/Promotie

Struggle with learning Dutch? I get it! Boring and artificial material is hard to get through… This novel will finally get you going with ease, since you’ll want to know what happens next. It’s not about Peter doing groceries in the Albert Heijn. It’s an actual novel about something real. About expats like you, living in Rotterdam. It’s the first ever Dutch novel for beginners. The images, dialogues and easy language will make you smile: finally you’ll understand something enjoyable in Dutch. Step by step the book builds up in lexical and grammatical complexity, but you won’t even notice. You just read the book and listen to the free audio. One page a day, please. When you finish it, you are no longer a beginner.

Biografie

Good teachers need to be successful learners! As a multilingual Dutch teacher Max Koedood understands expats and he knows what you need. He is teaching since my 23rd, for over seven years now. He loves creating personal stories for his students. But he helped Spanish speakers learn English too, as a certified TEFL-teacher in Guatemala and Sevilla. Before that he did a masters of philosophy. His first book is the result of these three things: philosophy, writing practice and a love for languages. Besides words, He's also into other cultures, setting goals, playing chess, moving around and my girlfriend. On his favorite day he would lose to a grandmaster and do a handstand on the airport before flying to Nepal. What would you do?

Inhoudsopgave

Inhoud Introduction – what is this book? 9 Prologue – welcome to a new world 11 User guide 15 Deel 1 17 1. Reza en de serveerster 18 2. Ben moet Nederlands leren 20 3. Reza helpt Ben 22 4. Natuurlijk Nederlands 24 5. Het advies van Ben 26 6. Een Nederlands afspraakje 28 7. Ben gaat naar zijn schoonouders 31 8. Ben viert Sinterklaas 34 9. Reza moet naar de huisarts 37 10. Belangrijk nieuws 40 Deel 2 43 1. De verjaardag van Yolanda 44 2. De brandende katten 47 3. De ster van het voetbalteam 50 4. Vergelijken is slecht 53 5. Ben helpt iedereen 56 6. Drama in een klein huis 59 7. Iedereen heeft een verhaal 62 8. Bijna alles goed en wel 65 Deel 3 69 1. Ouders leren veel van hun kinderen 70 2. De ruil 73 3. Casper en Lisa in de kleuterklas 76 4. De katten zijn terug 79 5. De kinderen pesten Lisa 82 6. Drama in groep 6 85 7. Het perfecte duo van groep 7 87 8. Lisa wordt vrienden met de pesters 90 9. De musical van groep 8 94 Epiloog – Wat nu? 96 Dankwoord 98 References 100

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