User talk:Ricardoramalho

Dutch
Hi Ricardoramalho

I saw your remarks about the Dutch book. Although I (as my alter ego Iarlagab) am the culprit of most of what you object against, I can understand you objections. What happened is that I decided to write the necessary grammar first and then to write parallel lessons that aim more at drills, exercises, fill in the blanks, memorization games, text-in-context etc. but I just never got around to writing it (Or was I hoping that another Dutchman would lend a hand?). Actually I mustly went bakc to the Dutch wiktionary because it was is the process of stalling. Now that that is buzzing with activity I might come back here and add some more stuff. For now I have made a few changes in the only parallel lesson (1A) and added another hover table. I plan to create some more audio files for the conversations and stories.

Jcwf (talk) 06:19, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi R

As I was born in Rotterdam I am very prejudiced. A recommendation? OK, how about Groningen? (Lived there for a while). But I you must live in that overcrowded Randstad I'd say take one of the smaller places like Gouda or Delft. Or Brielle. (My sister lives there). Both R'dam and Den Haag are fine. It's just very hectic. Den Haag is where all the laws are made (A'dam where they are all broken. This is why we have two capitals.) So things are bit more snooty there. Rdam is pretty hardworking businesslike but culturally there is actually more going on there even than A'dam.

Regarding the book. I plan to put some pronunciation drills on it. Here is the first one. I would appreciate if you told me what you think about it.


 * Ik moet nu gaan, tot ziens! = I have to go, bye!

Jcwf (talk) 19:13, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
 * There's a few more at Dutch/Lesson 1A