- 1). Buy books, CD's and DVD's that give you advice and tutelage about how to learn Dutch. Main Street and online retailers will have no shortage of offerings available and it is a great starting point.
- 2). Ask at your local colleges and universities whether they have any courses in Dutch. Following the educational route will provide you with a structured path to learning, and if you are lucky enough to have the opportunity in your area you should definitely take advantage.
- 3). Utilize free online courses such as LearnDutch.org, eLanguageSchool.net or LearnDutch.nu, which offer to talk you through learning Dutch in front of your computer, free of charge.
- 4). Watch Dutch movies and listen to Dutch music. This is another example of a simple method of learning Dutch, and you may be surprised at how much that you see and hear you remember.
- 5). Use a respected language-learning purveyor to learn Dutch. Producers that fall into this category include Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur, both of which are used by many large corporate and government agencies.
- 6). Spend time in the Netherlands or in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium where Dutch is spoken. Staying somewhere and immersing yourself in the language and the local culture is generally considered to be the most effective way to learn a language, so if you have the resources and opportunity this is the most effective way to learn Dutch.
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