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Learn Flemish Language
Belgium has three official languages, Dutch (often referred to as "Flemish"),
French,
and German.
- The version of Dutch (Flemish) spoken in Belgium is principally spoken in the North of the country,
and has some differences from the version of
Dutch spoken in the Netherlands.
- Belgian French is principally spoken in the southern part of the country, known as the Walloon
region. As with Flemish and
Dutch,
Belgian French does exhibit some differences from
French as spoken in France.
- The German-speaking
community principally lives in a small eastern region of Belgium, known
as the "East Cantons" (German: Ost-Kantone).
Please scroll down, or click on one of the following, for:
If you want to learn Flemish/Dutch, here is some software that may help:
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Fairfield Language Technologies Released: 2008-10-03 CD-ROM (Childrens Foreign Language Software) Windows Vista/Windows XP
 | List Price: $539.00* Lowest New Price: $485.10* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone teaches you a new language naturally, by getting you to think, live and breathe the language
- Rosetta Stone moves forward only when you're ready--you drive the pace, you set the schedule
- Audio Companion lets you take the Rosetta Stone experience anywhere: in the car, at the gym, or on-the-go
Product Description: Everything you need to learn Dutch is here. Rosetta Stone Dutch Levels 1 & 2 with Audio Companion builds a foundation and helps you navigate your surroundings. Begin learning fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure, from greetings and introductions to simple questions and their answers. You will soon gain the confidence to talk about your environment; give and get directions, tell time, dine out, go shopping, enjoy basic social interactions and much more. Audio Companion lets you practice your new language anywhere: in the car, at the gym or on the go. These CDs provide activities that correspond to the CD-ROM software lessons. Listen to Audio Companion and reinforce what you've been learning on the computer. Access the power of Rosetta Stone whenever and wherever you want. Play the CDs in the car, or download them to a MP3 player and take it with you anywhere. Audio Companion truly empowers you and extends the total learning time - even with a busy lifestyle. |
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Fairfield Language Technologies Released: 2008-10-03 CD-ROM (Childrens Foreign Language Software) Windows Vista/Windows XP
 | List Price: $409.00* Lowest New Price: $368.10* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone teaches you a new language naturally, by getting you to think, live and breathe the language
- Rosetta Stone moves forward only when you're ready--you drive the pace, you set the schedule
- Audio Companion lets you take the Rosetta Stone experience anywhere: in the car, at the gym, or on-the-go
Product Description: Everything you need to learn Dutch is here. Rosetta Stone Dutch Levels 1 & 2 with Audio Companion builds a foundation and helps you navigate your surroundings. Begin learning fundamental vocabulary and essential language structure, from greetings and introductions to simple questions and their answers. You will soon gain the confidence to talk about your environment; give and get directions, tell time, dine out, go shopping, enjoy basic social interactions and much more. Audio Companion lets you practice your new language anywhere: in the car, at the gym or on the go. These CDs provide activities that correspond to the CD-ROM software lessons. Listen to Audio Companion and reinforce what you've been learning on the computer. Access the power of Rosetta Stone whenever and wherever you want. Play the CDs in the car, or download them to a MP3 player and take it with you anywhere. Audio Companion truly empowers you and extends the total learning time - even with a busy lifestyle.
Windows (32-bit editions only) 2000, XP or Vista or Mac OSX 10.4 or 10.5 1 GHz or faster processor speed 512 MB RAM available 600 MB free hard drive space per level 800 x 600 display resolution Internet or phone connection Speech recognition feature requires microphone 16X CD-ROM drive This is a Universal Binary (Mac) |
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Rosetta Stone Released: 2009-08-15 CD-ROM (Childrens Foreign Language Software) Windows Vista/Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
 | List Price: $539.00* Lowest New Price: $464.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone Homeschool teaches your student a new language naturally, the same way they mastered their first language.
- Rosetta Stone Homeschool moves forward only when your student is ready--you set the schedule and your student drives the pace.
- Audio Companion CDs let them reinforce the Rosetta Stone experience anytime, anywhere.
Product Description: Rosetta Stone Homeschool features a foreign language curriculum specifically designed to provide homeschool students with a rich, fully interactive and engaging language-learning experience, while giving parents the tools and resources needed to manage student progress without extensive planning or supervision. Rosetta Stone Homeschool is self-paced and designed to make it easy for parents to offer language learning even if they don't speak the language their students are studying. Students are instantly captivated by Rosetta Stone so they stay engaged. Plus, with positive reinforcement and quick results, their language-learning confidence soars! |
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Fairfield Language Technologies Released: 2008-10-03 CD-ROM (Mac) Windows Vista/Windows XP
 | List Price: $299.00* Lowest New Price: $269.10* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone teaches you a new language naturally, by getting you to think, live and breathe the language
- Rosetta Stone moves forward only when you're ready--you drive the pace, you set the schedule
- Audio Companion lets you take the Rosetta Stone experience anywhere: in the car, at the gym, or on-the-go
Product Description: Everything you need to learn Dutch is here. Rosetta Stone Dutch Level 3 with Audio Companion is the most advanced language-learning program. The software builds on language fundamentals and conversational skills learned in Levels 1 and 2. Reach an advanced level of competence that allows you to truly connect with the world around you. Learn to share your ideas and opinions, express your feelings and talk about everyday life; your work, current events and more. Audio Companion CDs provide activities that correspond to the CD-ROM software lessons. You'll reinforce what you've been learning on the computer, turning almost anytime into productive language practice time. Play the CDs in the car, or download them to your iPod or MP3 player. Audio Companion truly empowers you and extends the total learning time - even with a busy lifestyle. |
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Rosetta Stone Released: 2009-08-15 CD-ROM (Childrens Foreign Language Software) Windows Vista/Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
 | List Price: $229.00* Lowest New Price: $229.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone Homeschool teaches your student a new language naturally, the same way they mastered their first language.
- Rosetta Stone Homeschool moves forward only when your student is ready--you set the schedule and your student drives the pace.
- Audio Companion CDs let them reinforce the Rosetta Stone experience anytime, anywhere.
Product Description: Rosetta Stone Homeschool features a foreign language curriculum specifically designed to provide homeschool students with a rich, fully interactive and engaging language-learning experience, while giving parents the tools and resources needed to manage student progress without extensive planning or supervision. Rosetta Stone Homeschool is self-paced and designed to make it easy for parents to offer language learning even if they don't speak the language their students are studying. Students are instantly captivated by Rosetta Stone so they stay engaged. Plus, with positive reinforcement and quick results, their language-learning confidence soars! |
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Fairfield Language Technologies Released: 2002-06-25 CD-ROM (Unix) Windows NT/Linux/Windows 98/Windows Me/Windows 95
 | List Price: $19.99* Lowest Used Price: $40.20* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Amazon.com Product Description: Now you can learn a new language with the award-winning method used by the U.S. State Department to train diplomats. Proven effective by NASA astronauts, Peace Corps volunteers, and millions of students worldwide, the Rosetta Stone Language Library teaches new languages faster and easier than ever before. We all learn our childhood language by associating new words and phrases with the world around us. The Rosetta Stone method replicates this process by presenting vivid, real-life images to convey the meaning of each new phrase. Instead of translating, memorizing, and studying rules of grammar, you actually learn to think in the new language. Vocabulary and grammar are integrated systematically, leading to everyday proficiency. It's the natural way to learn. The Rosetta Stone Explorer contains 22 lessons for beginning learners with nearly 900 real-life images and phrases spoken by native speakers. It develops all key language skills--listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing--while its systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Includes previews, exercises, and tests for every lesson, with automated tutorials throughout the program. (Ages 6 and older) |
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Fairfield Language Technologies Released: 2008-10-03 CD-ROM (Mac) Windows Vista/Windows XP
 | List Price: $299.00* Lowest New Price: $269.10* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone teaches you a new language naturally, by getting you to think, live and breathe the language
- Rosetta Stone moves forward only when you're ready--you drive the pace, you set the schedule
- Audio Companion lets you take the Rosetta Stone experience anywhere: in the car, at the gym, or on-the-go
Product Description: Everything you need to learn Dutch is here. Rosetta Stone Dutch Level 2 with Audio Companion is for intermediate-level language learners. The software helps you start to interact and engage your surroundings. By the time you complete this level, you'll be able to talk about your environment, give and get directions, tell time, dine out and more. Audio Companion CDs provide activities that correspond to the CD-ROM software lessons. You'll reinforce what you've been learning on the computer, turning almost anytime into productive language practice time. Play the CDs in the car, or download them to your iPod or MP3 player. Audio Companion truly empowers you and extends the total learning time - even with a busy lifestyle. |
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Rosetta Stone Released: 2007-08-28 CD-ROM (Mac) Windows Vista/Windows XP
 | List Price: $219.00* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - Rosetta Stone helps you understand everyday language through our proficiency-based listening and reading activities
- Find the words you need when you need them Connecting new language directly to real-life images means the words spring to mind when you're in everyday contexts
- Learn to communicate by quickly combining words and phrases into complete sentences and dialogue
Product Description: Dutch Level 1 starts at the very beginning. You progress from words and phrases to complete sentences. Basic content and structures help you engage the world around you, culminating in practical language for getting around town. At any time you can pra |
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Here are some web sites to help you learn Dutch:
Here are some books about learning to speak Flemish/Dutch:
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By Living Language
Living Language Released: 2001-06-19 Audio CD
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Click Here | Product Description: Living Language In-Flight Dutch is the perfect boarding pass to learning Dutch before you land.
There's no better way to make use of all that spare time on a plane than to master the essentials of a language. This 60-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough to get by in every situation essential to both the tourist and business traveler.
The program covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions, getting around, checking into a hotel, and going to a restaurant. There are even sections for meeting people and spending a night on the town.
Short lessons make In-Flight Dutch easy to use, and a handy pocket-sized insert is included as a cheat sheet for use on the go. |
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By Language Masters Club
DP Publishing Kindle Edition
 | List Price: $3.99* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: This is going to be brief. I don't want to waste any of your valuable time on huge amounts of 'explanation text'. So, if you have been looking for an easy to read and understand guide that will give you some short, but effective Dutch phrases you can use when travelling, this is your solution! But, it's not just for when you're planning a trip to a Dutch speaking region though because..............
EVEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO LEARN SOME CONVERSATIONAL DUTCH TO COMMUNICATE WITH FRIENDS OR CO-WORKERS THIS GUIDE WILL HELP YOU!
If you want to learn quick, concise, Dutch phrases, then this is the ebook guide for you! Whether you're going on a vacation, or just living in an area of the country with a high Dutch speaking population, this little 'MiniBook' can help you to understand some things you couldn't before and actually have small conversations with other 'Dutch-speakers'. Here's a short and simple list of what you will find inside this little gem:
Learn Basic Coversational Phrases Like: 'How Are You?', 'My Name Is', 'What Is Your Name?', 'Do You Speak English?', 'Hello', 'Goodbye', 'Please', 'Thank You', 'I Don't Understand', and Many Others
Pronunciation Tables For Vowels, Consonants, and Diphthongs In The Italian Language
Learn How To Say Specific Words Such As: Colors, Telling Time, Days of the Week, Months, Plus Numbers and Counting
Learn Helpful Travelling Phrases Like How To Hail A Taxi Cab, How To Ask Questions Regarding Bus and Train Travel, And Great Phrases To Help You Ask For Directions
Learn How To Ask About Hotel Accomodations, How To Order Specific Food And Drink In A Restaraunt, And Even Questions About What Types of Payments Are Accepted! |
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Superior Subliminal Audio CD
 | Lowest New Price: $15.95* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - 6 subliminal tracks to choose from on one disc
- Subliminal suggestions carefully crafted by certified hypnotherapist
- When you immerse in the language, it will naturally improve your Dutch speaking ability
Product Description: The Superior Dutch subliminal CD is designed to super charge your brain to learn Dutch faster and easier than ever imagined. Most people struggle when they try to learn Dutch, but now you dont have to because subliminal programming can prime your brain to acquire the language rapidly. All you have to do is continue the same Dutch classes or reading material that youre studying now and listen to this CD to accelerate your learning ability. It wont teach, but it will turn you into an Dutch learning machine. This CD contains 6 ten minute subliminal sessions to choose from. Each session contains the same subliminal suggestions carefully crafted by hypnotist Alex Armani, CHT. You get to choose which track(s) to listen to! Successful people across the world are using subliminal programming to help them correct bad habits, improve their health, and acquire new languages faster than ever possible before. Subliminal programming means you will hear NO AUDIBLE VOICE because it has been masked in order to bypass your conscious filters. This gives the suggestions the ability to directly impact your subconscious mind for maximum impact. Using this CD for a long period of time will increase your desire and ability to speak and understand Dutch when exposed to the language. This will accelerate your learning. It does not actually teach Dutch because it primes your brain for rapid learning only. These sessions were designed for use at any point in your day or night. You can listen intently or play it in the background. For all subliminal sessions, we recommend that you listen to it at various times of the day to find what works best for you. |
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Kindle Edition
 | List Price: $1.99* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: Dutch is a Germanic language spoken in the Netherlands, the northern part of Belgium (also called Flemish there) and parts of Suriname. It is the ancestor language of the Afrikaans spoken in South Africa, which is still quite similar to Dutch.
Learn quick, concise, Dutch phrases! Whether you're going on a vacation, communicating with friends or co-workers or just living in an area of the country with a high Dutch speaking population, this book can help you to understand. Here's a short and simple list of what you will find inside this little gem: PRONUNCIATION / COMMON EVERYDAY PHRASES / ENCOUNTERING PROBLEMS PHRASES / NUMBERS / TIME / COLORS / TRANSPORTATION / ASKING DIRECTIONS / HAILING A TAXI CAB / LODGING & ACCOMODATION / MONEY / DINING & EATING OUT / VISITING BARS & PUBS / SHOPPING / AUTOMOTIVE & DRIVING / DEALING WITH POLICE & AUTHORITIES / COUNTRY NAMES |
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By Pimsleur
Pimsleur Audio CD
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Click Here | - ISBN13: 9780671047788
- Notes:
Product Description: This Basic program contains 5 hours of audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT® What is the Pimsleur® difference? The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Dutch structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Dutch can actually be enjoyable and rewarding. The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands of words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts. When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That same learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed. With Pimsleur you get: - Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
- Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
- The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
- 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.
Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills. The 10 lessons in the Basic Dutch are the same as the first 10 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Dutch Level 1. The 10 lessons in Basic Dutch are also the first 10 lessons in the 16-lesson Conversational Dutch edition. Pimsleur learners progress from either the Basic or the Conversational to the Comprehensive Level 1, and not from Basic to Conversational edition. |
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By Pimsleur
Pimsleur Audio CD
 | List Price: $49.95* Lowest New Price: $34.97* Lowest Used Price: $30.62* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | - ISBN13: 9780743552523
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Product Description: This Conversational program contains 8 hours of interactive audio-only instruction, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions. HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT® What is the Pimsleur® difference? The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Dutch structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Dutch can actually be enjoyable and rewarding. The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only these pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts. When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed. With Pimsleur you get: - Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
- Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
- The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
- 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.
Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills. Conversational Dutch includes the 10 lessons from Pimsleur's Basic Dutch plus an additional 6 lessons. The 16 lessons in Conversational Dutch are the same first 16 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Dutch Level 1. |
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By J. L. M. Trim & P. King
Cambridge University Press Paperback (240 pages; 1)
 | List Price: $45.00* Lowest New Price: $103.72* Lowest Used Price: $13.68* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: A revised edition of an excellent introductory course for modern and colloquial Dutch. |
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By Pimsleur
Pimsleur Audio CD
 | List Price: $345.00* Lowest New Price: $150.00* Lowest Used Price: $150.00* Usually ships in 24 hours* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description:
Comprehensive Dutch I includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus an introduction to reading. Upon completion of this Level I program, you will have functional spoken proficiency with the most-frequently-used vocabulary and grammatical structures. You will be able to: * initiate and maintain face-to-face conversations, * deal with every day situations -- ask for information, directions, and give basic information about yourself and family, * communicate basic information on informal topics and participate in casual conversations, * avoid basic cultural errors and handle minimum courtesy and travel requirements, * satisfy personal needs and limited social demands, * establish rapport with strangers in foreign countries, * begin reading and sounding out items with native-like pronunciation. |
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By Samuel Van Der Kroes
James J. Jones Kindle Edition
 | List Price: $4.88* *(As of 07:51 Pacific 29 Jul 2010 More Info)
Click Here | Product Description: Dutch is a Germanic language spoken in the Netherlands, the northern part of Belgium (also called Flemish there) and parts of Suriname. It is the ancestor language of the Afrikaans spoken in South Africa, which is still quite similar to Dutch. Since many Dutch and Flemish people like to practice their foreign languages it is very difficult to learn more than the basics. You will notice that even after having reached a reasonable level people continue to respond in English after having started the conversation in Dutch. Older people generally don't speak English though, so a bit of Dutch can come in handy. In Flanders it is much more common to use the polite form than in the Netherlands, where it is nowadays mostly reserved to address elderly people. However, since it could be a problem to use the casual form where the polite form is due, and the opposite might simply invoke some giggles, we use the polite form in this phrasebook unless mentioned otherwise. It is always better to err on the side of caution! Those who learn the fundamentals of Dutch will find that they are very warmly recieved in dutch-speaking areas of the world. Although the amount of people who speak dutch is relatively small (especially when compared to the amount of spanish or chinese speakers for instance) the Dutch have always been a highly influential group of people; knowing their native tongue will behoove anyone interested in international affairs! |
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By Hubertus Elffers
D. Nutt Unknown Binding (327 pages)
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