Cat's Dutch Classes

Cat's Dutch Classes

I'm a professional Dutch and English teacher who makes funny and educational videos about the Dutch language.
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  • @gaursedekhiye6433
    @gaursedekhiye64332 күн бұрын

    Is it starting english AAY or starting dutch EEY

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses2 күн бұрын

    Neither, it's the Dutch EI

  • @gaursedekhiye6433
    @gaursedekhiye64332 күн бұрын

    @@CatsDutchClasses my exam is next month can you help me Im abit confused some say starting Aa n some Ee

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses2 күн бұрын

    @@gaursedekhiye6433 you can contact me on Instagram to book a class @catsdutchclasses

  • @mostafaelmenbawy5473
    @mostafaelmenbawy54734 күн бұрын

    Hello. Dankjewel En welk niveau voor politieagenten en ingenieurs! Also I believe it's too early to determine the future of a child at 12 what if she/he likes studying later and start making progress..

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses3 күн бұрын

    Voor de meeste banen in Nederland heb je B1 of B2 niveau nodig. En ja, het Nederlandse schoolsysteem is echt heel vreemd

  • @OleksiiAsiutin
    @OleksiiAsiutin4 күн бұрын

    Het is erg nuttig. Ik heb het voor mijn dochter nodig, voor de toekomst.

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses4 күн бұрын

    Hey Oleksii, ik ben blij dat het nuttig was. Tot morgen!

  • @gicampos
    @gicampos4 күн бұрын

    This is my first time on your channel and I really liked it! dank well! ;)

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses4 күн бұрын

    Goed om te horen!

  • @simohmedzinelabidine4999
    @simohmedzinelabidine49996 күн бұрын

    Graag gedaan ❤❤

  • @yustinushalim1146
    @yustinushalim11467 күн бұрын

    If you are looking for an Indonesian speaker, hit me up. So I can speak Dutch with you. And you can practise your bahasa Indonesia with me.

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses7 күн бұрын

    Ohh yeah I actually really need to practice more bahasa 😅 Feel free to connect with me on Instagram @catsdutchclasses

  • @yustinushalim1146
    @yustinushalim11466 күн бұрын

    @@CatsDutchClasses Splendid, done Cat.

  • @marafty3776
    @marafty37767 күн бұрын

    hallo. ik kom uit amerkia. ik ben nederlands aan het leren. het is een coole taal en ik leer graag nederlands

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses7 күн бұрын

    Super goed! Ik wens je veel succes

  • @AMG-ng4st
    @AMG-ng4st11 күн бұрын

    Ik denk duolingo het is geen platform leren niet eens een Engels middenniveau werkt alleen voor basis Engels

  • @dennissalazar4748
    @dennissalazar474813 күн бұрын

    Dutch G sounds like spanish G

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses13 күн бұрын

    Interesting! I've never learned Spanish, but I want to in the future

  • @lorylynnn
    @lorylynnn13 күн бұрын

    Ik leer nederlands en jouw videos helpen mij goed. Dank je wel mij vrouw!

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses13 күн бұрын

    Ik ben blij dat ze helpen!

  • @AnastasiaDw9
    @AnastasiaDw916 күн бұрын

    Haha jou student is zo blij aan het eind!

  • @AnastasiaDw9
    @AnastasiaDw916 күн бұрын

    I remember this video 😂

  • @AnastasiaDw9
    @AnastasiaDw916 күн бұрын

    Dit is een goede oefening, dankje!

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses16 күн бұрын

    Bottom line: Time ➡️ inversie Maar, en, want, of, dus ➡️ normale zin

  • @Martinirams
    @Martinirams16 күн бұрын

    😂 dat herken ik wel.

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses16 күн бұрын

    Jaaa, jij en al mijn studenten

  • @navidkhaki3252
    @navidkhaki325217 күн бұрын

    Bedankt voor jouw goed podcasts

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses17 күн бұрын

    Graag gedaan!

  • @ahashdahnagila6884
    @ahashdahnagila688418 күн бұрын

    I had a Wijf, once! (She was a real wijf.)

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses18 күн бұрын

    Haha, oh no!

  • @WanderingKenn
    @WanderingKenn19 күн бұрын

    Hi, Cat! I haven't heard from you in a while. I hope all is well

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses19 күн бұрын

    Yess, it's been a while! All is well here, how are you?

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses19 күн бұрын

    ENGELSE VERTALING: Hello my students and welcome to “Langzaam Nederlands Podcast” episode 1. Text and translation in the description. Episode 1: The Dutch School System. The Dutch school system is complex for many students. So in this episode, I want to tell you about my personal experiences with the Dutch school system. It might have changed a little since I was young, but I think most things are still the same. Most Dutch people start school when they’re 4 years old in kindergarten. The first year of kindergarten is called “groep 1” and it’s also the first year of elementary school. Elementary school has a total of 8 grades and grades 1 and 2 of elementary school are kindergarten. In elementary school grades 3 to 8 you learn the basics. You learn to read, write, topography, math, a little history, but we’re not learning languages at elementary school yet, this happens later. I did the “cito-toets” in grade 8, but I’ve heard this test is now called the “eindtoets”. This test tests the student’s knowledge. This test also helps the student to decide which level they have for the next school. Oh and the children also perform the grade 8 musical in the 8th grade. I was very excited about this musical and I played the role of “the Diva”. Who’s surprised? Nobody, I guess. The next school, after elementary school, is called “de middelbare school”. This is where the school system gets a little complex. The “middelbare school” has three levels: VWO, HAVO and VMBO. The highest level is VWO, this is an acronym for: “scientific education preparation” On this level, the focus is placed on science and students attend school for 6 years. Students with the VWO level can do anything. Most go to university. The university focuses on science. You don’t learn a lot of practical things at university. Through university, students can start careers such as doctor, psychologist, lawyer, and professor. The second level is called HAVO, this is an acronym for: “higher general continued education”. Here, the focus is on a mix of science and praxis and students attend school for 5 years. Students can’t go to university with HAVO. Most go to “de hogeschool”. The English term for “de hogeschool” is university of applied sciences. Through “de hogeschool” students can start careers such as teacher, physio therapist or social worker. The lowest level is called VMBO, this is an acronym for “vocational education preparation” Here, the focus is on praxis and students attend school for 4 years. Students can’t go to university or the university of applied sciences with VMBO. All students go to MBO, this is an acronym for “vocational education” Through MBO, students can start careers such as nurse, lab worker and assistant. I know this is very complex, but it’s not always that strict. For example, I started with VWO, but after 2 years I went to HAVO because of my bad situation at home. Later I went to the university of applied sciences, but I was doing much better then and with high grades I was able to continue at university. So there is some flexibility. I hope this helps you to learn Dutch and to learn about the Dutch school system. For Dutch classes, please contact me on Instagram @catsdutchclasses. And tell me about your experiences with the Dutch school system in the comments. Don’t forget to subscribe to my KZread channel, click “subscribe”! And I’ll see you in the next video, bye bye!

  • @mohamedyounes5242
    @mohamedyounes524226 күн бұрын

    great

  • @GerhardtRoos
    @GerhardtRoos28 күн бұрын

    In Afrikaans the "Spanish" trilling or rolling /r/ is considered the only correct way to pronounce the letter, and the "French" uvular /r/ is seen as a speech impediment.

  • @Ujames1978Rises
    @Ujames1978RisesАй бұрын

    You need the tissue for both! Hahaha! And it's wonderful to see you again. ^_^

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClassesАй бұрын

    Thanks James, happy to be back!

  • @Svyki
    @SvykiАй бұрын

    Thank you so much ❤

  • @geertvuurstaek1
    @geertvuurstaek1Ай бұрын

    Sounds easy ;)

  • @valentincontilde
    @valentincontildeАй бұрын

    thanks / gracias from Colombia, very useful!

  • @KidanembkAnaniya
    @KidanembkAnaniyaАй бұрын

    Goed conversatie

  • @skizzor697
    @skizzor697Ай бұрын

    Are you pronouncing boy like YOU-NA? For some reason I've always had problems with that word.

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses7 күн бұрын

    No, it should be like [young-gun]

  • @skizzor697
    @skizzor6977 күн бұрын

    @@CatsDutchClasses Ty

  • @Korea4Me
    @Korea4Me2 ай бұрын

    I can't for the life of me pronounce the r sound at the back of my throat. The guttural g is no problem.

  • @JedCPDunlap
    @JedCPDunlap2 ай бұрын

    In summary: rolled before a vowel, rhotic otherwise.

  • @mariakazantseva1612
    @mariakazantseva16122 ай бұрын

    omg, this is so helpful. I used to use a microphone in google translate to practice ui and Google never recognized it. Now that I watched your video and tried to say it to google again, it started to recognize words like uit, fruit, thuis, etc. Thanks!!!

  • @Roeplala
    @Roeplala2 ай бұрын

    To everyone reading this whose native language isn't Dutch. This is a great teacher. But I do have one minor point to make on the 'ui' sound. As a native Dutch person of a certain age I'm thinking such a pity that the 'ui' pronounciation here isn't as clean (zuiver) as it could be. We too have regional differences and the ui sound is prone to differ somewhat everywhere you go. Having said that I can find nothing else to critique and so keep up the good work in learning and teaching Dutch. (feeling so so ABN right now) *Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands translates into Common Civilized Dutch. 😂😂😂 As if...

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses25 күн бұрын

    Thank you. Throughout the years, this has been the most helpful technique for my students to get close to the ui sound. As native Dutch speakers, we obviously don't start the diphthong in the same way, but once students get used to this pronunciation, they'll transition into the native sound more easily.

  • @ImNeutral_editz
    @ImNeutral_editz2 ай бұрын

    ik leer nederlands met duolingo en ik spreek al "goed", maar het is niet heel moelijk, omdat ik al duits spreek (mijn moedertaal)

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses7 күн бұрын

    Oh ja, dat helpt!

  • @onlybrinty5780
    @onlybrinty57802 ай бұрын

    thx a lot

  • @thomassiegele3569
    @thomassiegele35693 ай бұрын

    Hi Cat. Just found your channel and this video by surfing around on the topic of learning Dutch with Duolingo. And one thing i must say, you are really really cute. I know it s just a video and i dont know you but I kinda fell in love with you. Maybe you want to write me a message in KZread? Back to Duolingo. I have been using it for quite a time now. Started with Spanish. Recently started with Dutch now. It's such a funny language. How it sounds the links to German and English. I love it. As you've probably noted by now, I am a native speaker of German. So probably the pronunciation isn't the biggest deal for me. Would love to hear from you. Thomas

  • @brian-gj4cl
    @brian-gj4cl3 ай бұрын

    Difficult to tell the pronunciation difference in speaking

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses25 күн бұрын

    The more you practice, the easier it will get. Trust me!

  • @nvwest
    @nvwest3 ай бұрын

    We already use ‘die’ when talking about people when not specifying the gender. Can apply to non-binary people too

  • @OlexiVR
    @OlexiVR3 ай бұрын

    Thank you, great video, need to listen to it several times until it works out

  • @OlexiVR
    @OlexiVR3 ай бұрын

    Great explanation =) Only starting learning

  • @Uvi3112
    @Uvi31123 ай бұрын

    It helped me a lot!!

  • @tiwaz4598
    @tiwaz45984 ай бұрын

    You are wrong about Dutch starting with the French/ southern-German R, we started with the rolling R. In north/lower-Germany they use that R still as well.

  • @mostafaelmenbawy5473
    @mostafaelmenbawy54734 ай бұрын

    Please make more episodes like this. It's really beneficial to hear while reading subtitles.

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses4 күн бұрын

    Unfortunately Judith is no longer living in Bali and it was also a lot of work adding in the subtitles like that, it took me over 4 hours 😅 I did start a new podcast called "Langzaam Nederlands" which you can find on my KZread channel and the text and translation are written in the description

  • @theChaosKe
    @theChaosKe4 ай бұрын

    I wasnt even aware it was supposed to be a different sound, thanks for clearing that up for me. I am learning dutch comming from german and if i understand it correctly au/ou vs ui would be comparable to au vs äuw in german?

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses25 күн бұрын

    I guess so, although this sound doesn't really exist in German. My German students struggle with this sound and the ei/ij the most, because everything else is so similar

  • @mischiefcal
    @mischiefcal4 ай бұрын

    I hope I'm not the only one who searched for this to sing Ik Ben Het Maar anyway ty

  • @jaldo7453
    @jaldo74534 ай бұрын

    Another note, I find you pronounce the -n at the end of words (-en) and this seems unusual for me as I have learnt that you are not supposed to pronounce the n here, even in the middle of words such as negentig or notenboek. Is this right?

  • @CatsDutchClasses
    @CatsDutchClasses12 күн бұрын

    Good question. Whether you add the n or not can be highly dependent on a few factors, like generation, dialect, formality and the specific word or context. As a teacher, I always add the -n because I want to teach my students the foundation of Dutch. As they progress more and have more experience speaking the language, they'll automatically learn when to add the -n and when not to. I would never say adding the -n is incorrect, but it isn't done often. Hope this helps!

  • @jaldo7453
    @jaldo74534 ай бұрын

    Dank u well! It would be much interesting and informative, at least for linguists, to compare the sounds with their symbols in IPA. This is especially important in order to differentiate the soft "g" with the German sound found in a word such as "ich". The sounds given in IPA are different symbolized by x (soft g) and ç (as in German "ich") whereas the harsh g is χ. The first (x) is velar and the second (ç) is palatal (χ is uvular). It is very difficult for me to differentiate these two (the angry cat seemed ç to me!). In addition, you haven't mentioned when the Dutch g becomes voiced. Again IPA has a symbol for this, ɣ. I find it very difficult to pronounce words such as gretig, which is according to the dictionary pronounced as /ɣretəχ/ starting with a voiced g and ending with a harsh g (or soft g depending on our preference) so they are two different sounds! I would like very much to have your view on these points.

  • @leonidasroussinos1861
    @leonidasroussinos18614 ай бұрын

    You are doing a great job young lady. Thank you.

  • @superblaster01
    @superblaster015 ай бұрын

    You kinda look like @LanguageSimp