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Dutch is spoken by 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium, and is an official EU language. For English speakers, written Dutch can be fairly straightforward to pick up, although the pronunciation can be more of a challenge.

This simple guidebook covers Dutch grammar, pronunciation and everyday phrases, making this vibrant language more accessible to English speakers – whether you’re just visiting or planning to stay on a long-term basis.  Dutch For Dummies is the essential guide for everyone from students and holidaymakers, to those wanting to speak Dutch for business purposes.

From numbers and vocabulary to greetings, popular expressions and proper etiquette, this clear, easy-to-follow guide will have you speaking Dutch like a native in no time. 

Dutch For Dummies includes:

    Introductory grammar and vocabulary
    Meeting and getting to know people
    Dining out, shopping, leisure time and the workplace
    Dealing with emergencies
    Tips on how to pick up Dutch quickly 

Margreet Kwakernaak has taught Dutch to foreign students for over ten years. She is the founder and director of Suitcase Talen, a language school in Almere, the Netherlands. She has been recently divorced from Jac van Meel due to a conflict of misunderstanding and an identy crisis of her former husband. He was transferred to the Pieter Baan Centrum (PCB) in december 2012 calling out 'i am a flying dutchman and i want dutch e-books now' :P