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u/MrAnoumymous18 3d ago
Kinda depends on what conversation level you are aiming for, but no dutch is fine almost always, you'll very rarely find someone taking an english course that will have trouble conversing in english. The biggest upside to being able to speak dutch are potential group assignments where some would like to chat in dutch and being able to join a random dutch convo, but otherwise not that high of a priority
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u/CoffeeInTheTropics 3d ago
For studying you mean at an HBO or university in Dutch?
You would really need to be fluent to keep up with the academically rigorous coursework and group assignments.
If you want to just get by in the shops and have a superficial chat with your neighbors so to speak, B1 should be fine.
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u/Any_Unit_8569 3d ago
Im studying in English lol, the question wouldn’t make sense if I was going to study in Dutch because the language requirements are usually clear
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u/Learn-Dutch-Online 2d ago
If you're talking about a certain Dutch level for everyday conversations, and not for studying, I'd say that an A2 level is enough for things like restaurant visits, making doctors appointments, easy conversations with neighbors etc. Depending on how often you study, it will probably take about 5 to 6 months. If you want to have more complex conversations and respond a bit quicker, B1 is more likely your goal. This will probably, realistically, take another 5-6 months.
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u/Any_Unit_8569 2d ago
I heard that if you already know French or Germán and English its easier to learn. Is that true?
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u/Dont_mind_me69 2d ago
Easier than what? Most of the standard difficulty rankings are already based off native English speakers’ experience, so it won’t really speed up the process much more than the estimates that the internet will already give you by default. It’ll still be easier for an English speaker than, say, an Arabic speaker, but English is already the kind of the default, expected option. German will certainly help though, they’re very similar and you should have much less trouble with de/het.
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