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Dutch vs German

Kenshi · 2005-08-21 01:02:37

I'm just wondering could a Dutchman and German talk using their own languages respectively,because they are remarkably similar?

21-08-2005 1:02am

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Kenshi

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I'm just wondering could a Dutchman and German talk using their own languages respectively,because they are remarkably similar?

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#2 06-09-2005 11:50pm

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From what I hear, they're fairly different and non-mutually comprehensible. I've also heard that Scandinavians can understand each other speaking their respective languages. I imagine it's a bit like Irish and Scots Gael, they're very similar, but just different enough to be different languages.

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#3 22-09-2005 9:48pm

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The answer is indeed no.

Knowing Dutch certainly made learning german easier for me but people from each country wouldn't be able to understand eachother.

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