Good Dictionary!

[kimoso]

Well, I'm currently on holiday in the Netherlands and I recently bought a really good dictionary! It''s called ''Nederlands Als Tweede Taal"' by Van Dale and, it's got a Dutch explanation for the words but the explanations aren''t hard but nor are they childish. Anyway, I'd recommend it.

http://www.vandale.nl/producten/1001004002820970

[el topo]

I recommend it too. Very good dictionary!  :thumbsup:

[Arnaud]

If someone is looking for a free online dictionary, I would recommend http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl.
By the way, I'm quite surprised that this is not in the link list.
I think it's slightly better than Integlot.com, as it is rather Dutch-centered, even if it's multilingual. At least it's more Dutch-centered than Integlot, as it seems.

[Feanor]

What about a good dictionary with pronounciation, i.e. with CD accompanying the book? I also need a dictionary, routledge dictionary seems to be good, however it lacks the CD. The big van dale dictionaries are just too expensive..

[Jae]

For German speakers, I recommend uitmuntend.de. I usually use the Van Dale one I bought these days, but before that, this was by far the best I could find.

[edwardjameswells]

What about a good dictionary with pronounciation, i.e. with CD accompanying the book? I also need a dictionary, routledge dictionary seems to be good, however it lacks the CD. The big van dale dictionaries are just too expensive..

Actually, the one mentioned by the topic starter comes with a CD with all the words pronounced.

http://www.vandale.nl/vandale/producten/taal/Nederlands/article2444.ece

It's not that expensive, but then there is the postage, which will be expensive for you unfortunately.

However, I can speak very highly of this dictionary. A strong feature is that all the definitions are made up from a group of about 2000 basic words, so once you learn these core words you'll be able to understand the meaning of the 14,000 entries in the book; an accelerated way to thinking in terms of Dutch - which is what it's all about, right?!

The accompanying CD is no frills, which put me off at first if I'm being honest, but with use I've come to really appreciate it; indeed, I would say now that it is indispensable. One rather unnerving characteristic of the pronunciations though, is the somewhat mechanised vocal quality of the speaker. I do think the speaker is human, but that maybe her voice has been processed to the point of sounding less human than you or I, say. It is off-putting, but only a little - and the fact that many of the idiosyncracies of Dutch pronunciation are captured makes the CD nevertheless an excellent guide overall.

[Feanor]

Am I right in believing that it's monolingual dictionary?

[Joke]

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[edwardjameswells]

Yes, it's all Dutch.

[Jazzy]

For German speakers, I recommend uitmuntend.de. I usually use the Van Dale one I bought these days, but before that, this was by far the best I could find.

I use that website for my German!

[jdent]

If you have an iPhone or iPod touch, Street Side Software has a free web based Dutch to English Dictionary. It is designed to help out people wanting to learn Dutch. It is called Street Dutch. I believe it will work with google Android, but I haven't tried it out.

Check it out:
http://www.streetsidesoftware.nl

Just keep clicking on the pictures of the iPhone.

What is great about it is that you can look up all the different forms of a word. For example, you can search for kocht to find kopen. I find it very handy when reading the newspaper.

It isn't a complete dictionary, but I believe all the words for Code I & II are in it.

Here is an image of the web app I grabbed from the website.


The application is in active development, so I am sure they would love to hear your feedback.

Cheers,
Jason