>Hello everybody,
>
>my question is probably a bit unusual. I am an Italian translator; I
>can work in Italian, English and German. BUT! Two months ago I moved
>to the Netherlands. I would like to start working here too, but my
>problem is, I still can't speak Dutch! (after 8 weeks here and because
>of knowing German I can read texts, which is already something, but
>actually speaking it fluently is not as easy!). I sense this is
>starting to be a problem when I look for work, even if I'd work from
>one foreign language ot another and not pass through Dutch at all (and
>even if most Dutch people speak very good English).
>
>So I was wondering, has any of you experienced the same situation of
>being a translator unable to speak the language (any language,
>anywhere)? What problems did you have? Do you have any suggestions?
>Does it get better later?
>Thank you in advance for your helpful comments on this.
>Paola
>
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Hi Paola,
the only solution I see is that you MUST LEARN DUTCH and forget one of your
languages.
See you soon
Yacine
