GOD a dit:"If you understand german, dutch is not that hard to understand."
A lot of words are similar ......BUT its not that easy . Reading a sentance and understanding most of the words doesnt mean you understand what the sentance realy means . One small word can reverse the whole meaning . There are also words that look similar but dont mean the same .
I didn't said it's easy, but it's not that hard ;)
You are right about certain words which you don't understand that can reverse the whole meaning. Or words that look similar but don't mean the same..