The vowels are drastically different. Good luck finding anything with "ij" or the vowel used in "heeft", whatever that one is called, in German. Let alone some of the more fun consonants. Scheveningen, anyone?
Putting all of that aside. I always advise to watch ads. They're repetitive, enunciate really well, form part of popular culture over time, and usually you know exactly what they're trying to tell you anyway. Pair that with some formal lessons for basic grammar and you're well on your way.
For me the key thing was not feeling like an (utter) idiot when trying to pronounce snippets. Then extend the incredibly well pronounced snippets' length successively until the language is spoken acquired. En klaar is Kees, daar heb je het.
"Similar to German" feels a bit like a stretch.
The vowels are drastically different. Good luck finding anything with "ij" or the vowel used in "heeft", whatever that one is called, in German. Let alone some of the more fun consonants.
Scheveningen, anyone?
Putting all of that aside. I always advise to watch ads.
They're repetitive, enunciate really well, form part of popular culture over time, and usually you know exactly what they're trying to tell you anyway.
Pair that with some formal lessons for basic grammar and you're well on your way.
For me the key thing was not feeling like an (utter) idiot when trying to pronounce snippets. Then extend the incredibly well pronounced snippets' length successively until the language is
spokenacquired. En klaar is Kees, daar heb je het.