{"id":398,"date":"2026-02-17T10:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b5works.com\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:02:24","slug":"languages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/b5works.com\/nl\/english-coaching\/languages\/","title":{"rendered":"Talen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/b5works.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Banner-languages-NL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b5works.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Banner-languages-NL.png 1558w, https:\/\/b5works.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Banner-languages-NL-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/b5works.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Banner-languages-NL-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/b5works.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Banner-languages-NL-768x255.png 768w, https:\/\/b5works.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Banner-languages-NL-1536x511.png 1536w, https:\/\/b5works.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Banner-languages-NL-18x6.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Talen<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thuis in twee talen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik spreek (Brits) Engels als mijn moedertaal en beheers Nederlands op bijna moedertaalniveau. Mijn vrouw is een geboren en getogen Amsterdamse en thuis spreken we Nederlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik ben niet tweetalig, maar mijn beheersing van het Nederlands is een groot voordeel wanneer ik met Nederlandse cli\u00ebnten werk. Het helpt me te begrijpen \u2013 en aan jou uit te leggen \u2013 waar jouw moeilijkheden vandaan komen. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gefascineerd door andere talen<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ik beheers het Frans op gemiddeld niveau en heb het in een professionele context gebruikt. Ik heb ook formele lessen Spaans, Chinees en Arabisch gevolgd. Toen ik begin twintig was, kon ik een eenvoudig gesprek voeren in Shona (de meest gesproken taal in Zimbabwe). Op school had ik Latijn en ik vond het heerlijk om Latijnse verzen te scanderen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Als ik de tijd kon terugdraaien, zou ik vergelijkende taalkunde studeren. 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