Dutch - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Dutch language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
nul
zero
1
een
one
2
twee
two
3
drie
three
4
vier
four
5
vijf
five
6
zes
six
7
zeven
seven
8
acht
eight
9
negen
nine
10
tien
ten
11
elf
eleven
12
twaalf
twelve
13
dertien
thirteen
14
veertien
fourteen
15
vijftien
fifteen
16
zestien
sixteen
17
zeventien
seventeen
18
achttien
eighteen
19
negentien
nineteen
20
twintig
twenty
30
dertig
thirty
40
veertig
forty
50
vijftig
fifty
60
zestig
sixty
70
zeventig
seventy
80
tachtig
eighty
90
negentig
ninety
100
honderd
hundred
1K
duizend
thousand
1M
miljoen
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
wit
white
⚫
zwart
black
🔴
rood
red
🔵
blauw
blue
🟡
geel
yellow
🟢
groen
green
🟣
paars
purple
🟤
bruin
brown
🟠
oranje
orange
🌸
roze
pink
⭐
goud
gold
🌑
zilver
silver
☁️
grijs
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
hond
dog
🐱
kat
cat
🐴
paard
horse
🐮
koe
cow
🐷
varken
pig
🐦
vogel
bird
🐟
vis
fish
🐭
muis
mouse
🦊
vos
fox
🐇
konijn
rabbit
🐻
beer
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
olifant
elephant
🐢
schildpad
turtle
🦒
giraf
giraffe
🦆
eend
duck
🕷️
spin
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
familie
family
🧔
man
man
👩
vrouw
woman
👦
jongen
boy
👧
meisje
girl
👶
kind
child
👨🦳
vader
father
👩🦳
moeder
mother
👴
grootvader
grandfather
👵
grootmoeder
grandmother
🧑🦰
broer
brother
👩🦱
zus
sister
🧑
vriend
friend
👥
mensen
people
🙋
persoon
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
huis
house
🏢
gebouw
building
🏫
school
school
🏪
winkel
store
🛣️
weg
road
🌆
stad
city
🌳
boom
tree
💧
water
water
☀️
zon
sun
☁️
wolk
cloud
📚
boek
book
🖊️
pen
pen
📱
telefoon
phone
🔑
sleutel
key
🚗
auto
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
appel
apple
🍌
banaan
banana
🍞
brood
bread
🧀
kaas
cheese
🥩
vlees
meat
🥛
melk
milk
☕
koffie
coffee
🍵
thee
tea
💧
water
water
🍺
bier
beer
🍷
wijn
wine
🍽️
voedsel
food
🍳
ei
egg
🍚
rijst
rice
🥕
groenten
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
dag
day
🌙
nacht
night
⏰
uur
hour
🗓️
week
week
📅
maand
month
🗓️
jaar
year
🗓️
maandag
Monday
🗓️
dinsdag
Tuesday
🗓️
woensdag
Wednesday
🗓️
donderdag
Thursday
🗓️
vrijdag
Friday
🗓️
zaterdag
Saturday
🗓️
zondag
Sunday
🌅
ochtend
morning
🌆
avond
evening
🕛
nu
now
🔜
binnenkort
soon
🕒
tijd
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
spreken
to speak
🚶
lopen
to walk
🏃
rennen
to run
🍽️
eten
to eat
🍷
drinken
to drink
😴
slapen
to sleep
📖
lezen
to read
✍️
schrijven
to write
👀
zien
to see
👂
horen
to hear
💭
denken
to think
🤔
weten
to know
❤️
houden van
to love
👍
houden van
to like
👋
komen
to come
🚪
openen
to open
🔒
sluiten
to close
💡
leren
to learn
➕
geven
to give
💸
kopen
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
blij
happy
😢
verdrietig
sad
😠
boos
angry
👍
goed
good
👎
slecht
bad
⬆️
groot
big
⬇️
klein
small
🆕
nieuw
new
🕰️
oud
old
💯
veel
many
🤏
weinig
few
🥵
heet
hot
🥶
koud
cold
💪
sterk
strong
👶
zwak
weak
✨
mooi
beautiful
👹
lelijk
ugly
✅
correct
correct
❌
fout
wrong
⚡
snel
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
en
and
➡️
maar
but
👉
of
or
🤔
omdat
because
👉
dus
so
🤨
echter
however
🤔
daarom
therefore
➕
ook
also
🕒
wanneer
when
🤔
als
if
🕒
voordat
before
🕒
na
after
🕒
sinds
since
🕒
terwijl
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
leraar
teacher
🧑⚕️
arts
doctor
👩💻
ingenieur
engineer
👨🍳
kok
chef
🧑🌾
boer
farmer
👮
politieagent
police officer
🧑🎨
kunstenaar
artist
🧑💼
kantoormedewerker
office worker
🔬
wetenschapper
scientist
🛒
verkoper
salesperson
Your Dutch Journey Starts Now!
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