Dutch Vocabulary

The Dutch vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.

One: een	Two: twee	Three: drie
Four: vier	Five: vijf	Six: zes
Seven: zeven	Eight: acht	Nine: negen
Ten: tien	First: eerste	Second: tweede

Time Expressions

Days of the week and time expressions:

Monday: maandag	Tuesday: dinsdag	Wednesday: woensdag
Thursday: donderdag	Friday: vrijdag	Saturday: zaterdag
Sunday: zondag	Now: nu	Yesterday: gisteren
Today: vandaag	Tonight: vanavond	Tomorrow: morgen

Most popular fruits and vegetables:

Fruits: fruit	Apples: appels
Bananas: banaanen	Tomatoes: tomaten
Potatoes: aardappelen	Onions: uien

Red: rood	Green: groen	Blue: blauw
White: wit	Black: zwart	Grey: grijs

Some words related to food:

Breakfast: ontbijt	Lunch: lunch/middageten
Dinner: diner/avondeten	Milk: melk
Coffee: koffie	Bread: brood

Weather terms and sensations:

Sunny: zonnig	Windy: winderig	Rainy: regenachtig / het regent
Snowy: het sneeuwt	Cold: koud	Hot: warm

Words related to family and relatives:

Boy: jongen	Girl: meisje
Son: zoon	Daughter: dochter
Brother: broer	Sister: zus
Man: man	Woman: vrouw
Father: vader	Mother: moeder
Grandfather: grootvader/opa	Grandmother: grootmoeder/oma

Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:

House: huis	Toilet: toilet	Room: kamer
Bedroom: slaapkamer	Kitchen: keuken	Table: tafel

Animals and pets popular to everyone:

Cat: kat	Dog: hond	Mouse: muis
Bird: vogel	Cow: koe	Horse: paard

The clothes most worn by most people:

Socks: sokken	Shoes: schoenen	Trousers: broek
Shirt: hemd	Sweater: trui	Coat: jas

Most popular languages in the world:

English: engels	French: frans	German: duits
Spanish: spaans	Italian: italiaans	Portuguese: portugees
Greek: grieks	Russian: russisch	Arabic: arabisch
Hindi: hindi	Chinese: chinees	Japanese: japans

Travel Vocabulary

Most popular terms when traveling:

Taxi: taxi	Bus: bus
Hotel: hotel	Reservation: reservering
Airport: luchthaven	Passport: paspoort

Words you can use in class or talking about school:

Student: student	Teacher: leraar	Pen: pen
Books: boeken	Page: pagina	Dictionary: woordenboek

Body parts which are talked about more often:

Hand: hand	Feet: voeten	Hair: haar
Eye: oog	Mouth: mond	Nose: neus

Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:

Ambulance: ambulance	Doctor: dokter
Hospital: ziekenhuis	Pharmacy: apotheek
Police: politie	Stomach Ache: buikpijn

As you can see, this Dutch vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.