| colors | kleuren |
| black | zwart |
| white | wit |
| gray | grijs |
| blue | blauw |
| green | groen |
| brown | bruin |
| purple | paars |
| red | rood |
| orange | oranje |
| yellow | geel |
| |
| Days | Dagen |
| Monday | maandag |
| Tuesday | dinsdag |
| Wednesday | woensdag |
| Thursday | donderdag |
| Friday | vrijdag |
| Saturday | zaterdag |
| Sunday | zondag |
| |
| yesterday | gisteren |
| today | vandaag |
| tomorrow | morgen |
| here | hier |
| there | daar |
| quickly | snel |
| slowly | langzaam/traag |
| always | altijd |
| sometimes | soms |
| never | nooit |
| |
| one | één |
| two | twee |
| three | drie |
| four | vier |
| five | vijf |
| six | zes |
| seven | zeven |
| eight | acht |
| nine | negen |
| ten | tien |
| |
| head | hoofd |
| face | gezicht |
| hair | haar |
| eye | oog |
| ear | oor |
| nose | neus |
| mouth | mond |
| tooth | tand |
| arm | arm |
| hand | hand |
| heart | hart |
| stomach | buik |
| leg | been |
| foot | voet |
| |
| Food | eten |
| bread | brood |
| cheese | kaas |
| meat | vlees |
| chicken | kip |
| fish | vis |
| sandwich | broodje |
| salad | sla/salade [on the menu] |
| salt | zout |
| candy | snoep |
| fruit | fruit |
| apple | appel |
| banana | banaan |
| oranges | appelsienen/sinaasappelen/sinaasappels |
| grapes | druiven |
| strawberries | aardbeien |
| vegetables | groenten |
| carrot | wortel |
| onions | uien/ajuinen |
| potatoes | aardappelen |
| tomatoes | tomaten |
| breakfast | ontbijt |
| lunch | middageten |
| dinner | avondeten |
| |
| cat | kat/poes |
| dog | hond |
| mouse | muis |
| cow | koe |
| horse | paard |
| alligator | alligator/krokodil |
| rabbit | konijn |
| bird | vogel |
| bear | beer |
| eagle | arend |
| elephant | olifant |
| giraffe | giraf |
| lion | leeuw |
| monkey | aap |
| snake | slang |
| tiger | tijger |
| |
| pharmacy | apotheker/apotheek |
| restaurant | restaurant |
| house | huis |
| room | kamer |
| bathroom | badkamer |
| toilet | toilet |
| bedroom | slaapkamer |
| kitchen | keuken |
| floor | vloer |
| roof | dak |
| ceiling | plafond |
| wall | muur |
| window | raam |
| |
| objects | dingen |
| shampoo | shampoo |
| soap | zeep |
| towel | handdoek |
| toothbrush | tandenborstel |
| toothpaste | tandpasta |
| bed | bed |
| refrigerator | ijskast/koelkast |
| table | tafel |
| cup | kop[je]/tas |
| fork | vork |
| knife | mes |
| spoon | lepel |
| plate | bord |
| furniture | meubels/meubelen [differing plurals] |
| chair | stoel |
| desk | bureau |
| telephone | telefoon |
| newspaper | krant |
| pen | pen/bic [coll] |
| pencil | potlood |
| paper | papier |
| scissors | schaar |
| picture | photo |
| |
| clothes | kleren |
| coat | jas |
| hat | hoed |
| jacket | jas/jasje [last for women's jackets] |
| pants | broek |
| shoes | schoenen |
| umbrella | paraplu |
| socks | kousen/sokken |
| |
| |
| after | na |
| before | voor |
| below | beneden |
| on top of | op |
| for | voor |
| from | van/uit |
| inside | binnen |
| outside | buiten |
| under | onder |
| until | tot |
| with | met |
| without | buiten |
| near | kortbij |
| far from | verre van |
| behind | achter |
| in front of | voor |
| because of | door/wegens [in written language only] |
| about | over |
| this | deze/dit [dep on the article] |
| that | die - dat [dep on the article] |
| |
| how? | hoe? |
| what? | wat? |
| who? | wie? |
| why? | waarom? |
| where? | waar?/waar naartoe? [last only for directions] |
| can I help you? | kan ik u/je helpen? [u both formal and colloquial] |
| can you help me? | kunt u/kunt ge/kan je mij helpen? |
| do you speak English? | spreekt u/spreekt ge/spreek je Engels? ['u' is formal] |
| what time is it? | hoe laat is het? |
| how much is this? | hoeveel is dit? |
| what is your name? | hoe heet ge/je/u? ['u' is formal] |
| where do you live? | waar woon je/woont ge/woont u? ['u' is formal] |
| |
| beach | strand |
| island | eiland |
| desert | woestijn |
| mountain | berg |
| forest | bos |
| tree | boom |
| flowers | bloemen |
| garden | tuin |
| river | rivier |
| lake | meer |
| sea | zee |
| sky | lucht |
| stars | sterren |
| moon | maan |
| earth | aarde |
| |
| weather | weer |
| windy | winderig |
| cloudy | bewolkt |
| raining | het regent |
| cold | koud |
| snowing | het sneeuwt |
| sunny | zonnig |
| hot | warm |
| autumn | herfst |
| winter | winter |
| spring | lente |
| summer | zomer |
| |
| people | mensen |
| husband | man |
| wife | vrouw |
| father | vader |
| mother | moeder |
| son | zoon |
| daughter | dochter |
| brother | broer |
| grandfather | grootvader |
| grandmother | grootmoeder |