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Learning the Dutch Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Dutch language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Dutch.
Dutch vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Dutch Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | kleuren |
| black | zwart |
| blue | blauw |
| brown | bruin |
| gray | grijs |
| green | groen |
| orange | oranje |
| purple | paars |
| red | rood |
| white | wit |
| yellow | geel |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Dutch placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Dutch vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Dutch Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| sizes | maten |
| big | groot |
| deep | diep |
| long | lang |
| narrow | smal |
| short | kort |
| small | klein |
| tall | hoog/lang |
| thick | dik |
| thin | dun |
| wide | breed |
| tastes | smaken |
| bitter | bitter |
| fresh | fris |
| salty | zout |
| sour | zuur |
| spicy | gekruid |
| sweet | zoet |
| qualities | eigenschappen |
| bad | slecht |
| clean | schoon |
| dark | donker |
| difficult | moeilijk |
| dirty | vuil |
| dry | droog |
| easy | gemakkelijk |
| empty | leeg |
| expensive | duur |
| fast | snel |
| foreign | buitenlands |
| full | volledig |
| good | goed |
| hard | hard/moeilijk |
| heavy | zwaar |
| inexpensive | goedkoop |
| light | licht |
| local | lokaal/plaatselijk |
| new | nieuw |
| noisy | lawaaierig |
| old | oud |
| powerful | krachtig |
| quiet | rustig/stil |
| correct | correct |
| slow | traag/langzaam |
| soft | zacht |
| very | zeer/erg |
| weak | zwak |
| wet | nat |
| wrong | verkeerd |
| young | jong |
| food | voedsel |
| almonds | amandelen |
| bread | brood |
| breakfast | ontbijt |
| butter | boter |
| candy | snoep |
| cheese | kaas |
| chicken | kip |
| cumin | komijn |
| dessert | dessert/toetje |
| dinner | diner/avondeten |
| fish | vis |
| fruit | fruit |
| ice cream | ijs |
| lamb | lam |
| lemon | citroen |
| lunch | lunch/middageten |
| meal | maaltijd |
| meat | vlees |
| oven | oven |
| pepper | peper |
| plants | planten |
| pork | varkensvlees |
| salad | salade |
| salt | zout |
| sandwich | boterham |
| sausage | worst |
| soup | soep |
| sugar | suiker |
| supper | avondmaal |
| turkey | kalkoen |
| apple | appel |
| banana | banaan |
| oranges | sinaasappels |
| peaches | perziken |
| peanut | pinda |
| pears | peren |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | druiven |
| strawberries | aardbeien |
| vegetables | groenten |
| carrot | wortel |
| corn | maïs |
| cucumber | komkommer |
| garlic | knoflook |
| lettuce | sla |
| olives | olijven |
| onions | uien |
| peppers | paprika |
| potatoes | aardappelen |
| pumpkin | pompoen |
| beans | bonen |
| tomatoes | tomaten |
| alligator | alligator |
| alligators | alligators |
| bear | beer |
| bears | beren |
| bird | vogel |
| birds | vogels |
| bull | stier |
| bulls | stieren |
| cat | kat |
| cats | katten |
| cow | koe |
| cows | koeien |
| deer | hert |
| many deer | veel herten |
| dog | hond |
| dogs | honden |
| donkey | ezel |
| donkeys | ezels |
| eagle | arend/adelaar |
| eagles | arenden/adelaars |
| elephant | olifant |
| elephants | olifanten |
| giraffe | giraffe |
| giraffes | giraffen |
| goat | geit |
| goats | geiten |
| horse | paard |
| horses | paarden |
| lion | leeuw |
| lions | leeuwen |
| monkey | aap |
| monkeys | apen |
| mouse | muis |
| mice | muizen |
| rabbit | konijn |
| rabbits | konijnen |
| snake | slang |
| snakes | slangen |
| tiger | tijger |
| tigers | tijgers |
| wolf | wolf |
| wolves | wolven |
| objects | objecten |
| bathroom | badkamer |
| bed | bed |
| bedroom | slaapkamer |
| ceiling | plafond |
| chair | stoel |
| clothes | kleren |
| coat | jas |
| cup | beker/kop |
| desk | bureau |
| dress | kleding/jurk |
| floor | verdieping/vloer |
| fork | vork |
| furniture | meubilair |
| glass | glas |
| hat | hoed |
| house | huis |
| ink | inkt |
| jacket | jas |
| kitchen | keuken |
| knife | mes |
| lamp | lamp |
| letter | brief |
| map | kaart |
| newspaper | krant |
| notebook | notitieboek |
| pants | broek |
| paper | papier |
| pen | pen |
| pencil | potlood |
| pharmacy | apotheek |
| picture | foto |
| plate | bord |
| refrigerator | koelkast |
| restaurant | restaurant |
| roof | dak |
| room | kamer |
| rug | vloerkleed |
| scissors | schaar |
| shampoo | shampoo |
| shirt | hemd/shirt |
| shoes | schoenen |
| soap | zeep |
| socks | sokken |
| spoon | lepel |
| table | tafel |
| toilet | toilet |
| toothbrush | tandenborstel |
| toothpaste | tandpasta |
| towel | handdoek |
| umbrella | paraplu |
| underwear | ondergoed |
| wall | muur |
| wallet | portemonnee |
| window | venster/raam |
| telephone | telefoon |
| this | dit/deze |
| that | dat/die |
| these | deze |
| those | die |
| Questions | Vragen |
| how? | hoe? |
| what? | wat? |
| who? | wie? |
| why? | waarom? |
| where? | waar? |
| different objects | verschillende objecten |
| art | kunst |
| bank | bank |
| beach | strand |
| book | boek |
| by bicycle | met de fiets |
| by bus | met de bus |
| by car | met de auto |
| by train | met de trein |
| cafe | café |
| country | land |
| desert | woestijn |
| dictionary | woordenboek |
| earth | aarde |
| flowers | bloemen |
| football | voetbal |
| forest | bos |
| game | spel |
| garden | tuin |
| geography | aardrijkskunde |
| history | geschiedenis |
| house | huis |
| island | eiland |
| lake | meer |
| library | bibliotheek |
| math | wiskunde |
| moon | maan |
| mountain | berg |
| movies | bioscoop/films |
| music | muziek |
| ocean | oceaan |
| office | kantoor |
| on foot | te voet |
| player | speler |
| river | rivier |
| science | wetenschap |
| sea | zee |
| sky | hemel/lucht |
| soccer | voetbal |
| stars | sterren |
| supermarket | supermarkt |
| swimming pool | zwembad |
| theater | theater |
| tree | boom |
| weather | weer |
| bad weather | slecht weer |
| cloudy | bewolkt |
| cold | koud |
| cool | koel |
| foggy | mistig |
| hot | warm |
| nice weather | mooi weer |
| pouring | gieten |
| rain | regen |
| raining | regent |
| snow | sneeuw |
| snowing | sneeuwt |
| ice | ijs |
| sunny | zonnig |
| windy | winderig |
| spring | voorjaar/lente |
| summer | zomer |
| autumn | herfst |
| winter | winter |
| people | mensen |
| aunt | tante |
| baby | baby |
| brother | broer |
| cousin | neef (male)/nicht (female) |
| daughter | dochter |
| dentist | tandarts |
| doctor | dokter |
| father | vader |
| grandfather | grootvader/opa |
| grandmother | grootmoeder/oma |
| husband | man |
| mother | moeder |
| nephew | neefje |
| niece | nichtje |
| nurse | verpleegkundige |
| policeman | politieagent |
| postman | postbode |
| professor | hoogleraar |
| son | zoon |
| teacher | leraar (male)/lerares (female) |
| uncle | oom |
| wife | vrouw |
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