Essential Dutch Words: Comprehensive Learning Guide

Embarking on the journey to learn Dutch can be both exciting and challenging. To help you get started, here is a comprehensive guide with essential words and phrases across various categories that will form the foundation of your Dutch vocabulary.

Basic Greetings

Hello

Dutch: Hallo (hah-loh)

How are you?

Dutch: Hoe gaat het? (hoo gaht het)

Thank you

Dutch: Dank je (dahnk yuh)

Goodbye

Dutch: Tot ziens (toht zeens)

Please

Dutch: Alsjeblieft (ahl-shuh-bleeft)

Yes

Dutch: Ja (yah)

No

Dutch: Nee (nay)

Colors

Red

Dutch: Rood (roht)

Blue

Dutch: Blauw (blouw)

Green

Dutch: Groen (khroon)

Yellow

Dutch: Geel (khayl)

Black

Dutch: Zwart (zvaht)

White

Dutch: Wit (vit)

Numbers

One

Dutch: Eén (ayn)

Two

Dutch: Twee (tway)

Three

Dutch: Drie (dree)

Four

Dutch: Vier (feer)

Five

Dutch: Vijf (fayf)

Six

Dutch: Zes (zes)

Seven

Dutch: Zeven (zay-ven)

Eight

Dutch: Acht (ahkt)

Nine

Dutch: Negen (nay-ghen)

Ten

Dutch: Tien (teen)

Days of the Week

Monday

Dutch: Maandag (mahn-dahk)

Tuesday

Dutch: Dinsdag (dinz-dahk)

Wednesday

Dutch: Woensdag (voonz-dahk)

Thursday

Dutch: Donderdag (don-der-dahk)

Friday

Dutch: Vrijdag (vry-dahk)

Saturday

Dutch: Zaterdag (zah-ter-dahk)

Sunday

Dutch: Zondag (zon-dahk)

Common Phrases

What is your name?

Dutch: Hoe heet je? (hoo hayt yuh)

My name is…

Dutch: Ik heet… (ik hayt)

Where is the bathroom?

Dutch: Waar is de wc? (vahr is duh vay-say)

How much does this cost?

Dutch: Hoeveel kost dit? (hoo-vayl kost dit)

I don’t understand

Dutch: Ik begrijp het niet (ik buh-grype het neet)

Can you help me?

Dutch: Kun je me helpen? (kun yuh muh hel-puh)

Start Learning Today

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