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Greetings Begroetingen · 10

Hallohello
Goedemorgengood morning
Goedenavondgood evening
Doeibye
Tot ziensgoodbye
Dank je welthank you
Alsjeblieftplease; here you are
Pardonexcuse me; sorry
Hoe gaat het?how are you?
Ik heet…my name is…

Food and drink Eten en drinken · 11

het waterwater
het broodbread
de melkmilk
de koffiecoffee
de theetea
de kaascheese
de appelapple
het eiegg
de visfish
Ik heb hongerI'm hungry
lekkertasty; nice

Home and family Huis en gezin · 12

het huishouse
de deurdoor
het raamwindow
de tafeltable
de stoelchair
het bedbed
de sleutelkey
de moedermother
de vaderfather
de honddog
de katcat
de schoenshoe

Getting around Onderweg · 9

de busbus
de treintrain
het stationrailway station
het kaartjeticket
de autocar
linksleft
rechtsright
Waar is…?where is…?
het hotelhotel

Time and days Tijd en dagen · 9

vandaagtoday
morgentomorrow
gisterenyesterday
nunow
de avondevening
de nachtnight
de weekweek
de maandagMonday
Hoe laat is het?what time is it?

Feelings Gevoelens · 8

blijhappy; glad
verdrietigsad
moetired
boosangry
bangscared; afraid
leuknice; fun
graaggladly (to like doing)
Ik hou van…I love…

Weather Het weer · 7

Het is koudit's cold
Het is warmit's warm; it's hot
Het regentit's raining
de zonsun
de windwind
de sneeuwsnow
de wolkcloud

Standard Dutch as spoken in the Netherlands, with every noun shown with its article, de or het. Written for Testera; the example sentences are original. On 18 October 2026 every headword was looked up in English Wiktionary: 60 of 66 have an entry of their own in Dutch, and for 6 phrases without one every word has an entry. The de or het of every noun (35 of 35) agrees with Wiktionary. Words, glosses and example sentences have not yet been reviewed by a native speaker. Spotted something to fix? Tell us.