Tag Archives: Dutch vocabulary
Colors in Dutch Posted by noortje on Apr 8, 2010
Imagine meeting a really attractive Dutch woman or man. You date, you have fun and then you want to buy them flowers. You are standing in front of the flower lady and are desperately pointing at the flowers you want in your bouquet. You don’t want to end up making it a whole adventure with…
Dutch Numbers 1-100 Posted by sarah on Apr 2, 2010
One of the most basic skills you will need to learn is how to count. Take a look at the Dutch numbers, and see if you notice anything different from English… 0 nul 1 een 2 twee 3 drie 4 vier 5 vijf 6 zes 7 zeven 8 acht 9 negen 10 tien 11 elf…
Political and Government Terms in Dutch Posted by sarah on Apr 1, 2010
In the last two posts we’ve talked about the basic structure of the government, and the different political parties (Part One, Part Two). In this post I’m going to give you some terminology that should be helpful if you want to pick up a Dutch newspaper, watch the news in Dutch, or read Dutch news…
And We’re Back! Posted by sarah on Dec 17, 2009
As promised by George, we are back and hope to hit the ground running with some fresh and fun information for you. But first, you’re probably wondering who I am. Or maybe not, but introductions are in order. Mijn naam is Sarah en ik woon al anderhalf jaar in Nederland. -My name is Sarah and…
Word of the Day Practice Posted by Transparent Language on Aug 3, 2009
All these words are in the Word of the Day. Find the Dutch equivalent of these words. 1) to kiss 2) to reveal 3) to giggle 4) to knit 5) to garden 6) to explore 7) deceptive 8) broken 9) witty 10) to sacrifice 11) to sketch 12) to doubt 13) amiable 14) grey 15)…
Word of the Day Practice Posted by Transparent Language on Jul 8, 2009
All these words are part of the Word of the Day. Your job is to try to figure out the Dutch counterpart to the English. 1) belachelijk 2) fatsoenlijk 3) heftig 4) loom 5) vaak 6) feitelijk 7) geleidelijk 8) amper 9) sowieso 10) brief 11) ontbijt 12) boodschappen 13) oplossing 14) ademhaling 15) advertentie
Vocabulary Practice Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 6, 2009
I’m going to create a word search puzzle so that everyone will get the opportunity to study Dutch words. The words are from the Dutch “Word of the Day” at Transparent Language. I now present you the clues: 1) means “skeleton” in Dutch 2) “goldsmith” in Dutch 3) “padlock” in Dutch 4) bumblebee in Dutch…