Double Dutch - learn double the words in half the time

The Netherlands is the land of windmills, clogs and canals. Famous people include Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Anne Frank. 

I am learning Dutch. 

What an easy language. Like simplified German, modified English. i am learning on Duolingo. 

Why learn Dutch?

It is spoken in The Netherland but not only in the Netherlands. It is also spoken in the half of Belgium. Plus South Africa. And a former Dutch area of South America. And lots of Dutch words are in Indonesian.

Every year I take a hiking holiday. Our group includes people from German and Holland. I have already finished the Duolingo German course. Now I have started the Dutch.

Let me do a quick check of the easy words I have learned. I have put my memory aids at the end of each line.

Dutch - English

appel - apple

boek - book (starts with the same two letters)

boterham - sandwich (The word looks like butter with ham. I think of a ham sandwich.)

Een (pronounced en) - an/a

goed - good

het - the (same letters, but in Danish the t moves to the end of the word)

Hij (pronounced hi) - he/it

Ik - I

je - you

jongens  - boys like young ones, starting with J like the Jack in a pack of cards)

Jullie - you (plural, like the American You all)

Kind - child (like a shorter version of the German word for child, Kinder, in kindergarden)

melk - milk

menu - menu

English - Dutch

a/an - een

apple - appel

book - boek

good - goed

he/it - hij

I - Ik

milk - melk

menu - menu

sandwich - boterham

the - het

you - je / Jullie (you plural)

A few more words

Yes.

Ja. (YAH)

No.

Nee. (NAY)

Help!

Help! (HEHLP!)

Where is the toilet?

Waar is het toilet? (wahr is hut twah-LET?)

Police!

Politie! (poh-LEET-see!)

Stop! Thief!

Stop! Dief! (STOP! DEEF!)

I need your help.

Ik heb uw hulp nodig. (ick HEP uu HULP noh-duhg)

It's an emergency.

Het is een noodgeval. (hut IS uhn NOWT-guh-vahl)

I'm lost.

Ik ben verdwaald. (ick BEN vuhr-DWAHLT)

I'm sick.

Ik ben ziek. (ick ben ZEEK)

I'm injured.

Ik ben gewond. (ick ben ghuh-WONT)

I need a doctor.

Ik heb een dokter nodig. (ick hep uhn DOCK-tuhr no-duhg)

Can I use your phone?

Mag ik uw telefoon gebruiken? (MAHG ick uuw tay-luh-PHOHN ghuh-BROWK-kuhn?)

Numbers[edit]

1

een (AIN)

2

twee (TWAY)

3

drie (DREE)

4

vier (VEER)

5

vijf (VAYF)

6

zes (ZEHS)

7

zeven (ZAY-vuhn)

8

acht (AHGT)

9

negen (NAY-guhn)

Good morning.

Goedemorgen. (GOO-duh-MORE-gun)

Good afternoon.

Goedemiddag. (GOO-duh-MIH-dahgh)

Good evening.

Goedenavond. (Goo-duh-NAH-vunt)

Good night.

Goedenavond. (Goo-duh-NAH-vunt)

Good night (to sleep)

Slaap lekker. (SLAHP LECK-uhr)

Monday

maandag (MAHN-dahg)

Tuesday

dinsdag (DINSS-dahg)

Wednesday

woensdag (WOONS-dahg)

Thursday

donderdag (DON-duhr-dahg)

Friday

vrijdag (VRAY-dahg)

Saturday

zaterdag (ZAH-tuhr-dahg)

Sunday

zondag (ZON-dahg)

Months[edit]

January

januari (jahn-uu-AH-ree)

February

februari (fay-bruu-AH-ree)

March

maart (MAHRT)

April

april (ah-PRIL)

May

mei (MAY)

June

juni (YUU-nee)

July

juli (YUU-lee)

August

augustus (ow-GHUS-tus)

September

september (sep-TEM-buhr)

October

oktober (ock-TOW-buhr)

November

november (no-VEM-buhr)

December

december (day-SEM-buhr)

Colours[edit]

black

zwart (ZWAHRT)

white

wit (WHIT)

gray

grijs (GREYS)

red

rood (ROWT)

blue

blauw (BLAW)

yellow

geel (GHAYL)

green

groen (GHROON)

orange

oranje (oh-RAHN-yuh)

purple

paars (PAHRS), purper (PUHR-puhr)

brown

bruin (BRUYN)

Can you show me on the map?

Kunt u mij dat op de kaart tonen? (KUNT uu may daht op duh KAHRT TOW-nuhn)

street

straat (STRAHT)

Turn left.

Sla links af. (slah LINKS ahf)

Turn right.

Sla rechts af. (slah REGHTS ahf)

left

links (LINKS)

right

rechts (REGHTS)

straight ahead

rechtdoor (REGH-dore)

towards the _____

naar _____ (NAHR)

richting ______ (righ-ting)

past the _____

na de/het _____ (NAH duh/hut)

voorbij (VORE-bye)

before the _____

voor de/het _____ (VORE duh/hut)

north

noorden (NOHR-duhn)

south

zuiden (ZIGH-duhn)

east

oosten (OHS-tuhn)

west

westen (WES-tuhn)

breakfast

ontbijt (ont-BAIYT)

lunch

lunch (lunch)

tea (meal)

vieruurtje (VEER-uuhr-chuh)

supper

avondeten (AH-vunt-ay-tun)

chicken

kip (kip)

beef

rundvlees (RUNT-vlase)

fish

vis (vis)

ham

ham (hahm)

sausage

worst (wohrst)

cheese

kaas (kahs)

eggs

eieren (AIY-urr-un)

salad

salade (sah-LAH-duh)

(fresh) vegetables

(verse) groenten ((VEHR-suh) GROON-tun)

(fresh) fruit

(vers) fruit ((vehrs) fruyt)

bread

brood (brote)

toast

toast (toast)

noodles

noedels (NOOH-duls)

rice

rijst (raiyst)

beans

bonen (BOW-nun)

coffee

koffie (coffee)

tea (drink)

thee (tay)

juice

sap (sahp)

(bubbly) water

spuitwater (SPUYT-wah-tuhr)

water

water (WAH-tuhr)

beer

bier (beer)

red/white wine

rode/witte wijn (ROH-duh/WIH-tuh waiyn)

.shampoo.

...shampoo. (shampoh)

...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)

...aspirine, pijnstiller (AHS-pee-ree-nuh, PAIYN-stih-lur)

...cold medicine.

...hoestsiroop. (...HOOST-see-rope)

...stomach medicine.

...maagtabletjes. (...MAHG-tah-blet-yus)

...a razor.

...een scheermes. (...uhn SGHARE-mes)

...an umbrella.

...een paraplu. (...uhn pah-rah-PLUU)

...sunblock lotion.

...zonnebrand. (...ZOH-nuh-brahnt)

...a postcard.

...een postkaart. (...uhn POST-kahrt)

...postage stamps.

...postzegels. (...POST-zay-guls)

...batteries.

...batterijen. (...bah-tuh-RAI-uhn)

...writing paper.

...schrijfpapier. (...SGHRAIYF-pah-peer)

...a pen.

...een pen. (...uhn pen)

Let's end a meeting

Thank you.

(formal) Dank u. (DAHNK uu)

(informal) Dank je. (DAHNK yuh)

You're welcome.

Graag gedaan. (GRAHG guh-DAHN)

Useful Websites

Duolingo

Memrise

Translate Google

Wikivoyage phrase Dutch

https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dutch_phrasebook