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Everyday Dutch

In the 1920s the English philosophers C.K Ogden and I.A. Richards developed a list of 850 very carefully chosen words that would be sufficient for general everyday and scientific communication. My 'Everyday Dutch' words list is based in large part on Ogden and Richard's Basic English.
Memorizing the greater part of the about one thousand Everyday Dutch words will give you a basic vocabulary for Dutch conversation and reading. Learning words is not the most exciting thing to do, but it will be the best start of your learning Dutch.
Originally I had the Basic vocabulary grouped by word type and subject on 15 short pages; recently I have revised those 15 pages, and I have re-organized the words for a second series of four long pages.

The Everyday Dutch Word List FOUR LONG PAGES Nouns Adjectives, Adverbs and Verbs Prepositions (etc.): pictorial / list Supplement 15 SHORT PAGES, BY SUBJECT Qualifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs Man, Animals, The Mind and Body Tools, Materials, Buildings, House & Home Transportation, Agriculture, Food Miscellaneous (Time, Weather, Qualities) Communication, Media, Science Business, Government, Society, Military The Little Words You'll Need Most #1 The Little Words You'll Need Most #2 The Little Words You'll Need Most #3 The Little Words Alphabetically (English to Dutch) The House Prepositions Review The Little Words Alphabetically (Dutch to English) Everyday Verbs Movement, Operations (More Verbs) Other Vocabulary pictures dictionary Numbers, Time and Days Food Family Tree - Birthday Family & Relatives Medical Conversations Music Vocabulary Words of Religion Chemistry Weather Grammar Sports News and Politics False Friends Vocabulary Overview

Meet Fun People Speaking Dutch Visitors to these pages have asked to hear my natural voice: microphone - airplane background noise - my name 2 - >> (Pictures by Peter Schuffelen)

jong oud nieuw (young) (old) (new) de / het / 't (the - the definite article) (de) pen (het) potlood (het) papier (de) inkt lezen schrijven (pen) (pencil) (paper) (ink) (to read) >> (to write) >> zijn ik ben jij bent hij is wij zijn jullie zijn zij zijn U bent to be >> I am you are (singular) he is we are you are (plural) they are you are (polite) (de) vrijheid (de) gelijkheid (de) broederschap hear all 3: 2 (liberty, freedom) (equality) (brotherhood) (de) democratie (de) verkiezingen (democracy) (elections) >> (de) tolerantie (het) respect (tolerance) (respect) Alle mensen zijn gelijk all men, all people are equal (de) rechten (de) plichten (rights) (duties) tot ziens tot gauw (see you) (see you soon) In die tijd hadden we allemaal lang haar. (p14)

Somewhere in Texas, 1989 or 1990 (before there was an Internet!)

Why Dutch?
I think Dutch is the most beautiful and most sensible language, but even within Holland that is a minority view. Of course I know only a few languages. Maybe Classical Greek is more beautiful? Latin more sensible?
Nederlands is een mooie taal ... (Dutch is a beautiful language ....)
... maar misschien niet om te zingen. (... but maybe not for singing.)
hear in full with sample - more examples: 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6A - 6B - Poems and Better Singing - Birthday Songs - Dutch Santa Claus Songs

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