False Friends - between Dutch and English

broodroof 2 - ('bread-theft') taking away someone's livelihood kinderarts '[children's doctor] pediatrician' Hij is in de war. - He is confused, not in his right mind. Karel de Kale - Charles the Bald Hij deed talk in de band. 2 - He put baby powder in the tire. (Obsolete procedure! Not recommended!) Jan met de pet 2 ['John with the cap'] - The man in the street De brave baker at brood met worst op de brink. 2 The obedient nanny ate bread with sausage on the village square. (baker 'nanny' is somewhat obsolete Dutch)		Common Dutch Names: girls: An - Floor - Greet - Jet - Joke - Lies - Lot 2 - Mien 2 3 - Tine boys: Ad - Age - Ale - Co - Ferry - Flip - Harm - Rein - Rob - Ton More Dutch Names
In a Dutch text, you'll notice words that are identical to English words - but unfortunately, more often than not they have a different meaning. 'Is' is is and water also means the same in Dutch and English - though the pronunciation is not the same (hear Dutch 'water' - #2.) Other words may sound the same and stand for the same thing but have a different spelling, because English often uses other letters for vowel sounds. For instance, English 'bear' and Dutch beer sound about the same and both refer to the large animal ursus; both English 'beer' and Dutch bier is the foaming yellow drink, and Dutch sloep 2 is the small boat 'sloop.' But Dutch wet means 'law,' it has nothing to do with water, and Dutch 'toestand' means 'situation' and it has nothing to do with standing on your toes. Another class again are words like Dutch bloemist ('florist') - blue mist? - or sectie (section, part; department; dissection) that sounds very much like English words of a very different meaning. This list is only about words that are spelled exactly the same but have different meaning.		Over the years I kept a list of those 'False Friends,' words that are not very helpful to the student of Dutch. Revising the Pronunciation Reference Page and its words list a few months ago I came to realize the number was much larger than I had thought, and it resulted in this list of almost 200, which is probably not exhaustive. I only listed words that I'm familiar with and did not consult any other lists of this kind (if they are out there) and I only used dictionaries to check if my understanding of words was more or less correct. Looking up another word, I came across English 'slag,' (molten, useless residue of minerals) for which there is the common Dutch word slag ('blow, battle') - but I thought the English word was too obsolete. Just the List - 'False Friends' Pronunciation Exercise My 'Easy Dutch - Recognizable Words' pages show Dutch words that look or sound like English words of about the same meaning.

		The False Friends
Meaning of Dutch Word in English		Dutch	English		Dutch Translation of English Word	synomym, description, alternate words
1. arm (the body part) 2. poor (not rich / pitiable)		arm	arm		arm wapen	arm (the body part) weapon, also: coat of arms
physician, MD		arts 2	arts		kunst	the arts
1. ash, ashes 2. axle, axis		as	as		als zoals 2 omdat	as a like because
ik at 2 >> I ate, I was eating		at 2	at		op aan bij te om in 2	(prepositions indicating presence at or near a place, time or activity)
1. bath 2. ik bad I prayed >>		bad	bad		slecht	not good
nanny		baker *	baker		bakker	tradesman baking bread, cookies etc.
a beam (wood)		balk	balk		~ weigeren 2	to balk - to refuse, protest, make trouble
1. tire, tube 2. bond, tie, tape		band	band		band groep	tape, tie, bond group, like in 'band of brothers' or 'rock band' for 'rock band' Dutchmen often use English band
afraid, scared		bang	bang		knal	loud noise
1. money services 2. bench		bank	bank		bank	money services
1. drinks place 2. harsh, bleak		bar 2	bar		bar 2 lat tralie niet toelaten 2	drinks place straight piece of metal or wood prison bar to bar, not allow - also: niet toestaan verbieden
ik beef 2 I am trembling aardbeving 2 earthquake		beef 2	beef		rundvlees	cows & bulls meat - rundergehakt ground beef
leg		been	been		(ik ben) geweest	(I have) been
bear		beer	beer		bier	the yellow drink with white foam
1. bite 2. gotcha!		beet	beet		biet	(red) beet vegetable
a present tense of bellen 2 1. to ring 2. to call (phone) hij belt 2 - he is calling		belt 2	belt		riem band 2 gordel 2	item to hold up pants black etc. (Judo) 1. area - also: strook 2; 2. safety belt (car)
ik bid I pray >>		bid 2	bid		bod 2	stating the price you're willing to pay /or/ price you're asking for a big job - also: offerte
the yellow drink with white foam		bier	bier		lijkbaar 2	raised plaform for displaying the body of deceased important personage
young pig		big	big		groot	large, tall
white (pink) skin		blank 2	blank		blanco leeg losse flodder	empty (paper) empty (look) - leeg / lege gun cartridge without a bullet
association, federation vakbond labor union		bond 2	bond		band 2 verbinding 2 contract obligatie	strong connection between humans connection, adhesion, also: hechting legally binding agreement, also: verbintenis 2 a kind of stock certificate
tree		boom 2	boom		dreun explosie hoge vlucht stok lat	heavy, low sound explosion - also: ontploffing sudden quick growth - also: hausse explosieve groei stick, pole
bean		boon 2	boon		zegen voordeel	blessing advantage
boat		boot	boot		laars	calf-covering footwear
1. leg piece of meat (with bone) 2. bolt for nut (machine screw?)		bout	bout		vlaag 2 aanval 2 wedstrijd 2	(short period) bout of activity (attack) bout of fever, illness (match) bout of boxing
well-behaved, harmless braaf / brave 2		brave 2	brave		moedig 2 dapper krijger 2	courageous courageous a brave (Native American warrior)
fire		brand	brand		merk	name on product, trademark
wide, broad breed / brede 2		breed	breed		ras 2 soort	animals offspring classification
letter (mail)		brief 2	brief		kort 2 3	short
village square		brink	brink		op de rand 2 rand	on the edge, in a dangerous position edge - op de rand van de afgrond 2 'on the edge of the precipe'
bread		brood 2	brood		gebroed * 2 broedsel *	offspring, spawn - addergebroed adderengebroed vipers' spawn (pretty bad)
'Value-Added Tax' (a kind of sales tax)		BTW 2	BTW		trouwens 2	by the way, 'but also'
department head		chef 2 (F)	chef		kok	cook - chef-kok 2 ('head cook')
1. class at university 2. council of wise men		college	college		- - -	junior university >>
business competitor		concurrent 2 concurrent			gelijktijdig	at the same time, coincidental
(children's) daycare center also: kinderdagverblijf 2		crèche (F)	crèche		crèche kerststal 2	(children's) daycare center miniature nativity scene
vapor		damp 2	damp		vochtig 2	somewhat wet
thanks		dank	dank		bedompt	stuffy and humid
ik deed I did >>		deed	deed		akte 2 document	official document
1. pine tree 2. old-fashioned 'the'		den	den		hol ~ kamertje 2	animal lair cozy small room
that, those		die	die		doodgaan sterven dobbelsteen 2	to die, pass away to die, pass away gaming tool
festive evening meal		diner (F)	diner		restaurant	restaurant, klein 2 'small' - goedkoop 2 'cheap'
varied		divers 2	divers		duikers	scuba men etc.
do! ik doe I do >>		doe	doe		hinde	deer female
1. through 2. by		door	door		deur 2	entry to room or house
a deaf person		dove 2	dove		duif 2 ik dook 2	pigeon - plural: duiven I dove - past tense of duiken >> 'to dive'
boxes doos - dozen 2		dozen 2	dozen		dozijn	12
1. ~beverage 2. liquor		drank	drank		ik dronk 2	I drank, I was drinking
bold, reckless doldriest beserk		driest	driest		droogste	most dry, least wet
liquorice		drop	drop		vallen val druppel	to fall a fall a very small amount of liquid
shower		douche (F)	douche		(unmentionable)
thin, skinny		dun	dun		grauw 2 grijs	ashen
elsewhere, in another place		elders	elders		wijze oude mannen 2	wise old men ('village elders')
each, every elk / elke		elk	elk		eland	large kind of deer
1.enamel 2. email (the English word)		email (F)	email		email	(the English word is used)
1. just a moment 2. even (numbers)		even 2	even		zelfs effen 2 vlak gelijk 2 even 2	even: on top of that ... smooth, flat equal - gelijke 2 even (numbers)
a dandy		fat	fat		vet dik	grease, greasy heavy, voluminous - dik / dikke 2
a fairy		fee	fee		kosten	a charge, money that needs to be paid
traffic jam		file	file		bestand archief archiefstuk vijl	computer file archive archive item tool for scraping
1. high-rise building 2. apartment in a high-rise also: flatje		flat (English)	flat		vlak flat	level and horizontal apartment
brochure usually: foldertje		folder	folder		map	medium-size holder for papers
partition on the neck of a string instrument		fret	fret		zich zorgen maken 2 fret	to fret, to worry partition on the neck of a string instrument
gall		gal 2	gal		meisje	girl
corridor, hallway		gang	gang		bende	bunch of bad guys
1. gift 2. whole, undamaged gaaf / gave 2		gave 2	gave		ik gaf 2 >>	I donated - past tense of geven 2 'to give'
'validity,' 'applicability'		gelding 2	gelding		ruin 2	a castrated horse
'those yonder'		gene *	gene		gen	plural: genen (note vowel lengthening) chromosome building blocks
past tense of gelden 2 >> 't gold it was valid, it counted (as)		gold 2	gold		goud 2	the valuable yellow metal
1. slippery 2. smooth		glad	glad		blij	happy, joyful
gravel		grind	grind		ik maal	I pulverize - malen 'to grind'
grof / grove coarse: 1. not fine 2. rude		grove	grove		bosje 2	a small group of trees
fly, pants zipper		gulp	gulp		slok	mouthful of drink
eraser usually: gummetje 2		gum	gum		kauwgom tandvlees 2	chewing gum gums, what's around the sockets of teeth
ik gun 2 I grant gunnen 2 to grant		gun	gun		geweer 2	rifle
woodcarving tool		guts	guts		ingewanden 2 lef	intestines daring, bravery - from Hebrew lev 'heart'
1. not soft 2. fast, not slow		hard	hard		hard moeilijk	not soft difficult
1. rake (gardening tool) 2. a clumsy boy or man		hark	hark		hoor luister	hear! listen!
(moveable) property (i.e. cattle)		have *	have		hebben	to have = to own and auxiliary verb for perfect tense >>
port, harbour		haven	haven		toevluchtsoord	place of refuge
1.whole 2. very		heel	heel		hiel kapje 2	tendon at the back of the foot end piece of a loaf of bread
hero heldhaftig 2 heroic		held 2	held		ik hield	I held, I was holding - past tense of: houden 2 'to hold' >>
helmet		helm	helm		roer stuurwiel	rudder steering wheel
how?		hoe	hoe		hak 2 schoffel 2	hoe scuffle hoe, Dutch hoe
the North-West part of the country >>		Holland	Holland		Nederland 2	Don't say 'Holland' when speaking Dutch
honey		honing 2	honing		slijpen	sharpening, to sharpen
1. hope 2. heap, load		hoop 2	hoop		hoepel	large ring
it's a pity		jammer 2	jammer		stoorzender	broadcasting station interfering with reception of another radio station
bald kaal / kale 2		kale	kale		kool 2	cabbage
throat		keel	keel		kiel	ship bottom
chin		kin 2	kin		familie	relatives
child		kind 2	kind		aardig soort	friendly, caring - also: vriendelijk type
skein, ball 'n knot wol a skein of wool		knot	knot		knoop 2 knoest	fastened or tangled string irreglarity in wood
ik lag 2 3 >> I was lying down		lag 2	lag		vertraging 2 achterblijven 2	delay to lag behind
lower		lager	lager		bier	beer (Pilsen-type)
1. lamb 2. lame, paralyzed		lam	lam		op de vlucht 2	on the lam, on the run
late (not early) laat / late 2		late	late		late wijlen	late (not early) the deceased
burden		last 2	last		laatste 2	latest, newest; end of the line
piece of fabric		lap	lap		schoot ~ rondje baantje 2	schoothondje 2 ('lap dog') one circuit of race track or sports field swimming one length of swimming pool
1. layman 2. (it) looked like 't leek 2		leek	leek		prei	soup vegetable, stalk from onion family
1. leather 2. teachings, doctrine 3. ik leer 2 I am learning		leer 2	leer		loeren gluren 2	to leer, 'to look lasciviously'
1. ik leg I lay 2. chickens' egg-laying		leg	leg		been	the body part
alphabet character		letter 2	letter		letter 2 brief	letter, character mail message
liver		lever	lever		hefboom hendel 2	a bar to asymmetrically apply force a handle to control machinery
member		lid 2	lid		deksel	pan cover
song usually: liedje		lied	lied		hij loog ze hebben gelogen	he lied they have lied, were lying >>
groin, where the leg joins the body		lies 2	lies		leugens 2	untruths - singular: (de) leugen
dangerous (slang)		link 2	link		verbinding	connection - also: doorverbinding
left (not right)		links	links		verbindingen golfbaan	connections golf course
ceremonial tape		lint 2	lint		stof 2	dust
ruse, trick		list 2	list		lijst	a summing-up of items
hard to move, not nimble		log	log		blok hout verslag	block of wood report, record
lung plural: longen		long	long		lang / lang lange	de lange mars 'the long march' een lang verhaal 'a long story'
slow, languid		loom 2	loom		weefgetouw 2 opdoemen	fabric production machine to loom, threateningly appear
1. ik loop I walk >> 2. gunbarrel		loop 2	loop		lus	circle of string; repeating process
new, young branch		loot	loot		buit	plunder, booty
leaves, foliage		lover *	lover		minnaar 2 liefhebber 2	(male) illicit lover of women lover of things
engineer, engine driver (trains, ships engines)		machinist 2	machinist		machine- bankwerker 2 monteur 2	lathe operator (working in metal) mechanic
maggot usually plural: maden		made	made		gemaakt	manufactured, fabricated
1. a male of the human species 2. husband		man 2	man		man 2 mens 2 de mensheid 2	a male of the human species a human being humankind, mankind
holder for papers		map	map		kaart 2	geographical representation, drawing of an area
1. mate van level of, degree 2. met mate in moderation		mate 2	mate		makker paren huisgenoot	mate, friend (see also under 'pal') to mate, to couple roommate (literally: 'housemate')
ik meet I take measurements		meet	meet		wedstrijd 2 ontmoeten 2 bijeenkomen 2	sports competition to meet someone (for the first time) to gather, get together - also: bij elkaar komen 2
a kind of 'they' men zegt dat ... 'it is said that ...'		men	men		mannen 2	human males
brass (a copper/zinc mixture)		messing 2	messing		rotzooien	engaging in trouble
with		met	met		ik ontmoette 2 ontmoet ik heb ontmoet 2	I met met - past participle of ontmoeten 2 'to meet' I have met
cabinet minister		minister 2 minister			predikant minister 2	minister (religion) - address: dominee ('reverend') cabinet minister
fashion		mode	mode		manier 2 stand houding	manner, way of doing like in 'sleep mode' attitude, like in 'survival mode' - also: instelling
a piece (of fish)		moot	moot		achterhaald	overtaken (a moot point) - also: niet meer belangrijk 2 'no longer important'
joke also: mopje		mop 2	mop		dweil 2 zwabber	wet-cleaning cloth raghead on a stick
old measurement (100 liters)		mud * 2	mud		modder	very wet soil
mosquito		mug	mug		beker mok 2	large cup
small wooden bowl zuignap 'suction cup'		nap *	nap		dutje	short sleep
prison (slang)		nor *	nor		noch 2	neither ... nor
usefulness, use		nut	nut		noot	type of tree fruit, usually in wooden shell
secondhand car for sale ('at a good price')		occasion 2	occasion		gelegenheid 2 aanleiding gebeurtenis	opportunity reason for, cause of (often seemingly) event, incident - also voorval 2
or		of	of		van	indicating origin or ownership
sacrifice		offer 2	offer		aanbod aanbieden voorstel	can I get you something? // I'll do this for $X to offer proposal
1. order (buying) 2. order (command)		order	order		order order orde 2	order (buying) order (command) also: bevel order (discipline) // order (group)
1. (het) pad 2 path plural: paden 2 2. (de) pad 2 toad plural: padden 2		pad 2	pad		kussentje bloknoot 2 platform 2 opvullen 2	a small or very small cushion notepad like, a helipad to pad: to cushion, or to fill with irrelevant material
(standing) firm		pal	pal		vriend maat maatje makker	friend, comrade
a knight's servant		page (F)	page		bladzijde	in a book
1. mating 2. pairing		paring 2	paring		schillen 2 afsnijden 2	peeling, cutting off skin - (de) schil 'peel, skin, outer layer' (het) schilmesje 'paring knife' cutting off
't past 2 'it fits'		past 2	past		voorbij het verleden	over the past
het paste it fit (past tense) zij paste 2 she tried on (clothes)		paste 2	paste		plakken	to paste, to glue - also: lijmen 2 (de) lijm glue, paste
stalemate (chess)		pat	pat		klopje 2 kloppen	a gentle slap - also: schouderklopje 2 pat-on-the-[shoulder]-back to strike lightly - kloppen also means 'to knock'
solitaire (card game)		patience 2 (F)	patience		geduld 2	geduldig 2 3 patient
pear		peer 2 3	peer		gelijke	an equal, like in 'jury of his peers'
medal, coin (think of: 'penny')		penning 2	penning		aan 't schrijven 2 3	writing
1. tripe (organ meat) 2. paunch		pens 2	pens		pennen 2	ink writing instruments - singular: (de) pen
boarding house		pension (F)	pension		pensioen	income after retirement
1. baseball cap 2. rotten, not good		pet 2	pet		huisdier favoriet	domestic animal favorite
little finger, 'pinky'		pink	pink		roze	'white' skin color
1. small seed in fruit 2. energy (human)		pit 2	pit		kuil mijn 2 pit	large hole in the ground mine (like, coal mine) stone (seed in fruit)
living plant		plant	plant		plant fabriek 2	living plant factory
(slang) loot, criminal gain		poet 2	poet		dichter 2	writer of verses - diminutive: dichtertje
1. practical joke, trick 2. ik poets 2 I am polishing, shining >>		poets 2	poets		dichters 2	writers of verses - also: poëten 2
(~pound) 1.1 Lb ½ kilogram, 500 grams		pond	pond		vijver plas 2	a very small body of water, usually in a garden a small lake
pole de noordpool 2 the North Pole de zuidpool the South Pole		pool	pool		zwembad 2 poel pot samendoen 2 biljart	swimming pool a small body of water, usually murky - poel van verderf 2 'pool of vice' money wagered in gambling game to pool, share resources - gezamenlijk 'shared' billiards, a game of ivory balls on a green table
doll		pop 2	pop		knal schot 2 pa 2, vader popmuziek	the sound of a small explosion a shot Dad pop music
Portuguese sweet, strong wine		port	port		haven	harbor
ill-mannered young man		pummel	pummel		beuken	to pummel, to hit hard
well, waterhole		put 2	put		zetten	to put
spiderweb material also: spinrag 2		rag	rag		vod 2	worn-out clothing item, plural: vodden 'rags' also: lompen 'rags'
craze, fad		rage (F)	rage		woede- uitbarsting	a fit ('eruption') of anger - woede 'anger'
disaster rampzalig 2 disastrous		ramp	ramp		helling oprit 2	slope
1. slender 2. tendril, vine: wijnrank		rank 2	rank		rang 2 smerig 2 bedorven 2 te sterk 2	position in hierarchy foul spoiled, rotten too strong (bad taste or smell)
quickly		rap *	rap		praten kloppen	to rap, to talk, to chat - also: kletsen 2 to knock
1. 'official' report (bureaucratic) 2. schoolchildren's grades sheet		rapport 2	rapport		verstandhouding 2 contact 2	relation, mutual understanding connection, communication
strange, weird, odd raar / rare 2		rare	rare		zeldzaam 2 kort gebakken 2	uncommon, unusual, not often found - also: ongebruikelijk 2 'sautéed shortly,' underdone meat - rood van binnen 2 ('red inside')
ravens		raven 2	raven		raaf	The English singular is the Dutch plural
ik red 2 I rescue, save		red 2	red		rood 2	the color of blood
ik reed 2 I drove, I rode >>		reed	reed		riet	yellow stalks at waterside
pure, clean		rein * 2	rein		teugel 2	(horse) control - plural: teugels
remainder, remnant		rest 2	rest		rust 2	a time of quiet, relaxation, low activity
ring (on finger)		ring 2	ring		ring 2 geluid klok luiden	ring (on finger) sound (nice ring to it) to ring a church bell
red - rood / rode rode rozen red roses		rode	rode		ik reed 2	I rode; I drove >>
(bundle of twigs, for punishment)		roe 2	roe		hom 2 kuit 2 ree 2	fish eggs (soft) fish eggs (hard) a type of small deer
robbery, theft		roof 2	roof		dak 2	top cover of building or structure
cream		room	room		kamer	zitkamer ('living room') - slaapkamer 2 ('bedroom') >> klaslokaal ('classroom' >>) - De Tweede Kamer 2 ('The Second Chamber,' the Dutch House of Representatives >>)
1. grate 2. schedule, roster		rooster 2	rooster		haan	chicken male
robber, mugger		rover	rover		zwerver rover	wanderer robber - zeerover 'pirate'
back (body part)		rug	rug		kleed tapijt 2	carpet, tapestry
a gelding, a castrated horse		ruin 2	ruin		ruïne 2 vernietigen 2 vernietiging	dilapidated building to ruin, to destroy - also: ruïneren 2 destruction - also: instorting 2 'collapse'
a time of quiet, low activity		rust 2	rust		roest	iron oxidation rust roest low activity leads to stagnation
glum, unhappy		sip 2	sip		slokje	a very small gulp met kleine slokjes drinken 2 - 'to sip, drinking small amounts'
1. snake 2. hose		slang 2	slang		'slang' (Engl.) Bargoens 2	subgroup jargon
bib usually: slabbetje 2		slab 2	slab		vlak stuk 2 plaat 2 plak 2	flat piece (meat, marble) - also: plat stuk sheet (of metal) - plaatstaal 2 (plate steel) flat piece of cheese, or a slice of something baked - een plakje cake 2
weak		slap	slap		klap 2	a hit in the face; setback
bright, intelligent		slim	slim		dun mager klein 2	thin, skinny small (chance)
1. pillowcase 2. (cars) wrecking place		sloop 2	sloop		sloep 2	small boat
1. lock 2. end 3. castle		slot 2	slot		plaats	(fitting, right) place
pain, hurt		smart * 2	smart		slim intelligent 2 pijn hebben lijden 2	bright, intelligent bright, intelligent to smart, be in pain to smart, suffer
skewer, pin for roasting		spies	spies		spionnen 2	covert gatherers of information - singular: (de) spion 2
spider		spin	spin		draai	turn // perception control
1. stick for roasting meat 2. a backache 3. ik spit I'm digging with a shovel		spit	spit		spit speeksel 2 ik spuug 2	stick for holding meat over a fire saliva - also: spuug 2 I'm spitting out saliva
ghost		spook 2	spook		bang maken 2 bang voor 2	to spook, to scare, frighten spooked by
ridicule, derision spotten met 2 to make fun of; to defy		spot 2	spot		plaats vlek 2 smet 2	place - also: plek 2 stain, a small dirty or discolored area stain, disgrace, something to be ashamed of, a moral failure
ik spring 2 I jump		spring	spring		lente veer bron	season between Winter and Summer tensile device water source
stage, phase		stadium 2	stadium		stadion 2	sports arena
internship		stage (F)	stage		toneel stadium	performance place - Dutch often uses German Bühne phase, point in progression
setting		stand	stand		standaard 2 kraampje standje	like, a music stand market stand stand at exhibition (Dutchified English)
inflexible		star	star		ster	distant sun // great performer
1. stick (on large tools) bezemsteel 'broomstick' 2. stem (plants)		steel 2	steel		staal	improved iron
1. voice 2. vote		stem	stem		steel 2	stalk of plants
children's scooter		step 2	step		stap	a move, by feet or figuratively
dull, not sharp punch, hit stub, stump - stompje 2		stomp 2	stomp		stampen 2	to stomp, slamming feet on the floor or a machine making that kind of noise
interruption		storing 2	storing		opslaan 2	putting things in storage
naughty		stout	stout		zwaar dapper moedig 2	heavy, sturdily built (people) brave, courageous (obsolete meaning in Dutch, Karel de Stoute 'Charles the Bold')
beach		strand	strand		draad	thread, string, wire
tasks singular: taak 2		taken	taken		genomen 2	past participle of nemen 'to take' ik heb genomen 'I have taken'
baby powder usually: talkpoeder 2		talk	talk		praatje 2 praten gepraat 2	a chat to talk empty talk
pliers		tang 2	tang		~ sterke smaak ~ scherpe geur ~ typische geur	strong taste sharp smell characteristic smell
toe		teen	teen		tiener	the English word 'teenager' is more often used
'at'		ten *	ten		tien	10
tea		thee	thee		U gij 2	old-fashioned, respectful 'you'
tin (the metal)		tin	tin		blikje 2 tin	tin can tin (the metal) - blik 'tinplate'
suggestion		tip	tip		tip fooi	suggestion extra payment
1. naar ... toe to 2. come on!		toe 2	toe		teen	foot finger
till		tot	tot		peuter 2 dreumes	a small child
stairs		trap	trap		val	device or trick to catch an animal or person
stairs step also: trede		tree	tree		boom 2	main forest element
1. ik trek 2 I pull, I drag 2. hunger, an appetite 3. journey		trek 2	trek		trek 2	journey
(toothpaste etc.) container		tube 2	tube		buis binnenband	pipe rubber 'inner' tire
peat		turf	turf		grasveld	lawn
ik turn 2 type of gymnastics		turn 2	turn		beurt draai draaien	whose turn is it? a twist to turn, to spin
quarrel		twist *	twist		draai	a spin
of (origin or ownership)		van	van		caravan ~ busje 2	detachable camper, trailer large car type
fast, firmly connected, not loose		vast	vast		heel groot gigantisch 2	very large
1. spring (tensile device) 2. feather 3. ferry		veer	veer		afwijken	to veer, move from target
a guy, a bloke, a man (somewhat unfavorable)		vent	vent		luchtgat 2 ontluchten 2 stoom afblazen 2	opening to let gas (air) out to let gas (air) out to blow off steam, relieve pressure (literally and figuratively)
1. fat, greasy 2. fat, grease		vet	vet		veteraan 2 dierenarts	veteran veterinarian, animals doctor
violet (blue purple)		violet	violet		viooltje violet	a small, flowering plant blue purple - also: blauwpaars 2
wall (of a room)		wand	wand		toverstokje	a magician's or wizard's stick
1. mitt 2. for, because		want 2	want		behoefte gebrek aan verlangen 2	a need lack of to desire
in de war confused, in confusion		war	war		oorlog	violent struggle between groups
1. ik was I was >> 2a. laundry 2b. (I) wash 3. wax		was	was		ik was	I was
ik waste >> 1. I washed up 2. I did laundry		waste 2	waste		afval 2 verspillen verspilling	scraps, leavings, garbage to waste, not put to good use not using good material and letting it go to waste
1. contraction (birth) 2. woe to ... 3. heimwee 2 homesickness		wee	wee		klein 2	small, little
law		wet	wet		nat	water-drenched
wedge		wig 2	wig		pruik	not your own hair
white		wit 2	wit		geestig iemand 2 scherpzinnigheid 2 te weten ... 2	a wit, a witty person - geestig 2 'witty' sharp-wittedness ('wit' is clever humor) to wit ... - also: namelijk ...
miracle		wonder	wonder		zich afvragen	to wonder, to be curious
ik word 2 - I become, I am being (the passive verb)		word 2	word		woord	woordenboek 2 'dictionary' - woordenschat 2 'vocabulary'
sausage		worst	worst		ergste slechtste	the most awful, the lowest quality

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een mud aardappels 100 liters of potatoes De kippen zijn van de leg. The chickens are not laying eggs regularly. warhoofd wartaal 2 scatterbrain gibberish strijkbout 2 soldeerbout ironing iron soldering iron stroomstoring 2 power outage Wee je gebeente! 2 [Woe to your bones] you'll suffer dreadfully (when ...) have en goed all of a person's possessions drinken met mate drink (alcohol) in moderation Gedeelde smart is halve smart. [shared grief means halved grief] Sharing grief makes it easier to bear.

de letter van de wet 2	'the precise wording of the law, a literal reading of the law'
de worst is over 2	'the sausage was left, there is leftover sausage'
in de loop van de dag 2	'in the course of the day' (usually late afternoon)

The Common Roots of English and Dutch English and Dutch developed from a common language of tribes that started to separate about 2300 years ago, and their languages grew apart and speech changes were no longer shared. English and Dutch still share hundreds of words, though most are no longer said in the same way, and of course spelling differs.

Some words changed meaning, like English 'harvest' and Dutch herfst ('Fall, Autumn') - Dutch knecht 2 means 'male servant,' not the chivalrous horseman in shining armour knight - and Dutch smal 2 just means 'narrow,' it doesn't have the wider meaning of English 'small.' Words from a common root are called 'cognates.' I already wrote a little about them in lesson 6, and some years ago I made a page with audio of cognates in English, Dutch and German.

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