Dutch Pronunciation Examples - A Rough Translation

To The Words and Letters (below)
apostrophe - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

'n - a (the indefinite article - abbreviation of een, which has the same pronunciation)
'n beetje - a little
'n heet hangijzer 2 - a troubling issue that's not going away
'n heitje voor 'n karweitje 2 - a quarter for a small job (slogan of a yearly boy scouts fundraiser)
'n scheve schaats - ['a crooked skate'] immoral behavior
'r - short for haar ('her') or er ('~there')
's avonds - in the evening
's middags - in the afternoon
's morgens - in the morning
's nachts - at night
's winters - in winter
's zomers - in summer
't - short for het 2 3 - the second definite article: 'the' // 'it'
't dooit - [it is thawing] it stopped freezing
't Gooi - the area around Hilversum, South-East of Amsterdam
't Hart - last name, famous author Maarten 't Hart
't is niet waar! - [it's not true - ironic] you don't say!
't is weer bruin of gespikkeld - [it's again brown or dotted] soccer time!
't Kan vriezen en 't kan dooien - [It may freeze or it may thaw] things can go either way
't regent 2 3 - it is raining
't sneeuwt - it is snowing
't Spui 2 - square or street in several Dutch cities
't Sufferdje - nickname for small local newspaper
't Vogeltje zit zo zoet op z'n nestje - the bird is sitting on its nest so sweetly
aan ~ to, at
aanwezig - present, here (adjective)
(de) aap 2 - monkey
(de) aardappel (de) aardappels - potato, potatoes
(de) aardappelpuree - mashed potatoes
(de) aardas - the earth's axis
(de) aarde - the earth (Earth) // the soil
aardig 2 3 - kind, sweet
(de) aardolie - crude oil
(de) aardstraal 2 - 'earth ray'
(de/het) aas - ace (de/het) // bait (het)
(de) accijns 2 'excise' - tax on luxury goods like alcohol and tobacco
(de) acht - 8
achtentachtig prachtige grachten 2 - '88 wonderful canals' (Amsterdam)
achter - behind
(de) acteur 2 - actor
(de) actie / actief 2 - action / active
(de) actrice - actress
(de) adder - adder (a snake)
(de) adem - breath
(de) adoptie - adoption
(de) advertentie - ad, advertisement
af ~ off
(de) afgevaardigde 2 - delegate
afhankelijk - dependent
(de) afwas - dishes etc. to be cleaned
afzonderlijk - separate
(de) agrariër / (de) gier - farmer, agriculture worker / vulture
Agnes - girls' name
(de) akker - acre, agriculture field
(het) aksent / (het) sukses - accent / success
al wat groeit en bloeit en ons telkens weer boeit 2 - everything that grows and flowers and fascinates us again and again
al - already
(de) alimentatie - alimony, child support
alle - all
(de) allergie - allergy
allergisch 2 - allergic
alles - all, everything
als de dagen lengen, gaan de nachten strengen - when the days get longer, the nights get more severe (i.e. colder)
als puntje bij paaltje komt - at the moment of truth, when push comes to shove
als - if, when
altijd - always
(de) alvleesklier - pancreas
(de) ambitie - ambition
ambitieus - ambitious
(het) ambt - office, job title of official
ambtelijk 2 - official, 'bureaucratic'
(de) ambtenaar - civil servant, person employed by the government
(de) ammoniak - ammonia
[(de)] ander - other
(de) angst - dread, fear (of unknown cause)
(de) anjer 2 - carnation
anorganisch - inorganic (chemistry)
(de) aorta - aorta
(de) apotheek 2 - pharmacy
(het) appèl - appeal
(de) appel - apple
(de) appelbeignet - a type of apple cake
april - April
(de) Arabier - an Arab
armoedig - looking poor
(de) as 2 - ash, ashes // axis
(de) asbak - ashtray
asociaal 2 - anti-social
(het) Atheneum - high-level High School
au! - ouch!
(de) aubergine 2 - eggplant
augustus - August
Aukje - girl's name
(de/het) aureool - halo
(de) auto - car, automobile
[(de)] autochtoon - [a person] from the country's original inhabitants
(de) automaat - something automatic, like an automatic car transmission
(de) automatiek 2 - a vending machine for hot fast-food (yuck!)
automatisch 2 - automatically
(de) averij - damage (to a ship)
(de) avond - evening
(de) azijn - vinegar
(de) baan - job // lane
(de) baars 2 - bass (a fish)
baas boven baas - there's always something or someone superior
(de) babbel - talk, chat (very informal)
Babel - Babel, Babylon
(de) baby - baby, very small child
(het) bad - bath
(het) badhuis - (communal, city) bath house
(de) bagage 2 - luggage; also: the things someone comes with psychologically
bah! - yuck! (expression of disgust or dislike)
(de) balans - balance, equilibrium // scale
(het) ballet - ballet
(de) ban - banishment by Catholic church
bang - afraid
(de) bank - bank // bench
(het) banket - pastry // a banquet (formal, festive meal)
bar en boos 2 3 - very bad (weather)
(de) barst - crack
(de) bas - bass (music)
(de) basis - base, ground
(het) bastion - a type of fortification, stronghold
beëdigd / beet - 'board-certified, sworn in' / animal bite // gotcha!
(de) beambte - an official
(het) bed 2 (de) bedden - bed, beds
(de) bedelaar 2 - 'beggar'
(de) bedoeïen / loeien - bedouin / to moo, to sound a siren
(de) bedoeling 2 - intention, goal
(het) bedrijf 2 - a company
(de) bedrijfsleider - manager
bedroefd - sad, saddened
(het) bedrog - fraud
beeldig / zalig / bochtig - ~beautiful (girls' talk) / delicious // holy / curvy (road)
(het) been (de) benen 2 - leg, legs (human & horse)
(de) begeleiding 2 - accompaniment
(het) begin - start, beginning
begrijpen - to understand
begroot / gekort / tekort / vergroot - budgeted / ~shortened, decreased / shortage, deficit / enlarged
(de) beha = (de) B.H. 2 - bra
behalve - except
(het) behang - wallpaper
(de) behoefte - need
(de) beiaard 2 - church bells player
(de) bek - (animal) mouth, face
(de) beker 2 - mug, large cup
(de) bel - bell (not church bell)
belachelijk 2 - ridiculous
(het) belang - interest, relevance
belangrijk 2 - important
(de) belangstelling - interest, ~attraction
(de) belasting - tax // burden
(het) beleg - sandwich filling, open sandwich covering // siege
belet / gered / terecht / (het) verlet - ~unable, ~refused / saved / justified // found / dispensation
België 2 - Belgium
Ben - boys' name
(de) bende - gang // a mess
beneden - down, downstairs
(de) benen 2 - legs (human and horse)
(de) bengel - naughty boy
(de) benzine - gas, gasoline (car fuel)
bepakt en bezakt - [fully packed] ready to go
(de) bereidheid 2 - readiness, willingness
(het) berenvel - bear skin
(de) berg - mountain (in Holland: hill)
(het) bergpad - mountain path
(het) bericht - message
(het) berouw - remorse
(de) bes - berry
beschaafd - civilised, cultured
(de) beslissing - decision
(het) besluit - decision
(het) bestaan 2 - existence
beste - best // Dear ...,
besteden 2 - to spend
(de) bestelling - order (trade)
besturen - to govern
(de) betaling 2 - payment
beter 2 - better
(de) beuk - beech (a tree)
(de) beul - hangman, executioner
(de) beurs - purse // exchange market (trade) // scholarship, grant
(de) beurt - turn, move in game
(het) bevel - order, command
(de) bevolking - population, inhabitants
(de) bevrijding - liberation
(de) beweging 2 - movement (of body // a group or organisation)
(de) bewolking 2 - clouds, cloud cover, cloudiness
bewust - conscious
(de) bezem - broom
bezet 2 - occupied
(de) bezetting - occupation
bibberen - to tremble, shiver
(de) bibliotheek - library
(de) big - a young pig
(de) bigarreaux 2 - candied cherries (for baking)
bij tijd en wijle - from time to time
[(de)] bij ~at, ~near // bee
(de) bijl - axe
bijzonder - special
billijk - reasonable (bookish)
binnen 2 - inside
binnenstebuiten 2 - inside-out
(de) bioloog - biologist
(de) bioscoop - cinema
bis! - encore!
(het) bit - bit (what a horse has in its mouth)
bitter - bitter
bizar - bizarre
(het) blad - leaf
(de) bladzijde - page in book
blauw - blue
(de) blauwe boon 2 - bullet (crime fiction slang)
(de) blauwe houweel - blue pickaxe
[(de)] blijde 2 - happy, glad, joyful // large club (medieval weapon)
(de) blijheid - gladness
(de/het) blik - a look (de) // tin can, tinplate (het)
(het) bloed - blood
bloeien - to bloom, flower
(de) bloem 2 - flower // flour (funny, isn't it, this shared double meaning?)
blussen 2 - to extinguish fire
blut - broke (slang)
Bob - boys' name
(de) boei - buoy
(het) boek (de) boeken - book, books
(de) bok 2 - he-goat
(de) bolleboos 2 - clever person (slang)
(de) bom 2 (de) bommen 2 - bomb, bombs
(de) bomen - trees
bont en blauw - [multicolored and blue] black and blue
(de) boog - bow, arch
(de) boom (de) bomen - tree, trees
(de) boomstronk 2 - stump of tree (not: tree trunk)
(de) boon - bean
boos - angry
(de) boot 2 - boat
(het) bord - plate // board, sign
(de) borst - breast
(de) borstel - brush
(het) bos - forest, wood
[(het)] bot - a bone // rude
(de) boter - butter
(de) bougie - spark plug (a word from French)
(het) bouillonblokje 2 - 'beef' cube
(de) bouwval 2 - a building in bad shape, about to collapse
boven 2 - up, upstairs
(de) braille - Braille
(de) brand - fire
branden - to burn
(de) brandhaard - source, origin of fire
(de) breedte - width
(de) breuk 2 - breach, breaking, rupture, fracture, crack // fraction
(de) brief 2 - letter (mail)
(de) broche - brooch
(de) broederschap - brotherhood
(de) broek 2 - pants, trousers // swamp (obsolete)
(de) broer - brother
(het) brons - bronze
(het) brood 2 - bread
(de) brug (de) bruggen - bridge, bridges
(de) bruid - bride
(de) bruidegom - groom
(de) bruidssuiker - wedding candy
bruin 2 3 - brown
bruusk 2 - impolitely quick, abrupt
(de) bruut - brutal // a brute
(het) bubbelbad - jacuzzi
(de) bui 2 / (de) buien - rainshower, showers
(de) buik - belly
(de) buil - bump (swelling)
(de) buit - booty, plunder
buiten 2 - outside
buiten z'n boekje 2 - [outside his [book] jurisdiction] too far
buitenshuis - [outside of the house] outside
Bulgarije - Bulgaria
(de) bullebak - bully
(de) bunsenbrander - Bunsen burner
(het) bureau - office // desk
(de) bureaustoel - desk chair
(het) burengerucht - excessive noise from the neighbors
(de) bus - bus (transportation) // a type of jar
(het) cadeau (also written as 'kado') - a present
(het) café 2 - café, bar, pub: a place that sells mainly drinks
Californië - California
(de) camera - movie camera
(de) carrière - career
(de) catharsis - catharsis
(de) cel 2 - cell (body / prison)
(de) centimeter - centimeter
centraal - central
(het) centrum - center
(de) chaos - chaos
(de) champignons - (button) mushrooms
chaotisch - chaotic
charmant ~charming
(de) charme ~charm
chemisch - chemical
(de) cheque - check (money transmission)
(de) chirurg - surgeon
(de) chocola - chocolate
(de) cholera - cholera
Chris - boys' name
christelijk ~christian (in Holland usually referring to orthodox protestantism)
christelijk (with G-pronunciation) - christian, as used by certain orthodox protestant groups
Christien - girls' name
Christus - Christ
(het) chromosoom - chromosome
chronisch - chronic, chronically
(het) chroom - chrome
(de) chrysanten - chrysanthemums
(het) cijfer - number, figure
(de) cirkel - circle
(de) citroenen - lemons
(de) clementie / (de) gratie - clemency / pardon
(de) coördinatie / (het) koord - coordination / cord
[(de)] Co - boys' name // & Co = business partner (companion)
(de) code - code
(de) collega - colleague
(het) college - class (at college or university) // a board, a group of important people
(de) combinatie 2 - combination
(de) commissie - commission (subgroup)
compleet - complete
(het) compromis - compromise
(het) concept / (het) concert / (de) cycloon / (de) cyclus - concept / concert / cyclone / cycle
(het) concert - concert
(de) concurrentie - competition
(de) conditie - shape, state, fitness // condition
(het) conflict - conflict, struggle
(het) contact - contact
(het) contract - contract
(de) controle 2 - 'check, verification' (like on tickets, IDs or quality)
correct - correct, right
corrigeren - to correct
coulant / (het) couplet / (het) foudraal - compliant / verse (song) / leather bag for instruments
(de) coureur - race car driver,y motorcycle racer
(de) courgette - zucchini
(de) criticus / critici 2 - critic, reviewer / critics, reviewers
[(de)] crimineel - criminal; a criminal
cruciaal - very important
(de) cultuur - culture
curieus 2 - strange, odd, makes you wonder
(het) cyanide - cyanide
(de) cylinder - cylinder
(het) cynisme / (de) hygiëne / hysterisch - cynicism / hygiene / hysterical
d'r - short for either er (there) or haar her
d'r op of d'r onder - [on top or under it] risking all, going for broke, do or die
d'r was 'ns ..., 2 d'r was 'r 's ... - once upon a time there was ...
Daß war einmal - (German) [that once was] no longer ...
(de) daad (de) daden - act, acts (cf. deed)
Daan - boys' name
(de) dadel / (de) datum / (het) kader / (de) kater - date (fruit) / date (day) / cadre / tomcat
(de) daden - acts, deeds
(de) dadendrang 2 - the urge for action
(de) dag 2 / (de) dagen 2 - day//goodbye / days
(het) dak 2 - roof
(de) dame (de) dames - lady, ladies
dan - then (future) // than
Daniël - boys' name
dat - that
(de) dauw - dew
de - the
de ... see under second word
december - December
(de) decimeter - decimeter (1/10 meter, 10 cm, ~4 inches)
(het/de) deel 2 - part (het) / part of farmhouse (de)
degelijk - robust, solid, sensible
(de) degen - sable (kind of sword)
(het) deksel - top of pan or jar
(de) democratie -
[(de)] den - pine tree // old-fashioned object form of definite particle 'de'
der - of the (old-fashioned form of definite particle 'de')
dertien in een dozijn 2 - [thirteen in a dozen] nothing special
(het) detail - detail
(de) deugd - virtue
(de) deuk 2 - dent
(het) deuntje - tune
(de) deur 2 - door
deux - (French) 2
deze - this, these
deze en gene - (this person or that) somebody or other
dezelfde - the same
dicht - closed
die - that, those (object(s) in the distance)
diep 2 - deep
(het) dier - animal, mammal (cf. deer)
(de) dij, dijen - thigh, thighs
(de) dijk 2 - levee, dike
dik - fat (cf. thick)
(het) ding - thing
dinges - what's-its-name
(de) dis - meal, dish (old-fashioned)
dit 2 - this (nearby object)
dobbelen - to play ('roll') dice
(de) dochter - daughter
(de) documentaire - documentary
dode, dooie 2 - dead
(het) doel - goal (sports,) objective
Does - dogs' name
doezelen 2 - to half-sleep, to slumber
dof, doffe - dull, muffled, not shiny
dom - stupid (cf. dumb)
(de) donder - thunder
donker 2 - dark
[(de)] dood - dead // death
door dik en dun - through thick and thin
door - by // through
door schade en schande - [by damage and shame] the school of hard knocks
(de) doordouwer - tenacious person, pushy, not giving up
doorslaggevend 2 - determining, deciding factor
(de) doos - box
(de) douche - shower
(de) draad - thread, string
(het) dressoir / (het) boudoir - classy dining room cabinet / a lady's dressing room
(de) dreumes - little boy
(de) dreun - thud
(de) drie - 3
dringen - to push, press forward
drinken - to drink >>
droevig - sad
droog - dry
(de) drop - Dutch liquorice
(de) druiven - grapes
[(de)] druk - pressure // busy
(de) dualiteit - duality
dubbel - double
dubbel doppen 2 - 'double shelling:' taking fava beans out of the pod, and then rubbing off the skin (nonsense!)
dubbel en dwars 2 - [double and diagonal] deservedly much
(de) dubbeldekker 2 - [double-decker] biplane // London 2-level bus
(het) dubbeltje 2 - dime (10¢ coin)
duchtig / prachtig - thorough , good / beautiful, great
(het) duel - duel
duidelijk - clear
(de) duif 2 - pigeon, dove
(de) duim 2 - thumb
(de/het) duin - dune
(de) Duitser - a German
dun - skinny, thin
(het) duo 2 - duo
dus - so, therefore, thus
duur - expensive
(de) duw - push
duwen - to push >>
[(de)] dwaas - a fool, silly person / silly
één 2 - (number) one, 1
(de) eau de Cologne - cologne (inexpensive perfume)
(de) eb 2 - ebbtide
(de) ebstroom - ebbtide current
(de) echo - echo
echt - real
eet 2 - (I/you/he) eat
een - a (the indefinite article)
een aardje naar z'n vaartje 2 - a nature like his Dad's
een glas sinaasappelsap - a glass of orange juice
een kink in de kabel 2 - a kink in the cable, a problem came up
eendenei (eendeëi) 2 - ducks' egg
eenvoudig - simple, basic
eerste 2 - first
(de) eeuw - Century
effen 2 - solid (color,) flat (ground) // in a moment (slang)
(de) eg - a farm tool
(het) ei / (de) eieren - egg, eggs
(de) eigenaar - owner
(het) eigendom - property
(het) eind 2 einde 2 - end
(de) eis - demand
(het) eiwit - [egg-white] protein
(de) ekster - magpie (a bird)
(de) el - ancient length measurement (lower arm - about 60 cm, 24 inches)
elektrisch - electric, electrical
(de) elleboog 2 - elbow
Ellen - girls' name
ellenlang - (see el) boringly long
(de) emmer - bucket
en 2 - and
energie 2 - energy
eng - scary, creepy
(de) engerd - a creep
enig - single, unique // very nice (girls' talk)
[(de)] enkel - only // ankle
Enschede - a city in the East of The Netherlands
er ~there
er was 'r 'ns 2 - once upon a time there was ...
erg - very // bad >>
ernstig - serious
(de) erwt - (de) erwten 2 - pea peas
[(het)] eten - food, a meal // to eat >>
(de) ether / (de) eter - ether // eater (a person eating)
(het) eufemisme 2 - euphemism
(de) euthanasie 2 - euthanasia
even 2 - for a moment // even (numbers)
evenwijdig - parallel
(de) ex - ex (ex-husband or ex-wife)
(het) experiment - experiment
(de) explosie - explosion
extra 2 - extra
(het) extract 2 - extract, essence
ezels balken: 'ia' - donkeys bray: 'eeyo'
(de) fabriek 2 - factory, plant
[(het)]failliet 2 - bankrupt // bankruptcy
(het) faillisement 2 3 - bankruptcy
(de) familie - family, relatives >>
fascinerend - fascinating
(de) fat - dandy, foppish person
(de) fazant - pheasant
februari - February
(het) feestje 2 - small party
(het) feit - fact
(de) feut - new college student to be hazed (slang - from phoetus)
(de) fiets 2 - bicycle
(de) film 2 - film, movie
(de) flat - apartment, apartmemts building
(het) flatje - apartment
(de) flats - high-rise apartments buildings
flauw - weak of taste, not funny, not fair, 'not enough salt'
(de) fles - bottle
flexibel - flexible
flink ~brave, courageous (especially in adversity or mourning)
floep! - exclamation, something happens quicly
(de) fluctuatie - fluctuation
(de) fluit - whistle, flute
(de) fluitketel - water kettle
[(het)] fluweel - velvet
foei! 2 - "bad!" - disapproval
(de) fooi - tip (to server)
(de) foto (de) foto's - picture, pictures
fouilleren (Fr.) 2 - to frisk, body-search
[(de)] fout - a mistake // wrong (noun and adjective)
fraai - beautiful; splendid
fraai fraaie fraaier fraais - pretty, splendid (etc.)
frank en vrij - honest and free (free and frank)
(de) frictie 2 - friction
[(de)] Fries - Frisian // a Frisian
(de) frietjes - French fries
fris 2 - fresh // chilly
(het) fruit - fruits
furieus - furious, very angry
(de) fusie - fusion, companies merging
(de) fuut - grebe (a bird)
gênant - embarrassing
Gödel - German mathematician
Göteborg - major city in Sweden
ga - go!
gaas - meshed wire
(de) gal 2 - gall
(de) galblaas - gall bladder
(de) garage - garage (car shelter // car repair shop)
(het) gas 2 - a gas
(de) gasvlam - gas flame
(het) gat - hole
(het) gaullisme - gaullism, General Charles de Gaulle's philosophy
gauw - quick, soon
geëerd 2 - honored
geïnd / gein - cashed in / fun (slang)
ge - you (singular) - mostly in Belgian Dutch (variation of gij 2 )
gebarsten - broken, burst
(het) gebed - a prayer
(de) gebeurtenis - event
(het) gebied 2 - area
(de) geboorte - birth
(het) gebouw 2 - building
gebroken - broken
(het) gebruik 2 - use // custom
gecompliceerd - complicated
(de) gedachte - thought
(het) gedicht - poem
gedijen - to grow (plants, formal)
(het) gedrag - behavior
geel 2 3 - yellow
geen - no, none, zero
geen boe of bah 2 - not saying a word
Geert - boys' name
(de) geest - mind // spirit // ghost
geestig - witty
(de) geeuw - yawn
(het) gegeven 2 - given, fact, information // given (past participle)
(de) gegevens 2 - 'data' (plural)
(het) gehakt - ground meat
[(het)] geheel - fully, completely // the whole entity
[(het)] geheim 2 - secret // a secret
[(het)] geheugen 2 3 - memory (a brain function)
(het) gehoor - hearing (a sense) // audience
(de) gein - fun (slang)
(de) geit 2 - goat
[(de)] gek - crazy, insane / a crazy, insane person
(de/het) gel - gel
(het) geld - money
geld en goed - [money and possessions] everything a person owns
geldig 2 - valid
[(het)] gelijk 2 - equal // right, correct (in: 'je hebt gelijk') // the correct viewpoint
(de) gelijkheid - equality
gelijkwaardig - of equal value
(het) geluid - a sound
(het) gemak - ease, convenience
gemakkelijk - easy
gemengd 2 3 - mixed
(het) gen - gen
genoeg - enough
(het) genoegen - a pleasure
(de) geoloog - geologist
Ger - boys' name
(de) geranium - geranium (a plant)
(het) gerecht - a dish (prepared food item) // the courts, the justice system
(het) gereedschap - tools
Gert - boys' name
(het) gerucht 2 - a rumor
gescheurd - torn
(de) geschiedenis - history
(de) gesel - lash, whip
[(het)] geslacht - butchered // gender
gesneden 2 - cut, carved
(de) geste 2 - gesture (like, a promise)
getrouwd - married
(de) geul - ditch, channel
(de) geur - smell
geuren en kleuren - [smells and colors] extensively described
(de) geus - Dutch 16th Century revolutionary ('minuteman')
(het) gevaar - danger
gevaarlijk - dangerous
(het) geval - case
(de) gevangenis - prison
(het) gevecht - fight, struggle
(het) gevechtsvliegtuig - fighter plane
(de) gevel - gable (part of house)
geven 2 - to give >>
(het) gevoel - feeling, sentiment
(het) gevolg - result, consequence
(het) geweer 2 - rifle
(het) geweld - violence
gewelddadig - violent
geweldig! - great!
(het) gewicht - weight
gewoon - common, usual
(het) gezegde - the predicate // stock expression
(de) gezel - comrade, companion
gezellig 2 3 - (untranslatable) pleasant, nice, enjoyable, gregarious, cosy >>
(het) gezicht 2 - face // view
(het) gezin - basic family
gezond - healthy
giechelen 2 - to giggle
gigantisch 2 - gigantic, very large
gij 2 - you (singular) - mostly in Belgian Dutch
Gijs 2 - boys' name
ginnegappen - to snigger
(de) giraf - giraffe
gis - clever (slang)
(de) gitaar - guitar
glad - smooth, slippery
[(het)] glas 2 - glass // a glass
(de) glazen - glasses (for drinking) // made of glass
god noch gebod - [god nor command] lawless
(de) god - god
goed - good, well
goed genoeg 2 - good enough
goede goeie 2 - good ('goeie' is common substandard)
(de) goedkeuring - approval
goedkoop 2 3 - inexpensive, cheap
Goejanverwellesluis - hamlet near Gouda where something historical happened in 1787 *
(de) golven 2 - waves
gooien - to throw ->>
gorgelen 2 - gargling, to gargle
(het) goud - gold
(de) gouache - gouache, watercolor painting technique
Gouda - a town in Holland
gouden - golden
Gouke - boys' name
(de) gouverneur - governor
(de) graad - degree
graag 2 - yes, please
graag gedaan - "you're welcome, my pleasure"
(het) graan 2 3 - grain, wheat, cereal
(de) grapjas 2 - a joker
(het) gras - grass
(de) grashark - grass rake
gratis - free, at no cost
grauw - grey, dun, ashen
(de) grauwsluier - a gray veil (in detergent commercial)
(de) greep - grip, hold
Greet - girls' name
(de) grens - border, limit
(de) griepprik - flu shot
grijs 2 - grey
grijs en grauw - [grey and drab] without color, wthout hope, depressing
grillen en grollen - idiosyncrasies and jokes
grimmig / jolig / kranig - grim / happy / brave
(de) groei 2 - growth
groeien 2 3 - to grow
(de) groei / groeien / groeit - growth / to grow / (you/he) grows
groen - green
(de) groente - vegetable(s)
(de) groep - group
(de) groet 2 - greeting
groot gelijk 2 - you're absolutely right
(de) grootgrutter - a large retailer, supermarket chain (ironic use only)
(de) grootte - dimensions, size
grote grutten! 2 - 'good grief!'
grote - big, large, tall, great
(de) grotten - caves
(het) gruis - grit, dust
(de) gruwelen - horrible, gruesome things
(de) guerilla 2 - guerilla
(de) guillotine 2 - guillotine
gulzig 2 - feeling an eager, almost compulsive urge to eat
(de) gummetjes - erasers
guur 2 - inclement (weather)
hé - hey!
hè - (expression of disappointment)
ha! - aha!
(de) haai / haaien 2 - shark/sharks
(de) haak / (de) haken - hook/hooks
[(het)] haar - hair // her
(de) haat - hate
(de) hak - heel of shoe // hoe
[(de)] haken - hooks // to perform a type of embroidery
(de) hakken - heels of shoes // hoes // to hack away
(de) hamer - hammer
Han - boys' name
(de) hand - hand
(de) handel 2 - trade, commerce
(de) handschoenen 2 - [hand-shoes] gloves
(het) handtasje 2 - ladies' handbag
(de) handtekening - signature
Hans - boys' name
(de) hap - a bite of food
(het) harnas - a suit of armor
(het) hart (de) harten - heart, hearts
hebben - to have >>
hebben en houden - ['haves and holds'] all of a person's possessions
(de) hebzucht - greed
[(het)] heden - today, at present // the present
heel - very // whole
(de) heg - hedge
(de) heggeschaar - hedge clippers
(de) hei - heath, moor
heiig (heiïg) - hazy
heilig - holy
[(de)] heilige - holy // a holy man, saint
Hein - boys' name
(het) hek - fence
(de) heks - witch
[(de)] hel - a/the hell // very bright (light)
helder - clear
- heldhaftig 2 - heroic
hele - whole
(de) helling - slope, ramp
hem - him >> personal pronouns
(de) hemel - heaven // sky
Henk 2 - boys' name
her - ~far away, ~since // in compound words: re-
(de) herdenking - remembrance ceremony
(de) herfst - Fall, Autumn
(de) herhaling - repetition
(de) herinnering 2 - a memory
herkennen - to recognize
hernemen - to re-take, to take up again
heroverwegen 2 - to reconsider
(de) herrie - noise
(de) hersenen - the brain (the organ)
(de) hersens - brains, intelligence
(het) herstel - reparation, rebuilding
herstellen - to repair, rebuild
herverdelen - to re-divide
hervormd - reformed (a protestant group in Holland)
(de) hervorming 2 - reformation
het 2 - the (the second definite particle) // it
het boeide me niet - [it didn't grip me] it was not interesting
het leed is geleden 2 - the suffering [has been suffered] is over
hetzelfde - the same
heur - her (slang)
heus - really (children's talk)
(de) heuvel - hill
hexagonaal - hexagonal
hij - he >> personal pronouns
hij wordt 2 - 'he becomes, is going ...'
hoe - how
(de) hoed 2 - hat
(de) hoef - horse iron, horseshoe
(de) hoek - corner // angle
hoeveel - how much, how many
hoewel - although
hoger - higher
hoi - hi! // goodbye (both slang-y)
(het) hok 2 - shed, closet; cage, pen
[(het)] hol - hollow // a lair
(de) hond / het hondje - dog / little dog
(de) honger - hunger
(de) honing 2 - honey
(het) hoofd - leading person, head (human and horse)
hoog - high
(het) Hooghaarlemmerdijks - hypercorrect Dutch ('too correct')
hooghartig 2 - haughty
(het) hooi - hay
(de) hooivork - [hay-] pitchfork
(de) hooiwagen 2 - [haycart] daddy longlegs spider
(de) hoop - hope // heap
(de) hostie 2 - holy wafer
(het) hout - wood (the material)
(de) houweel - pickaxe
(de) huichelaar - a hypocrite
huichelachtig - hypocritical
(de) huid 2 - skin
(de) huilbui - crying fit
huilen - to cry (tears)
(het) huis 2 - house
huiveren 2 - to shiver
huizenhoog - [houses high] very high
(de) hulp - help >>
hun 2 - them // their
(de) hut - cabin
hypercorrect - hypercorrect
[(het)] ideaal 2 - ideal // an ideal
(de) idealen - ideals
(de) idealist - idealist
(de/het) idee - idea
ieder - every, everyone
iets - something
(het) ijs - ice
ijselijk - ['icely'] dreadful
(de) ijstijd 2 - ice age
(het) ijsvrij 2 - school closing so kids can go skating
(het) ijzer 2 - iron, the metal
ik 2 3 - I
ik bid, wij bidden - I pray, we pray
ik fiets - I'm riding a bike
ik heb - I have >>
ik heb gegeven - I have given
ik heb gelachen - I have laughed
ik heb genomen - I have taken
ik houd / ik hou - I'm holding
ik laadde - I was loading
ik leid - I'm leading
ik lig - I'm lying down
ik schreef - I wrote
ik schrijf - I'm writing
Ik werd wakker van de wekker - I was woken up by the alarm clock
ik word - I'm becoming, going to
ik zag de zon in de zee zinken - I saw the sun go down into the sea
in kannen en kruiken - [in pitchers and jars] all ready (cut and dried)
in rep en roer - completely in flux
in vogelvlucht 2 - [in birds' flight] bird's eye view, quickly
in vuur en vlam - [in fire and flame] fired up
Ons Indië 2 - 'our India' Dutch colonial Indonesia
(de) infectie - infection
inferieur - inferior
(de) ingenieur - engineer
ingewikkeld - complicated
(het) ingrediënt - ingredient
(de) inkomsten - income
(de) inkt 2 - ink
inmiddels 2 - by now
(het) ion / (de) ionen - ion / ions
Israël - Israel
ja - yes
Jaap - boys' name
(het) jaar - year
(de) jajem - jenever (Dutch gin) (slang)
(de) jam - jam, jelly
Jan - boys' name
Jan Jansen - 'John Doe'
Jans vrienden - Jan's friends
Jantje - Johnny
januari - January
(de) jas - coat
(het) jasje - small coat // jacket, formal suit coat
je 2 - you (singular informal) >> personal pronouns
(de) jeuk - an itch
Jet - girls' name
jij - you (singular informal) alternate >> personal pronouns
jijen en jouen - [addressing someone informally, as friends]
jij hebt - you (singular informal) have
jij klopt - you (singular informal) are knocking
jij mept - you (singular informal) hit, are slapping
Job - Biblical and boys' name
(het) joch - (unpleasant) boy
(het) jodium - iodine
Johan - boys' name
jong - young
(de) jongen - boy
Joop - boys' name
jou 2 - you (singular informal) alternate, but not first person >> personal pronouns
(het) journaal - TV news // a reporter's notebook
(de) journalist - reporter
jouw - your (singular informal) (possessive) >> personal pronouns
juist - right, correct // exactly! // just
juli - July
jullie - you (plural informal) >> personal pronouns
juni - June
(de) jurk - ladies' dress
Jut en Juul - a bunch of silly, useless people
(de) jus 2 - gravy
(het) juweel / (de) juwelen - jewel / jewelry
(de) ka 2 - an agressive, loud woman
(de) Kaag - a lakes area in Holland
(de) kaars - a candle
(het) kaartje 2 - a ticket (bus, train) // business card
(de) kaas 2 3 - cheese >>
Kaatje - girls' name
(het) kabaal 2 - noise
(de) kabel - cable
kakelen - to cackle (like chickens)
(het) kalium - Potassium
(de) kam 2 - comb
(de) kamer - room, (cf. chamber)
(de) kammen - combs // to comb
Kanaän / (het) kanaal - Canaan / channel, canal
(het) kanaal - channel, canal
(het) kanon - cannon
(de) kans - chance
kant en klaar - completely ready, ready to go
kantelen (kàntelen) - 'to cant, tilt, tip over'
(de) kantelen (kantélen) - 'battlements,' the blocks atop medieval castle walls - singular: (het) kanteel
(de) kapel - chapel
kapot - broken, no longer functioning
(de) kar - cart
(de) kassier - cashier (male)
(de) kassière - cashier (female)
(de) kast 2 - cabinet, cupboard, shelves system
(het) kastje / (het) worstje 2 - small cabinet / small sausage
(de) kat - cat
(de) katastrofe 2 - catastrophe
(het) katoen - cotton
(de) keel - throat
Kees 2 - boys' name
(de) kekererwten - chickpeas, garbanzo beans
(de) kelder 2 - cellar
(de) Kenau - a very tough woman
(de) kennis - knowledge // acquaintance
(de) kerk - church
(de) keuze - choice
(de) kies 2 - molar (tooth)
(de) kieuw 2 - gill (fish breathing)
(de) kilo 2 - kilo >>
(de) kin - chin
(het) kind 2 - child
(het) kind / (de) kinderen - child / children
(het) kindje 2 - small child
(de) kip - chicken
klaar - ready
(de) klank - sound
(de) klauw 2 - claw
klein 2 3 - small, little
(de) klemtoon 2 - the stress of a word
(de) kleren - clothes
(de) kleun - punch, hit
(de) kleur 2 - color
(de) kleuter - child, about 4-6 yrs old
kleverig - sticky
(de) klinker - vowel // clinker (street pavement)
(de) klinkers - vowels
(de) KLM - the Dutch airline
(de) klok - clock
(de) kluif 2 - bone to gnaw
(de) kluit 2 - clod, a handful of soil
(de) knaak 2 - guilder (slang)
(de) knal - a bang
[(de)] knallen 2 - bangs // to bang
knap / knapper / knapst - intelligent // pretty / more so / most so
knarsen 2 - to gnash
(de) knauw 2 - bite, blow
(de) knecht 2 - servant (cf. knight)
kneden 2 - to knead
knerpen - to crunch (sound)
knetteren 2 - to crackle
(de) knie - knee
(de) knijpkat - flashlight with squeezing dynamo
knikkers 2 - marbles (small glass balls)
knikkeren - to roll marbles
knippen - to cut with scissors >>
knipperen 2 - to blink
(het) knipperlicht 2 - blinking light
(de) knipselkrant - newspaper of cuttings (a service providing newspaper clippings)
(de) knoest - knot in wood
(de) knokkel - knuckle
(de) knoop 2 - button // knot in string
(de) knop 2 - bud
knudde 2 - not good, a failure (slang)
(de) knul - boy (somewhat negative)
(de) knuppel - club (like a baseball bat)
(de) koe / (de) koeien - cow / cows
(de) koek 2 - a kind of cake
(het) koekje - cookie
(de) koekoek 2 - a cuckoo
koel 2 - cool (temperature only)
de kogel door de kerk - [the bullet through the church] a fateful decision has been taken, the die is cast
koelte - coolth (C.J Cherryh's '40.000 in Gehenna' is one of my favorite Science Fiction books)
(de) kok / (de) bon / (de) hor / rot - cook / coupon // ticket, fine / bug screen / off, rotten
(de) kom 2 - bowl
(de) koning - king
(de) koningin 2 - queen
(het) koninkje - 'little king'
(de) kooi / roeien / (de) vlaai - a cage / to row / fruit pie
kook / (de) boon / hoor / rood - (I) cook / bean / (I) hear / red
(de) kop - (animal) head
(het/de) koper - copper (het) // buyer (de)
kopiëren 2 - to copy, xerox
(het) kopje - cup, small cup
kort en klein - [in small pieces] to smithereens
koud - cold
koud / (de) mouw / stouwen - cold / sleeve / to pack tightly
(de) kraag - collar
(de) kraai 2 / kraaien 2 - crow/crows
(de) krant - newspaper
kreatief / realiteit - creative / reality
kreunen - to moan, to groan
kreupel 2 - crippled, lame
(het) krijt - chalk
(de) krik - jack (for lifting car)
kriskras - criss-cross, in random directions
kritisch / fysisch - critical / regarding physics
krom 2 - bent, crooked
(het) kruid - herb, spice
kruipen - to crawl
(de) kruipruimte - crawlspace (below floor of house)
(het) kruis - cross
(het) kruisbeeld - crucifix
(het) kruit - gunpowder
(het) krukje 2 - stool (for sitting)
(de) krul / krullen - curl / curls
(de) kunst - art
(de/het) kurk - cork
[(de/het)] kussen 2 - pillow (cf. cushion) (het) // kisses (de) // to kiss
(de) kwaliteit 2 - quality
(het) kwart - quart, ¼
(de) kwast 2 - brush // foppish person
(de) kwibus - silly, idiosyncratic person
kwijt 2 - lost, missing
(het) kwik - mercury, quicksilver
(de) kwis - quiz
(de) kwitantie - receipt (of money paid)
(de) la - drawer
[(de)] laag - low // a layer
laat - late, not in time
laatste 2 - last
De laatste loodjes wegen het zwaarst - the final stage of a big job is the hardest
(het) lab (het) laboratorium - lab, laboratory
(de) labjas - lab coat
(de) lach - a laugh - lachen 2 - to laugh >>
(de) lade - drawer
(de) laesie 2 - lesion (medical jargon)
laf laffe 2 - cowardly
lager - lower
[(het)] lam - a lamb; paralyzed, lame
(het) land - land, country
(de) landbouw - agriculture
lang - long, tall
Laos - country in SE Asia
(de) lap - a piece of cloth or land
lap en leur - bad, undesirable people
(de) lat - a strip of wood, slate, thin narrow board
laten - to let, allow/order >>
(de) latten - strips of wood
(het) lawaai 2 - noise
(het/de) leer 2 - leather (het) // doctrine (de)
(de) leerlooier - worker in leather preparation
(de) leeuw - lion
(het) lef - courage (slang)
(het) leger - army
Leiden in last - [Leyden in] trouble
(de) leider - leader
(de) leiding - leadership // pipe (gas, water etc.)
lekker 2 - tasty, enjoyable, good
lekker lui liggen lezen - enjoyable, relaxed reading
lelijk 2 - ugly
(de) lente - Spring
(de) lepel (de) lepels - spoon, spoons
(de) leraar (de) leraren - seconday school teacher (male), teachers
(de) lerares (de) leraressen - seconday school teacher (female), teachers (female)
Let 2 - a Latvian
(de) leugen - a lie
leuk 2 - funny, pleasant, enjoyable
(de) leuze - slogan
leven en laten leven 2 - live and let live
levend - alive
Lex - boys' name
(het) lichaam - body
lichamelijk - bodily, physical
[(het)] licht - light // a light
lichterlaaie - burning hotly
lichtgewicht 2 - lightweight
(het) lid / wit / (het) midden / witte - member / white / middle / white
(het) lied (het) liedje 2 - song (with vocals)
lief en leed - (to share) good times and bad
lief - kind, sweet // well-behaved (child)
(de) liefde - love
lieve - dear
(de) liflafjes 2 - morsels, small bites, insubstantial pieces of food
(het) lijk - dead body
(de) lijn - line
(de) lijst - list
(de) lik - lick, lap (tongue action)
(de) liniaal / (de) linialen - ruler / rulers (for straight lines)
links - left
(de) lip - lip
(het) lithium - Lithium
logisch - logical
(het) loket - office window, office counter
(het) lood 2 - lead
(de) loodlijn - perpendicular line (90°)
(de) loot - new, young branch
los - loose
louter - pure, purely
loyaal 2 - loyal
loyaliteit 2 - loyalty
(de) lucht - air // sky
luchtig - airy, light, not serious
(het) luchtje - an unpleasant smell // something fishy
(de) lucifer - match (to light a fire)
(het) lucifersdoosje - matchbox
[(de)] lui - lazy // people
(de) luiaard 2 3 - lazy person // a sloth
luid - loud
luidruchtig - loud
(de) luier - diaper, nappy
(de) luilak - lazy person
luilekkerland 2 - mythical place of free good eating, land of Cockaigne
(de) luit 2 - lute
(de) lus - loop (string)
(de) luxaflex 2 - French blinds
lyrisch 2 - lyrical

m'n - my (abbreviation of mijn )
ma - Mom
(de) maïs - (Indian) corn
(de) maan 2 - moon
(de) maand - month
maart - March
maart roert z'n staart 2 - [March wags its tail] bad weather at the end of March
(de) Maas - Meuse (a river)
(de) maat 2 - measure (dimension, music) // comrade
(de) maatregel - measure (action taken)
(de) machine 2 - machine
(de) macht - power
mager - skinny, not full (cf. meager)
(de) man 2 - a male adult human // husband
(de) manager - manager
(het) manchet - cuff
(de) manchetknopen - cuff links
(de) mand - basket
[(de)] manen - moons // a horse's long neck hairs // to exhort
(de) manier - manner, way of doing
mannelijk 2 - male
(de) mannen - males, men
(de) manoeuvre 2 - maneuver, strategic move
manoeuvreren 2 - to maneuver
(de) marge 2 - margin
(de) markt - market
[(de)] Mars - planet Mars // a march
Maurits 2 - boys' name
me - me >> personal pronouns
(de) medeklinker / (de) medeklinkers - consonant / consonants
(de) medemens - a fellow human
medisch - medical
(het) meel - flour, ground cereal
[(het)] meer 2 - a lake // more
(de) mees 2 - titmouse (a bird)
(de) meeuw - seagull (a bird)
mei - May
(het) meisje - girl
(de) melk 2 - milk >>
men - 'they, people' (Men zegt dat ... - It is said that ... ) >> personal pronouns
(de/het) mens 2 / (de) mensen - man, human / men, people
De mense(n) prate(n) plat. De mensen praten plat. - the people talk sloppily
(het) merk - brand
(het) mes 2 3 / (de) messen 2 - knife / knives
met - with
met huid en haar 2 - [with skin and hair] completely
met man en macht - with everything available, throwing everything at it
met man en muis - [(ships sink) with men and mice] completely lost
(de) meubels - furniture
miauw - meow (what cats say)
(de) middag - afternoon
(het) middagdutje 2 - afternoon nap
(de) mier - ant
Mies - girls' name
mij - me >> personal pronouns
mijn - my, mine // mine (coal-, gold- etc.) >> personal pronouns
(de) mijt - a parasitic bug
mild - mild
[(de)] militair - a soldier // military
min of meer - [less or more] more or less
minder - less
(het) minuet - minuet (a dance)
[(de)] mis - not on target // mass (Catholic worship)
(de) misère 2 - misery, an unpleasant situation
(de) mist - mist, fog
(het) model - model
(de) moeder - mother
moeilijk - difficult
(de) moeite 2 - effort, difficulty, trouble
(de) moes - mush (something pureed or mashed)
mogelijk 2 - possible
(de) mol 2 3 - mole, mol (animal, music, chemistry)
(het) molecuul - molecule
(de) molen - mill, windmill
(de) mond - mouth
monddood - silenced, without a voice
mondig - having a say (in)
mooi mooie - pretty, beautiful
mooi / mooier / mooist - pretty / prettier / prettiest
Moos - boys' name
[(de)] morgen 2 - morning // good morning!
(het) mos - moss
(de) motie / (het) motief 2 - motion, resolution / motive
(de) muis - mouse
(de) muiterij - mutiny
murw - beaten down, spirit broken
(het) museum - museum
(de) muziek 2 - music
(de) mythe - myth
na - after
(de) naald - needle
(de) naam 2 - name
naar - to (direction) // sick, upset
naast - next to
(de) nacht - night
(de) nagel - nail (human or animal)
naïef 2 - naive
(de) nar - jester, fool
(de) narcissen - daffodils (flowers)
nat - wet
(de) natie / (de) traditie / (de) garantie - nation / tradition / guarantee, warranty
(het) natrium - Sodium
natuurlijk - natural, naturally // of course!
nauw - narrow
nauwelijks 2 - barely, almost not
nauwkeurig - careful, precise
Nederland 2 - Holland, The Netherlands
nee - no
(de) neef - cousin (male) // nephew
neer - down
negen - 9
(de) neiging - tendency, inclination
(de) nek - neck
(het) nestje - a bird's nest, a small nest
[(het)] net - a net // barely, close
(de) neus - nose
(het) nichtje - cousin (female) // niece
(de) nier - kidney
niet 2 - not
niet voor niks - [not for nothing] there is a reason // the effort was not wasted
niets - nothing
nieuw nieuwe 2 - new
(het) nieuws - news
(het) nieuwsgierig Aagje - a child that's too curious, prying
(de) nijd - anger (old-fashioned)
niks - nothing
nog - still, yet
nooit - never
nooit ofte nimmer - [never or never] never!
[(de)] Noor 2 - a Norwegian // girls' name
noord - North
(het) noorden - the North
(de) noot 2 - note (music) // nut (fruit)
(de) nor - prison (slang)
nou - now
november - November
nu 2 - now
nu of nooit - now or never
(de) nul - zero // stupid person
nuttig - useful
(het) nylon - nylon
(de) nylons - sheer stockings
(de) ochtend - morning
(de) oefening 2 - exercise
Oekraïne - Ukraine
(het) oeuvre - an artist's body of work
of - or
ofschoon - although (bookish)
oktober - October
(de) olie 2 - oil
(de) olifant - elephant
olijk - droll, funny
om - ~because // around // about
onafhankelijk - independent
(de) onafhankelijkheid - independence
onder - under, below
onder ons gezegd en gezwegen 2 - [said and not said among us] just between you and me
(de) ondernemer - entrepreneur, businessman
(de) onderwijzer - elementary school teacher (male)
(de) onderwijzeres - elementary school teacher (female)
(het) onderzoek 2 - investigation, research
oneindig - [without end] infinite
(het) ongeluk 2 - accident
ongeveer 2 - about, roughly
(het) onkruid - weeds
Ons Indië - 'Our India' (Dutch Colonial Indonesia)
ons koude kikkerland 2 - "our chilly frogs' country" (it's a miserable place but it's home)
ons 2 - us, our >>
ontdekt / (het) ondier / ont-dekt - discovered / monster (a very bad person)
onverstandig - not sensible, a bad idea
(het) oog - eye
(de) ooi - ewe (sheep)
(de) ooievaar - stork (a bird)
ooit - ever, sometime
ook - also, too
(het) oor - ear
oost - East
oost west, thuis best 2 - [East, West, at home it's best] Home sweet home
(het) oosten - the East
op - on top of // finished, out of
open - open
(de) operatie - surgery, operation, action
opgelet! - attention!
(de) ophaalbrug 2 - drawbridge
ophangen - to hang something; also: to kill a person by hanging
ophef - 'fuss'
ophouden 2 - to stop, cease
(de) optie / (de) optiek - option // view, way of looking
oranje 2 - orange
ordinair / [(de)] militair - vulgar, 'common' / military // soldier
(de) organisatie - organisation
organisch - organic (chemistry) - 'organic' food is biologisch or biodynamisch in Dutch
(de) otter - otter (a water mammal)
Otto 2 - boys' name
oubollig - droll, silly-funny
oud oude - old
oude ouwe - old
(de) oven - oven
over 2 - ~in, ~over // leftover
overdaad schaadt 2 - excess is harmful
(de) overeenkomst - agreement // similarity
(het) overhemd - dress shirt
overmorgen 2 - the day after tomorrow
pa - Dad
paal en perk stellen - [to set limits] to take measures to stop
[(het)] paar 2 - couple // a few
(het) paard 2 - horse
paars 2 - purple
(de) pad, (de) padden - toad, toads
(het) pad, (de) paden - path, paths
pais en vree - [peace and peace] very quiet and peaceful
(het) pak - large package // formal suit for men
(het) pakje - package
(de) pan 2 - pan, cooking pot
(de) pap 2 - porridge
(de) papagaai 2 - parrot
(het) papier 2 - paper (material)
(de) paraplu - umbrella
(de) passagier - passenger
(de) pauken - kettledrums (music)
Paulus - boys' name
(de) paus - the pope
(de) pauw - peacock (a bird)
(de) peet - godparent (baptism)
(de) pen - pen (for writing)
(het) percentage - percentage %
persoonlijk - personally
(de) pet - cap
(de) pet / (het) bed / (de) petten / (de) bedden - cap / bed / caps / beds
(de) petroleum - petroleum, paraffin oil? (the everyday cheap fuel)
(de) petroleum - petroleum (engineers' crude oil)
(de) peul 2 - pod (beans)
(de) peuter 2 - small child (2-4 yrs)
(de) piëteit / (de) pieten - piety / Peters
Pia - girls' name
(de) piano - piano
piepen - to squeak
Piet - boys' name
(de) pijn - pain
(de) pijp - pipe
pimpelpaars - very purple
(de) pink - little finger, 'pinky'
(de) pion - pawn (chess etc.)
(de) pit - stone, seed, pip, pit (fruit) // energy, vim
(de) plaats - place // town
(de) plank 2 - board (wood)
(de) plant - plant (nature)
(de) planten / (de) winter / (de) wortel - plants / Winter / carrot // root
(het) pleidooi 2 3 - plea speech
(de) ploeg - plow // team
(de) plunjezak 2 - duffel bag
(de) poes - cat, puss
(de) poëten / (de) poezen - poets / cats
(het) poeder - powder
poezen/katten miauwen: 'miauw' - cats meow: 'meow'
(de) polder 2 - polder (reclaimed land)
(de) politicus / politici 2 - politician / politicians
(de) politie - police
(het) politiebureau 2 - police station
(de) politiek - politics
(de) polypiep - [poly-squeak] fun word for styrofoam, polystyrene
(de) pomp - pump, gas station
(de) poot 2 - leg (animal or furniture)
(de) pop - doll, puppet
(de) poppen 2 - dolls
populair 2 - popular, generally liked
(de) portefeuille - wallet
(de) portemonnaie - purse
(de) portie / (de/het) portier 2 - portion / doorman (de) // car door (het)
(de) positie - position
(de) post - mail
(de) postzegel / (de) postzegels - mail stamp / stamps
(de) pot - pot. jar
pracht en praal - pomp and circumstance (a great show)
(de) praeses / (de) quaestor - chairman / treasurer (college/university students' talk)
(de) premier - prime minister
(de) première - ceremonial opening night of a movie or play
precies - precise, exact, exactly
preuts - prude
(de) priester / (de) priesteres - priest / priestess
(de) prijs 2 - price // award
(de) prioriteit - priority
(het) proces - process // court case
(de) prooi 2 3 4 - prey
(de) proportie - proportion, relative share
(de) Pruis - a Prussian
(de) psalm 2 - psalm
(het) pseudoniem - pseudonym, pen-name
(de) psychiater - psychiatrist
(de) psycholoog 2 - psychologist
(de/het) punt - point, dot, sharp point (de) // argument item (het)
puur 2 - pure
quasi - quasi
(de) queeste - quest (serious and old-fashioned, like for the Holy Grail)
(de) quiche - quiche
quitte - even, not in each other's debt
(de) quiz - quiz
(het) quorum - quorum (number of voters needed)
(het) raam 2 - window
raar maar waar 2 - strange but true
(de) radio - radio
Rafaël - boys' name
(de) rand - edge
(het) rasphuis 2 - 16th/17th Century poorhouse or place of punishment where inmates ground or pulped wood
(de) rat 2 - rat
rauw - raw
(het) rayon 2 - area, district (bureaucratic)
(de) reünie / (de) reuma - reunion / rheumatism
(de) reactie - reaction
(de) reageerbuis - test tube
(het) recept 2 - (doctor's) prescription // (cooking) recipe
[(de)] rechter - judge // on the right
rechts - right (direction, not left)
red 2 - (I) save
(de) regel 2 - rule // sentence, line
regelmatig - regular
(de) regenboog - rainbow
de regent - a high official in the Dutch East Indies colonial administration
't regent - it is raining
regent 't? - is it raining?
(de) regering - government
Reinheitsgesetz - (German) 'Law of Purity' regulating beer ingredients
(de) reis 2 - journey, trip
(de) rekening - bill, invoice // account
religieus - religious
(de) rem 2 - a brake
(de) reservedeken - spare blanket
(het) respect - respect
(de) reus - giant
(de) reuzel - bacon fat
Ria - girls' name
riant - very comfortable
(de) riem - belt
[(het)] rijk - rich // realm
rijkelijk - [richly] abundantly
(de) rijst - rice
(de) rijstebrij - a type of rice pudding
(de) ring 2 - ring (ornament)
(de) ringvinger - ring finger
(de/het) riool 2 - sewer
(de) risico's - risks
(de) rit - a ride, a drive
(de) rits - zipper
(het) ritueel - ritual // a ritual
(de) rivieroever - river bank
rode rooie - red
(de) roem - fame
(de) rok - a ladies' skirt // men's extremely formal suit
(de) rok / (het) lot / (de) ton - skirt / fate // lottery ticket / barrel
(de) rolmops - vinegar-pickled herring wound around a pickle
(de) rommel - trash, messy stuff
rond 2 - round (a circle is round)
rood - red
(de) rook - smoke
(de) rook / (de) loot / (de) toon - smoke / shoot, twig / tone
(de) roos - rose // dandruff
(het) ros - a kind of horse
rot - rotten, off, unpleasant
(de) rotzooi 2 - trash, garbage
(de) rouge - make-up article (red)
(de) route - route, way, course
(de) routine - something done often
royaal 2 - generous, ample
roze ('French O') - pink (color)
(de) rozen 2 - roses
roze roos 2 roze rozen - pink rose, pink roses
(de) ruïne / ruime - ruin / wide, spacy (cf roomy)
(de) rug - back (body part)
ruig - rough
[(het)] ruim - wide, spacious (cf. roomy) // well over (amount) // a ship's hold
(de) ruimte - space
(de) ruis - static, noise
(de) ruit 2 3 - windowpane, equilateral parallellogram
(de) ruiten - windowpanes, glass windows // diamonds (cards)
(de) rust - rest, quiet
rust roest - [rest creates rust] quiet leads to stagnation
rustig - quiet, peaceful // quietly, without fuss or overexertion
ruw 2 ruwe - rough
(de) ruwaard - title of a certain medieval ruler
(de) ruwheid - roughness
ruwweg - roughly, about
saai - boring
samen - together
(de) saxofoon - saxophone
schön 2 3 - German: beautiful, pretty, good
(de) schaaf / schier / (de) schok / (de) schoof - wood plane / almost, barely / shock / bundle of hay
(de) schaakstukken - chess pieces
(de) schaal 2 3 - (shallow) bowl // scale (extent)
(de) schaal / schraal - bowl //extent / sober, poor, sparsely, dry
(de) schaamte - shame
(het) schaap - sheep (singular)
(de) schaar - scissors
(de) schade - damage
(de) schaduw - shadow
(de) schande - shame, disgrace
(het) schap / schrap - shelf / (to hold) firmly
(de) schapen 2 - sheep (plural)
(de) scheiding - divorce, separation
(de) scheikunde - chemistry
(de) schep - shovel, spade // scoop, large spoon
scherp - sharp // spicy
(de) scherts 2 - humor, jest
(het) schetsje - sketch (rough drawing)
(de) scheur - tear (ripped)
(de) scheurbuik - scurvy
(de) schietvereniging - club of gun enthusiasts
schiften / (de) schriften - to separate, to curdle (milk) // notebooks
(de) schijven - schrijven 2 - discs / to write
schikken - schrikken 2 - ~to make a settlement in a dispute, ~to arrange, ~to suit / to be frightened
(de) schil / schril - skin, peel, layer / shrill
(de) schimpscheuten - unpleasant remarks, mild cursing
(het) schip - ship
(de) schoen - shoe
(de) schok - shock
(de) school - school
schoon - clean
(de) schoot - schroot 2 - lap, womb / scrap metal, old iron
(de) schop - shovel, spade // a kick
schots en scheef - in a jumble, not well-aligned
schraal 2 - meager, dry, scant, not very nutritious
(de) schram - (het) schrammetje 2 - scratch - a very small scratch
schrander - clever
(de) schreeuw - cry, shout
schreeuwen - to cry, to shout >>
schreien - to cry (tears) (old-fashioned)
(de) schrijver - writer, author
(de) schrik - fright
(de) schrobber - hard broom for wet-cleaning, scrubbing
(de) schroef - screw
schroeven - to screw
(de) schuit 2 - ship (a bit negative)
(de) schuld - debt // blame
(de) schulp / schuilen / (de) schuur - hiding-place / to find shelter / large shed
(de) seconde 2 - a second (time, 1/60 of a minute)
(het) sein - signal
september - September
serieus - serious
(de) silo - silo
(de) sinaasappel 2 / (de) sinaasappels - an orange / oranges
(de) sinaasappelpers - orange juicer
(de) sinaasappelschillen - orange peel
(de) situatie - situation, circumstances
(de) sjouwer - a person carrying loads
sla je slag - grab the opportunity
(de) sla - lettuce
slaan - to hit, slap >>
(de) slaap 2 - sleep
(het) slablaadje - a lettuce leaf
(de) slag - a great battle
(de) slak - snail, slug
(de) slang - snake // hose
slap slappe - weak, feeble, light, unfair
slapen - to sleep
(de) slapte - weakness
Slavisch / chemisch / Belgisch - Slavic / chemical / Belgian
slecht - bad
(de) sleuf - dry ditch
(de) sleutel - key (lock, music)
(het) slijk 2 - mire, sludge
slim - clever
(de) sloot - ditch
(het) slot 2 - lock // castle
(de) sluier - veil
sluik - straight, thin (hair) // hidden, of questionable legality
(de) sluis 2 - sluice
sluw - cunning, sly
(de) smaak - taste
smal 2 - narrow (cf. small)
(de) smid / (de) smeden - blacksmith / blacksmiths
(de) smurf - smurf
(de) smurrie - dirty, mudlike stuff
(de) sneeuw - snow
snel - quick, fast
sneu 2 3 - a pity
(het) snoep - candy, sweets
(de) snuit - snout: pointed face or mouth of animal
sociaal - social
(het) socialisme - socialism
(de) soep - soup
(de) sok - sock
sommige - some
soortgelijk - ['of equal type'] similar
(de) souffleur - 'whisperer' (stage helper)
speciaal 2 - special
(de) specialiteit - specialty
(het) spel - game, play
(de) speld - pin
(de) spelregel 2 - rule of a game
(de) sperziebonen - French (green) beans
(de) spiegel - mirror
(de) spier 2 - muscle
(de) spijker - carpentry nail
(de) spijt - remorse
spiksplinternieuw - brand-new
[(de)] spits - sharp, clever // a forward (soccer etc.)
(de) splitsing - split, fork in road, fission
(de) spoed - hurry, urgency
(de) spons - sponge
(de) spreuk - saying, stock expression
(de) sprong - a jump
spugen - to spit
(de) spuit - hose end, spout
(het) spul - 'stuff'
(de) staaf - bar, stick (cf. stave)
(de/het) staal - a fabric sample (de) // steel (het)
staan - to stand >>
(de) staart - tail
(de) stad / (de) steden - town, city / towns, cities
(de) stal 2 - a stable (farm cattle housing)
(de) stamboom - family tree >>
(de) stank 2 - a bad smell, stink
(de) stap - a step
star - rigid, inflexible
(de) steek - a stitch, a jab
(het) steelpannetje - small pan with handle and lid
[(de)] steen 2 - rock // a rock
(de) steenkool - coal
steil - steep
(de) stem - voice // vote
(de) step 2 - scooter (foot-powered) - Dutch (de) scooter is a Vespa etc.
(de) ster - star
sterk - strong
(de) steun - support
(de) stier / (de) piek / (de) hiel / (het) vlies - bull / peak / heel / fleece
stijf - stiff
(de) stijl - stile
stil - quiet, silent
stinken - to smell badly
(de) stip - dot, point
(de) stoel - a chair
(de) stoep 2 - sidewalk, 'stoop'
(de/het) stof 2 - material, fabric (de) // dust (het)
stoffelijk 2 - physical, material
(de) stok - stick, cane
stokstijf - stiff as a stick: motionless
(de) stomerij 2 - [steamery] dry cleaner
(de) stoom - steam
[(de)] stop 2 - stop! // a fuse
(het) stopcontact - power outlet
(de) straal - ray
(de) straat - street
(de) straf - punishment
strak 2 - tight, rigid, fixed
(het) strand - beach
(de) strijd - struggle, battle
(de) strijdbijl - battle axe
strijkijzer - ironing iron
stroef - with difficulty, not easy, ('not lubricated')
(de) structuur - structure
(de) struik 2 - bush
(de) stuiver - nickel (5-cent coin)
[(het)] stuk - a piece // broken
stut en steun 2 - [prop and stay] support
(het) stuur - steering wheel
(de) suggestie - suggestion
(de) suiker - sugar
superieur - superior
(de) symfonie - symphony
(het) symptoom - symptom
synthetisch - synthetic
(het) systeem - system, 'machine'
taai - tough
(de) taaiheid - "toughness"
taal noch teken - [word nor sign] no communications, out of touch
(de) taart - cake
taart met kaarsjes - cake with candles (birthday) >>
tachtig - 80
(de) tafel - table
(de) taille 2 - waist
(de) tak - branch
(de) tand / (de) tanden - tooth / teeth (usually front -)
(de/het) tandsteen - tartar (stain or sediment on teeth) >>
(de) tank - tank (military vehicle // large container for liquid)
(de) tante - aunt Dutch family tree
(het) tapijt 2 - carpet, tapestry
(de) tas - bag
te - too // at
te kust en te keur - a wide choice
(de) teek - tick
(de) teen - toe
[(het)] teer - tar // fragile, tender
tegen heug en meug - under protest, not willingly
tegen - against
tegenovergesteld - opposite
(het) tegoed - credit, positive balance
(het) tehuis - a home
(de) teil - zinc washing tub
(het) teiltje - bowl
(het) teken 2 - sign
(de) tekening 2 - drawing
(de) tel - count (numbers) // a moment
(de) telefoon 2 - telephone
teleurstellend - disappointing
(de) teleurstelling - disappointment
ten - ~at
(het) tennis - tennis
(de) tent - tent
ter - ~~to, ~~for
terdege 2 - thoroughly, properly, solid
terecht - justified // found
tergend - annoyingly
terloops - in passing, casual
ternauwernood - barely, almost not
(de) terp - hill for refuge in floods
(het) terrein 2 - terrain
(de) terreur - terror
(het) terrorisme - terrorism
(de) terts - tierce, third (music)
terug - back (going, finding)
terwijl 2 - while
terzijde - on the side, aside
(de) test - test, experiment
Teun 2 - boys' name
Teunis - a boys' name
[(het)] teveel 2 - too much, surplus
tevergeefs 2 3 - in vain
tevreden - content, satisfied
(de) Thai - a Thai
Thailand - country in SE Asia
Thais - Thai
thans / (de) tand - at the moment, now / tooth
Thea - girls' name
(de) thee - tea
(de) thee / (de) teen - tea / toe
(het) thema - theme
Theo - boys' name
(de) theocratie - theocracy
(de) theoloog / (de) theïne - theologist / theine (=caffeine)
(de) theorie 2 - theory
(de) therapeut / (de) pseudodemocratie - therapist / pseudo-democracy
(de) therapie - therapy
(de) thermometer - thermometer
Thijs - a boys' name
thuis - at home
Tiel 2 - small town in Holland
tien - 10
(de) tijd (de) tijden - time, times
(het) tin - tin (Sn, a metal)
(de) tjalk - a ship type
tjilpen - making that birds' sound
tjirpen - making that birds' sound
tjokvol - very full
toch 2 - yet, still
(de) tocht 2 - journey, trip // draft (air movement)
(het) tochtje - small trip, tour
toe - ~towards // come on!
toen 2 3 - then, when (in the past)
(het) toeval - coincidence
toi-toi-toi - good luck (knock on wood!)
(het) toilet - toilet, bathroom
(de) tolerantie - tolerance
(de) tolk 2 - interpreter, live translator
ton 2 - barrel (cf. tun) // 1000kg unit of measure // 100K in money
(de) tong 2 - tongue (body part)
(de) toon 2 3 - tone
tot - till, until
Toos - girls' name
(het) tournooi 2 - tournament
(het) touw - rope, string
(de) tralie - prison bar
(de) tram - streetcar, tram
(de) trein - train
(het) trema - two dots on a vowel, like ä, indicating syllable break just before that vowel
(de) treurnis - sadness, misery (old-fahioned)
(de) triangel - triangle (music)
(het) trio - trio
triviaal 2 - trivial, very simple
Trix - girls' name
(de) troffel 2 - trowel
(de) trog 2 - manger, animals' food bin
- (de) trombone - trombone
(de) troubadour 2 - troubadour
tsjilpen - making that birds' sound
tsjirpen - making that birds' sound
(de) tuin 2 - yard, garden
(de) tulp / (de) tulpen 2 - tulip / tulips
(het) tunneltje - a small tunnel
tussen - between, among
twee - 2
(de) tweeklanken - diphthongs
(de) twijfel - doubt
twintig - 20
U / Uw - you / your (singular formal, polite) >>
(de) ui 2 / (de) uien 2 - onion / onions
(de) uil 2 - owl
uit 2 - out
(de) unie - union
uniek 2 - unique, one of a kind
[(het)] uniform - uniform (noun and adjective)
Utrecht 2 - large city in the Netherlands
(het) uur - hour
vaak 2 - often, frequent
(de) vaan - small flag
(de) vaandrig 2 - army officer cadet
(het) vaarwater - waterway ('territory')
vaarwel! - farewell!
(de) vaas - vase
(de) vacht - furry skin
(het) vacuüm / (de) buur - vacuum / neighbor
(de) vadem - old depth measurement (ca. 1.7m, 7 feet)
(de) vader - father
(het) vak 2 - compartment // trade, profession, subject
(de) val - fall // trap
van 2 - of
van de hand in de tand leven - barely getting by, living on a very low (no) budget
van een leien dakje - ['of a slate roof'] very easy
van hot naar her - sent from one thing to another, randomly
van Pontius naar Pilatus - sent on useless errands
van top tot teen - from head to toe
van wanten weten - being knowledgeable, knowing how to do things
[(de)] varen - to sail, travel by boat // a fern
(het) varken 2 - pig (cf. pork)
vast - solid // fixed, strongly connected
(het) vee 2 - cattle
veel 2 3 - much, many
(de) veelwijverij - [many wives thing] polygamy
(het) veen - peat
(de/het) veer - a spring (de) // a feather (de) // a ferry (het)
(het) veevoer - animal fodder
veil - of no value (very old-fashioned)
veilig - safe
(het) vel - skin
(het) veld - a field
(het) veldleger - army in the field
Veluwe Betuwe - areas in the East of Holland, North and South of the River Rhine
(de) ven - small lake
ver - far
(de) verandering - a change
verantwoordelijk - responsible, sensible
(de) verbinding 2 - connection
verdampen - to evaporate
(de) verdediging - defense
(de) verdieping - floor, storey
De Verenigde Provinciën - The United Provinces (official name of the Dutch Republic ca. 1600-1795)
(de) vereniging - club, union
(de) verf - paint
(de) vergadering - meeting, conference (cf. gathering)
(het) vergif 2 - poison
(de) vergissing - an honest mistake
(de) verhuur - renting out
(de) verkiezingen - elections
(de) verklaring - declaration
(de) verkoop - sale
(het) verlangen 2 - longing, desire // to long (for)
(het) verleden 2 - the past
(het) verlies - the loss
(het) vermaak - entertainment
vermoeid / vermoeide - tired
(de) vermoeidheid 2 - fatigue, tiredness
(de) vernietiging - destruction
(de) verrassing - surprise
verricht - 'done' (bookish, officialese)
verrukkelijk , verrukkelijke 2 - delicious, really very nice
vers 2 - fresh
verschillend - different
(de) versiering - decoration, ornament, embellishment
(het) verslag - report
(de) verslaggever 2 - [report-giver] reporter, journalist
(de) verspreiding - spread, dissemination
verstandig - sensible
(de) verstandsverbijstering - brain shutdown
(de) vertaling 2 - translation
(de) verte 2 - (in the) distance
(de) vertegenwoordiger 2 - representative // travelling salesman
verven 2 - to paint
(het) vervoer - transportation
(de) verwonding - injury
(de) verzameling - collection, set
(de) verzekering - insurance // assurance
(het) verzet - resistance
(het) verzinsel - a fiction
(het) verzoek 2 - request
(het) vest - wool or fleece jacket
[(het)] vet - fat, grease // fat, greasy
(het) veulen - foal (very young horse)
via - via, by way of
vier - 4
vies - dirty
vies en voos 2 - [dirty and dirty] very dirty
vijf - 5
(de) vijver - pond
(het) vilt - felt
(de) vin - fin
(de) vingers - fingers
(de) vink - finch (a bird)
(de) viool - violin
(de) vis - fish
(de) visvangst - catch (fish caught)
(de) vitrine - display cabinet, window
(de) vlaai - (Limburg) fruit pie
(de) vlag - flag - plural: vlaggen 2
(de) vlam - flame
(het) vlees - meat (cf. flesh)
(de) vleugel - wing // grand piano
(de) vlieg - a fly
vliegensvlug - [flying quick] very quick
(de) vlijt - diligence, steady effort
vloeibaar 2 3 - ['flowable'] liquid
vloeien - to flow
vloeiend 2 - fluent
(de) vloer - floor, surface
(de) vlucht - flight, flying // escape
(het) vod - rag
(de) voet 2 - foot
(het) voetvolk 2 - foot soldiers
(de) vogel 2 - bird
(de) vogelverschrikker - [bird-scarer] scarecrow
vol - full
(het) volk 2 - a people
(het) voltooid deelwoord - past participle
(de) voltooide tijd 2 3 - perfect tense
(de) vonk - spark
voor dag en dauw - [before day and dew] very early in the morning
voor 2 - for // before
voortvarend - energetic, forging ahead
(de) voorwaarde - precondition
vorig - previous
vorm of vent 2 - structure or guy (does the structure of the book, or the personality of the author make the art?)
(de) vorst 2 - king // frost
vorst en vaderland 2 - king and [fatherland] country
(het) vorstverlet - no work because of freezing weather
(de) vouw - fold
(de) vraag 2 - question
(de) vrede - peace
vreemd - strange
(de) vrees - fear
(de) vrees / wreed / (de) vraag / (de) wraak - fear / cruel / question / revenge
vreselijk - horrible
(de) vriend - friend (male)
vriend en vijand - [friend and enemy] everyone
vriendelijk - friendly
(de) vrienden - friends
(de) vriendin - friend (female)
vrij / vrijer - free / more free // lover, boyfriend (old-fashioned)
vrijelijk - freely
(de) vrijheid - freedom, liberty
(de) vrijwilliger 2 - volunteer
vroeg - early // (I/you/he) asked
vrouw en vriend 2 - woman and friend (a book title)
vrouwelijk - female, womanly
[(het)] vuil - dirt // dirty
(de/het) vuilnis - garbage
(het) vuur 2 - fire
(de) Waal - a river in Holland
waar - where // true
(de) waarheid 2 - truth
(de) waas - haze
(de) wacht - guard
waden - to wade
wakker - awake
(de) wal - city wall, wall (old-fashioned)
walgelijk 2 - disgusting
(de) wals - waltz // steamroller
(de) walvis - whale
(de) wang - a cheek
(de) wang / wrang - cheek / unpleasant taste, wry
wankel 2 - not stable
[(de)] want 2 - for, because // a mitt
warm - warm
[(de)] was - laundry // (I, you, he) was
(de) wasknijpers - clothespins
wat - what // a little, some
(het) water 2 - water
water naar de zee dragen 2 - to carry [water to the sea] coals to Newcastle
we - we >> personal pronouns
(de) wedde - a soldier's pay
wedden - to make a bet
(de) wee (de) weeën - contraction, contractions (birth)
(de) week 2 - week // weak
[(het)] weer 2 - weather // again
weer en wind - [weather and wind] in all kinds of weather, rain or shine
weer of geen weer 2 - [weather or no weather] rain or shine, in all weather
(de) weerwraak / verwrongen 2 - revenge / twisted
[(de)] weg - road, way // away, gone, lost
[(de)] wegen - roads // to weigh
weggegooid geld 2 - money [thrown away] wasted
(de) weide 2 - meadow (old-fashioned) - the modern word is:
(het) weiland 2 - meadow
weinig 2 - little
wekken / (de) wekker / (de) wikkel 2 - to wake someone up / alarm clock / winding(s)
wel - (affirmative amplifier)
wel en wee 2 - [health and illness] ~well-being
welke 2 - which
(de) welvaart - prosperity // well-being
welwillend - meaning well, benevolent
(de) wenkbrauw - eyebrow
(de) wens - wish
de wereld - the world
Wereldwijde week van de veiligheid 2 - global safety week (a company slogan I thought up)
(het) werkwoord - [work-word] verb
(de) wervel / (de) wrevel - vertebra (backbone part) / irritation, slight anger
(de) wespentaille - a wasp's waist
west - West
(het) westen - the West
(de) wet - law
[(het)] wezen 2 - the essence (het) // orphans (de) // to be (slang)
wie 2 - who
Wie schrijft, die blijft - He who writes, stays (the person who writes down (up?) the scores always stays in the game)
wie / wat / waar / welke - who? / what? / where? / which?
(het) wiel 2 - wheel
(de) wig - wedge, peg
wij 2 - we >> personal pronouns
wij lope(n) wij lopen - we walk
wij willen water - we want (need) water
wijd - wide
wijd en zijd 2 - far and wide
(de) wijk - neighborhood
(de) wijn 2 - wine
wijs - wise
(het) wijwater - holy water
(de) wijze woorden - words of wisdom
wikken / wrikken ; (het) wak / (het) wrak ; weken / wreken - to deliberate / to pry, to wrench ; hole in ice / wreck ; to soak / to take revenge
wikken en wegen 2 - [to deliberate and weigh] pondering a decision
(de) wil - will, wishes
wild - wild
Wim - boys' name
(de) windhandel - [dealing in wind] fishy trading deals
(de) windtunnel / (de) badtas - wind tunnel (airplane testing) / bag with swimming stuff
(de) windwijzer 2 - wind vane
(de) winkel 2 - shop
winkelen 2 - to shop >>
(het) winkelwagentje 2 - shopping cart
(de) winst - profit
(de) winter - Winter
(de) winterwortel - large carrot
(de) wipwap - seesaw (children's talk)
(de) wirwar - things mixed up, a tangle
wis en waarachtig 2 - it's true
wit - white
witheet 2 - white-hot
(de) wittebroodsweken 2 - a couple's first weeks after a wedding
(de) witwas - white laundry
(de) woede - anger
(de) wok / (de) wrok - wok / grudge, rancor
(de) wol - wool
(de) wolk - cloud
(de) wond - wound, injury
(het) woord (de) woorden - word, words
(de) worm - worm
(de) worst - sausage
(de) wortel - root, carrot
(het) woud 2 - wood, forest
(het) wrak - wreck
(de) wrat / vrat 2 - wart / (I/you/he) ate (slang, impolite)
wreed wrede - cruel
(de) wreedheid - cruelty
wrijven - to rub >>
(de) wrijving 2 - friction
wrik - (I) pry, jiggle
(de) wrok - grudge, rancor
wuiven 2 - to wave
Xantippe - Mrs Socrates
(het) xenon - a noble gas
(de) xylofoon - xylophone
(de) yoghurt 2 - yogurt
z'n - his (short for zijn )
z'n lust en z'n leven - [his passion and his life] something most important to someone
(het) zaad - seed
(de) zaag 2 - saw
zachtjes - softly, gently
(de) zak - bag
(het) zand 2 - sand
ze - she // they >> personal pronouns
(de) zee - sea
(de) zeep - soap
Zeeuws 2 - from the province of Zeeland
(de) zegen - blessing
zeggen - to say >>
(het) zeil - a sail, a tarp
(de) zeis - scythe
zeker 2 - certainly, sure
zelden - rarely, seldom
zelf - self
zelfs - even, still
(de) zenuw - nerve (cf. sinew)
zes - 6
(de) zet - move (game, stategy)
zeulen - to carry with difficulty or displeasure
(de) zeurpiet - a nagging person
zeven - 7 // to sift
Zeven Provinciën, De - Official name of the Dutch Republic ca 1600-1795
de zeven zeeën 2 - the seven seas
zich - oneself reflexive verbs
zie - see!
ziek - sick, ill
(de) ziekte - sickness, illness, disease
ziel en zaligheid - 'soul and eternal bliss'
zien - to see >>
zigzag 2 - zigzag
zij 2 - she // they >> personal pronouns
(de) zijde - side // silk
zijig - [silky] slimy (said of a person)
zijn - his >> personal pronouns // to be >> to be
(het) zilver - silver
(de) zin - sense // desire // sentence, line
zing - (I) sing
zingen - to sing
(het) zink - zinc (Zn, a metal)
zinken - to sink
(de) zinnen - plural of 'zin'
(de) zitkamer - [sitting] living room
zo - such // like this // in a moment
zoeven (zoëven) 2 - just a moment ago'
zoeven ~ to move quickly, zoom, whiz
zo'n 2 - such a (contraction of zo een)
zo een 2 - such a
zoiets 2 3 - something like that
zo klaar als een klontje 2 - very clear, it couldn't be clearer
zo'n mooie dag 2 - such a beautiful day
zo'n sombere zomer - such a sad, dark Summer
zoet - sweet // well-behaved (children)
(de) zolder - attic
(de) zomer - Summer
(de) zon - sun - plural: zonnen 2 - suns
zonder - without
zonder blikken of blozen 2 - shameless and without hesitation
zonder slag of stoot - without a fight
zone 2 ('French O') - area
(de) zoon - son - plural: zonen - sons
(de) zouaaf (de) zouaven - catholic volunteer(s) defending the Papal state ca. 1870
(het) zout 2 - salt, table salt // a salt
zuid - South
(het) zuiden - the South
(de) zuil 2 - pillar
De zuinige huisvrouw - the frugal housewife
(de) zuivel - dairy
zuiver - pure, unadulterated
zulke - such
(het) zusje - sister
[(het)] zuur 2 - sour, acid // an acid
zwaar - heavy
(de) zwager - brother-in-law
zwak 2 - weak
(de) zwaluw - swallow (a bird)
(de) zwanenzang 2 - swan's song
zwanger - pregnant
zwart 2 3 - black
(de) zwavel - sulphur S
zwelgen 2 - to wallow, live in dirt and/or misery
zwemmen - to swim >>
zwijg! 2 - shut up!