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Dutch Vocabulary: Numbers, Money, Time, Days, Holidays, Months etc.

The 'Lessons' have paragraphs about numbers, simple math and dimensions that are a little more elaborate than this page: overview
Smartphone Version
Numbers
Calculations, Simple Math
Money
Time
Special Days
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nul
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één
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twee
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drie
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vier
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vijf
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zes
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zeven
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acht
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negen
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tien
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elf
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twaalf
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dertien
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veertien
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vijftien
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zestien
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zeventien
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achttien
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negentien
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twintig
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éénentwintig
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tweeëntwintig
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drieëntwintig
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vierentwintig
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vijfentwintig
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zesentwintig
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zevenentwintig
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achtentwintig
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29
negenentwintig
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dertig
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31
éénendertig
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. . .
degrees Celsius
graden Celsius >>
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36.9
zesendertig negen
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(de) koorts click to hear 2 ('fever')
(de) verhoging click to hear ('a slight fever,'  "a temperature")
35
vijfendertig
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zesendertig
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37
zevenendertig
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achtendertig
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negenendertig
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40
veertig
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éénenveertig
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42
tweeënveertig
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twintig
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dertig
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40
veertig
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vijftig
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60
zestig
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70
zeventig
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80
tachtig
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negentig
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100
honderd
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tweeëntwintig
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drieëndertig
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vierenveertig
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55
vijfenvijftig
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zesenzestig
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zevenenzeventig
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achtentachtig
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negenennegentig
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100
honderd
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honderdéén
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110
honderdtien
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honderdtweeënnegentig
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200
tweehonderd
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732
zevenhonderd-
tweeëndertig

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1000
duizend
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1902
negentientwee
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1967
negentien-
zevenenzestig

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2007
tweeduizendzeven
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2008
tweeduizendacht
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2009
tweeduizendnegen
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2010
tweeduizendtien
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2011
tweeduizendelf
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2012
tweeduizendtwaalf
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2013
tweeduizenddertien
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2014
tweeduizendveertien
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2015
tweeduizendvijftien
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2016
tweeduizendzestien
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2017
tweeduizendzeventien
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2018
tweeduizendachttien
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2019
tweeduizendnegentien
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2020
tweeduizendtwintig
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2021
tweeduizendéénentwintig
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2022
tweeduizend-
tweeëntwintig
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2023
tweeduizend-
drieëntwintig

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2024
tweeduizend-
vierentwintig

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2025
tweeduizend-
vijfentwintig

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2026
tweeduizend-
zesentwintig

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9999
negenduizendnegenhonderd-
negenennegentig

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dit jaar click to hear 2 'this year' - nu click to hear 'now' - het heden click to hear 'the present' - >>
vorig jaar click to hear 'last year' - het verleden click to hear 'the past' - toen click to hear 'then' (past)
volgend jaar click to hear 2 'next year' - de toekomst click to hear 'the future' - dan click to hear 'then' (future)
10,000
tienduizend (10.000)
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100,000
honderdduizend (100.000)
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1,000,000
miljoen (1.000.000)
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1,000,000,000
miljard (1.000.000.000)
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-1
min één
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below zero
onder nul
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een
twee
drie
vier
vijf
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1
2
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zes
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tien
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elf
twaalf
dertien
veertien
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12
13
14
15

zestien
zeventien
achttien
negentien
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17
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19
20

eenentwintig
tweeëntwintig
drieëntwintig
vierentwintig
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24
25
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twintig
dertig
veertig
vijftig
zestig
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50
60

zeventig
tachtig
negentig
honderd
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80
90
100
200

nul
duizend
tweeduizendvijf
miljoen
miljard
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0 (zero)
1000
2005
1,000,000
1,000,000,000
eerste click to hear 2
tweede click to hear 2
derde click to hear 2
vierde click to hear 2
vijfde click to hear 2
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1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th

zesde
zevende
achtste
negende
tiende
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6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

elfde
twaalfde
dertiende
veertiende
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11th
12th
13th
14th
15th

twintigste
eenentwintigste
honderdste
duizendste
miljoenste
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20th
21st
100th
1000th
1,000,000th

negende click to hear 2 3 (9th, ninth)
(het) dozijn click to hear (dozen, 12) - (het) gros click to hear (gross, 12x12=144)
But Dutch doesn't use the dozen as much as English. It's more common to talk about (het) tiental click to hear 2 3 ('10') - (plural: tientallen click to hear) - tientallen jaren click to hear ('decades.') A soccer team is (het) elftal click to hear ('11.')

Numbers Listening Test - 2

Calculations, Simple Math

tellen click to hear 2 (to count)
tellen
to count
- ik tel
I'm counting
- wij tellen
we're counting
- ik telde
I counted
- wij telden
we counted
- ik heb geteld
I have counted
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plus click to hear 2
min click to hear 2
maal click to hear 2
gedeeld door click to hear 2
is click to hear 2
hear 5
+ (plus)
- (minus)
x (times)
: (divided by, 'over')
= (equals)

optellen click to hear 2
aftrekken click to hear 2
vermenigvuldigen click to hear 2 3
delen click to hear 2
hear 4
(to add)
(to subtract)
(to multiply)
(to divide)

even en oneven getallen click to hear even and odd numbers
(de) even getallen click to hear 2 even numbers
oneven click to hear 2 odd
See also: Disambiguation: 'Even'
positieve getallen click to hear 2 3 positive numbers
negative getallen click to hear 2 3 negative numbers
(het) nulpunt click to hear 2 zero, zero point // rock bottom

> click to hear groter dan
< click to hear kleiner dan
2 > 1 click to hear twee is groter dan één
3 < 4 click to hear drie is kleiner dan vier
2x3=6 click to hear twee keer drie is zes
2x3=6 click to hear twee maal drie is zes
2+3=5 click to hear twee en drie is vijf
2+3=5 click to hear twee plus drie is vijf
de tafel van twee:
één keer twee is twee, twee keer twee is vier,
drie keer twee is zes, vier keer twee is acht ...
click to hear 2

In elementary school we are taught the tables using 'keer' click to hear for multiplication; 'maal' click to hear 2 is more scientific.
Likewise, 'en' click to hear 2 is the elementary school adding word, 'plus' click to hear 2 is the scientific term.

3+4-5=2
6x7=42
8:4=2
x+y=z

a² + b² = c²
drie plus vier min vijf is twee click to hear
zes maal zeven is tweeënveertig click to hear
acht gedeeld door vier is twee click to hear
x plus y is z click to hear 2 3
twee kwadraat (two squared) click to hear 2 3
a kwadraat plus b kwadraat is c kwadraat click to hear 2
twee tot de derde click to hear (two cubed)

vijf procent
één-tiende procent
één promille
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5%
0.1%
0.1%
een half 1/2
een derde 1/3
een vierde 1/4
een vijfde 1/5
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twee derde 2/3
drie achtste 3/8
hear
Dutch does NOT say "one-tenth of one percent" like in English, but just "one-tenth percent" - één-tiende procent click to hear

Fractions breuken click to hear ('fractions') - singular: (de) breuk click to hear (also: 'break, fracture, rupture')

Fraction numbers 1, 2 and 3 are irregular; otherwise the fraction
number is formed by adding a -DE ending to the regular number;
except numbers ending in -T or -D, or in -G, which get an -STE ending.

1/2 een half click to hear
1/3 één derde click to hear
1/4 één vierde click to hear
1/5 één vijfde click to hear
1/6 één zesde click to hear
1/7 één zevende click to hear 2
1/8 één achtste click to hear 2
1/9 één negende click to hear 2
1/10 één tiende click to hear
1/100 één honderdste click to hear
1/1000 één duizendste click to hear
1/32 één tweeëndertigste click to hear
2/3 twee derde click to hear
3/8 drie achtste click to hear
3/2 drie tweede click to hear
drieëneenhalf click to hear 2

Instead of stressed één click to hear ('one') you could also use the definite article ('a') een or 'n click to hear
(pronunciation explained earlier in this lesson): een derde click to hear ('one-third.')
But een half click to hear ('one-half') is rarely (if ever) said with the stressed één.
The adjective half click to hear also appears as halve click to hear - half is used for 'het' words after 'een.'
een half ei click to hear ('half an egg') - een halve theelepel click to hear ('½ teaspoon.')
Een goed begin is het halve werk click to hear ('A good start is half the job' - with a good start the job is already half done)
The noun for 'half' is (de) helft click to hear - De helft van de bevolking click to hear ('Half the population')
'n fractie van 'n seconde click to hear 2 [a fraction of a second] - a very short time, 'a split second'

lengte click to hear
hoogte click to hear
breedte click to hear
diepte click to hear
hear
(length)
(height)
(width)
(depth)

afstand click to hear
oppervlakte click to hear
inhoud click to hear
gewicht click to hear
hear
(distance)
(surface area)
(volume)
(weight)
meter click to hear
centimeter click to hear
millimeter click to hear
kilometer click to hear
decimeter click to hear
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(~ 1 yard)
(~ 0.4 inch)
(~ 1/25 inch)
(~ 0.6 miles)
(~ 4 inches)

kilo click to hear
- kilogram click to hear
gram click to hear
pond click to hear
ons click to hear
hear
(~ 2 Lb)
(~ 2 Lb)
(~ 1/30 oz.)
(~ 1 Lb)
(~ 3 oz)
'Pond' and 'ons' are often used in Dutch shops, but are not 'official' weights.
liter click to hear
milliliter click to hear
cc click to hear
kubieke centimeter (cm3) click to hear
hear
(~ 4 cups)
(~ 1/30 fl. oz.)
(~ 1/30 fl. oz.)
(~ 1/30 fl. oz.)

temperatuur click to hear
graden click to hear
Celsius click to
    hear
koorts click to hear
hear
(temperature)
(degrees)
(Celsius)
(fever)

graden Celsius click to hear
thermometer click to hear
degrees Celsius >>
thermometer
oppervlak click to hear surface area
vierkante meter (m2) click to hear square meter
volume click to hear volume, contents
milligram click to hear milligram
straal click to hear radius (circle)
doorsnede click to hear diameter
diameter click to hear diameter
dikte click to hear thickness
Compare US Imperial and Metric Weights and Measures
- slow connections and printer version

Science

Money

(het) geld click to hear
(de) munt click to hear 2 / (de) munten click to hear 'coin' / 'coins' - (het) geldstuk click to hear [piece of money] coin
(het) bankbiljet click to hear / (de) bankbiljetten click to hear 'bill' /'bills' - slang: briefje click to hear / briefjes click to hear
kop of munt click to hear /or/ kruis of munt click to hear 2 'heads or tails' (coin toss)
Heb je een briefje van tien? (10) click to hear - 2 'Do you have a ten?'
wisselgeld click to hear 'change' - kleingeld click to hear 2 ["small money"] 'small change' - gepast geld click to hear 2 'exact change'
contant geld click to hear 2 'cash' - you may as well use the English word: ik heb cash click to hear 'I have cash'
(de) pinpas click to hear ATM card
Dutch coins (pre-euro)
cent click to hear 2
'penny' - 1¢
stuiver click to hear 2
'nickel' - 5¢
dubbeltje click to hear 2
'dime' - 10¢
kwartje click to hear
'quarter' - 25¢
gulden click to hear
'guilder' - 100¢
rijksdaalder click to hear
250¢
slang: riks click to hear 2
(de) daalder click to hear 2 150¢ - not a modern coin
[money: bills and coins]
(het) geld click to hear
[money: bills and coins]
(het) geld click to hear
[smal change, coins]  [smal change, coins]
(het) kleingeld click to hear 2
small [money] change, spare change
[old Dutch coins]
(de) munten click to hear
[old Dutch coins]
munten
[old Dutch banknotes]
(de) bankbiljetten click to hear
[old Dutch banknotes]
bankbiljetten
[Euro coins]
[Euro coins]
Euro coins
[Euro bills]
Euro bills
euro click to hear 2
What's the price?
Hoe duur is 't? click to hear 2 3
(How expensive is it?)
Hoe duur is dit? click to hear (How expensive is this?) - numbers
Hoeveel kost dit? click to hear How much does this cost?
Wat is de prijs? click to hear What's the price? - a Dutchman wouldn't say it like that, but you will be prefectly understood.
duur click to hear (duur / dure click to hear 2) 'expensive'
goedkoop click to hear 2 (goedkoop / goedkope click to hear) 'cheap, inexpensive'
gratis click to hear 'free, at no cost'
more duur  'expensive' and goedkoop  'cheap, inexpensive'

geld wisselen click to hear to 'change' money (foreign currency)
Waar voor je geld click to hear [Good stuff] Value for your money, a good buy
Dat is een boel geld! click to hear 2 3 4 That is a lot of money
Zonde van het geld click to hear 2 3 'A pity of the money' - money wasted
Heb je genoeg geld? click to hear 2 Do you have enough money?
Je hebt genoeg geld click to hear 2 3 You have enough money
Hij had geen geld click to hear 2 He didn't have money
Ze vroegen om geld click to hear 2 3 4 They asked for money
Het is hun eigen geld click to hear It is their own money
't Geld is op click to hear 2 3 The money is gone (finished)

Er was veel geld click to hear There was a lot of money
Er was weinig geld click to hear There was little, not much money
Er is haast geen geld click to hear 2 3 There is almost no money
Er was opeens geen geld meer click to hear 2 3 Suddenly the money was gone
't Gaat niet om 't geld click to hear It's not about the money
't Gaat wel om 't geld click to hear 2 It's really about the money
Is 't 't geld waard? click to hear 2 3 Is it worth the money?
't Mag geen geld kosten click to hear 2 'It can't cost money'
- We don't want to pay serious money for it
Te veel mensen met te veel geld click to hear 2 Too many people with too much money
twee gulden per stuk click to hear two guilders each (price per item) - Shopping
ongeveer veertig euro click to hear about (roughly) 40 euros
't Is meer dan duizend dollar click to hear 2 3 It's more than a thousand dollars (below the million Dutch doesn't use the indefinite article)
Net iets minder dan honderdduizend gulden click to hear 2 Just a little less than a hundred thousand guilders
't Is meer dan een miljoen euro click to hear 2 It's more than a million euros
Al kost 't duizend gulden click to hear 2 3
Even if the cost is a thousand guilders
(het) bedrag click to hear 2 3 4 sum, amount of money
bedragen click to hear 2 1. to amount to, add up to
2. sums, amounts of money
een aanzienlijk bedrag click to hear 2 3 a considerable sum (money)
geld besteden aan click to hear 2 3 to spend money on
Besteed er geen geld aan! click to hear 2 3 Don't spend money on it!
Je kunt er een boel geld aan besteden click to hear 2 You can spend a lot of money on it
geld uitgeven aan click to hear 2 to spend money on
Je kunt er een boel geld aan uitgeven click to hear You can spend a lot of money on it
Besteed geen aandacht aan het geld click to hear Don't pay attention to the money
weggegooid geld click to hear 2 money thrown away, wasted
Ik krijg nog geld van je click to hear 2 3 ['I'm still getting money from you'] - You still have to give me money, you owe me money
zuinig click to hear 2 (zuinig / zuinige click to hear 2) frugal, careful about spending money
de zuinige huisvrouw click to hear the frugal housewife
de zuinige motor click to hear the fuel-efficient engine
(de) zuinigheid click to hear 2 3 frugality
verkeerde zuinigheid click to hear 2 3 wrong-headed frugality (like 'penny-wise, pound-foolish')
bezuinigingen click to hear 2 spending cuts
Betaal aan de kassa click to hear 2 3 Pay at the cash register
Betaal alstublieft met gepast geld click to hear 2 3 Please pay with exact change
Ik heb helpen betalen click to hear 2 3 I have helped pay
Wie zal dat betalen? click to hear 2 Who'll pay for that?
Ik heb niet hoeven te betalen click to hear 2 I didn't have to pay
Ik ben vergeten de huur te betalen click to hear 2 3 I [have forgotten] forgot to pay the rent
wachten met betalen click to hear 2 waiting to pay, postponing payment
betalen
to pay
- ik betaal
I pay
- wij betalen
we pay
- ik betaalde
I paid
- wij betaalden
we paid
- ik heb betaald
I have paid
click to hear 2 3 4
(de) betaling click to hear 2 payment
(de) aanbetaling click to hear 2 partial pre-payment, deposit
onbetaalbaar click to hear 2 3 [cannot be paid for] - priceless
See also: Shopping

rijk click to hear (rijke click to hear rijk/rijke click to hear) rich
arm click to hear 2 arm/arme click to hear arme click to hear 2 3 4) poor (little money // to be pitied)

(de) rijkdom click to hear wealth
(de) weelde click to hear 2 luxury, (over)abundance
weelderig click to hear 2 3 luxurious, plentiful, ample
rijkelijk click to hear richly, abundantly
steenrijk click to hear [stone-] very rich
stinkend rijk click to hear 2 [smelly] filthy rich
kleurrijk click to hear colorful ‑>>
de armen click to hear 2 3 'the poor'
straatarm click to hear [street-] dirt-poor, very poor
(de) armoede click to hear 2 poverty
armoedig click to hear looking poor
belangrijk click to hear important ‑>>
(het) koninkrijk click to hear 2 kingdom
Frankrijk click to hear France
Oostenrijk click to hear Austria
(het) rijk click to hear - realm (kingdom, empire, country) - (German das Reich)
't Rijk click to hear 2 all the govenment departments and administration bodies, the whole government bureaucracy, all Dutch government institutions together. More formally called: de overheid click to hear 2 - more
de armsten click to hear 2 3 'the poorest people' - de allerarmsten click to hear 2 'the poorest of all, the poorest of the poor'
Also: (de) arm click to hear 2 plural: armen click to hear 2 arm (the body part between hand and shoulder)
Zij waren rijk click to hear They were rich
Zij zijn rijk click to hear 2 They are rich
Rijk maar geen geld click to hear 2 3 Rich, but no money / Rich without money
stelen van de rijken click to hear 2 3 stealing from the rich
Wij waren arm click to hear We were poor
Ze waren erg arm click to hear 2 They were very poor
't Is geen schande om arm te zijn click to hear It's not shameful to be poor, being poor is no disgrace
Hij is in armoede opgegroeid click to hear 2 3 He was brought up in poverty, He's grown up poor
't Staat zo armoedig click to hear 2 3 4 [It looks so poor] - it makes you look poor
't arme kind! click to hear 2 3 the poor child! (usually said about a young woman in sad or tragic circumstances)
Stelen van 't Rijk click to hear 2 Stealing from the government, the state
Je hebt 't rijk alleen click to hear 2 ['You have the realm to yourself'] - said when you leave one person by themselves in a house or an office

See and Hear also:
Kopen enz. - Buying, Paying, Spending Money, Borrowing etc.
Boodschappen doen, winkelen - Shopping
work, jobs

The verb gelden click to hear 2 ('to count, weigh' // 'to be applicable') may be related to (het) geld click to hear ('money')
gelden is a strong verb:
gelden - gold - gegolden click to hear 2
't gold click to hear 2 3 ('it was valid, it counted, it counted as')
(gold click to hear 2)
het gold niet click to hear 2 ('it didn't count, it wasn't valid')
hij gold als ... click to hear ('he ranked, he was seen as ...')
geldig click to hear 2 ('valid')

Dutch Time

'Time Units'
Telling Time
Days of The Week, Months, Seasons
Special Days

de tijd click to hear ('time') - See also: Time Thesaurus

[a sundial]
zonnewijzer click to hear
[Then: me as a child on a scooter]
toen click to hear
[Now: present me on a scooter]
nu click to hear
[a clock]
klok click to hear
[two wristwatches]
horloges click to hear - 2
[an alarm clock]
wekker click to hear
[a radio-alarm clock]
wekradio click to hear
[a few kitchen timers]
keukenwekkers click to hear

60 (zestig) seconden in een minuut click to hear ('60 seconds in a minute')
60 (zestig) minuten in een uur click to hear ('60 minutes in an hour')
24 (vierentwintig) uren in een dag click to hear ('24 hours in a day')
7 (zeven) dagen in een week click to hear ('7 days in a week')
28 (achtentwintig) tot 31 (éénendertig) dagen in een maand click to hear ('28 to 31 days in a month')
12 (twaalf) maanden in een jaar click to hear ('12 months in a year')
52 (tweeënvijftig) weken in een jaar click to hear ('52 weeks in a year')
365 (driehonderdvijfenzestig) dagen in een jaar click to hear ('365 days in a year')
100 (honderd) jaren in een eeuw click to hear ('100 years in a century')
There is a tendency to use uur ('hour') and jaar ('year') as both singular and plural. The regular plurals are uren and jaren. >>
The Z in zestig ('60') is often softened to an S.

(de) seconde click to hear
(de) minuut click to hear
(het) uur click to hear
(de) dag click to hear
hear - 2
(second)
(minute)
(hour)
(day)

(de) week click to hear
(de) maand click to hear
(het) jaar click to hear
(de) eeuw click to hear
hear - 2
(week)
(month)
(year)
(century)

(de) morgen click to hear
(de) middag click to hear
(de) avond click to hear
(de) nacht click to hear
hear - 2
(morning)
(afternoon)
(evening)
(night)
's morgens click to hear
's ochtends click to hear
's middags click to hear
's avonds click to hear
's nachts click to hear
hear
(in the morning)
(in the morning)
(in the afternoon)
(in the evening)
(at night)

12 uur 's middags click to hear
12 uur 's nachts click to hear
middernacht click to hear
hear - 2
(12 noon)
(12 midnight)
(midnight)
[a clock, 3:00]
Drie uur click to hear
[a clock, 2:30]
Half drie click to hear
[a clock, 3:30]
Half vier click to hear
[a clock, 2:45]
Kwart voor drie click to hear
[a clock, 6:15]
Kwart over zes click to hear
[a clock, 2:20]
Tien voor half drie /or/
Twintig over twee click to hear
[a clock, 2:55]
Vijf voor drie click to hear
[a clock, 3:05]
Vijf over drie click to hear
[a clock, 11:58]
Twee voor twaalf click to hear
Do note that in time, Dutch 'half ..' (etc.) means 'half an hour before ...' and NOT 'half past ...' like (British?) English 'half ...'

Days, Months, Seasons, Holidays

maandag click to hear Monday
dinsdag click to hear Tuesday
woensdag click to hear Wednesday
donderdag click to hear Thursday
hear

vrijdag click to hear Friday
zaterdag click to hear Saturday
zondag click to hear Sunday
hear
eergisteren click to hear the day before yesterday
gisteren click to hear yesterday
vandaag click to hear today
morgen click to hear tomorrow
overmorgen click to hear the day after tomorrow
hear - 2
(de) lente click to hear Spring
(de) zomer click to hear Summer
(de) herfst click to hear Fall, Autumn
(de) winter click to hear Winter
hear

januari click to hear January
februari click to hear February
maart click to hear March
april click to hear April
hear
mei click to hear May
juni click to hear June
juli click to hear July
augustus click to hear August
hear

september click to hear September
october click to hear October
november click to hear November
december click to hear December
hear
[tapestry]
Leer ons alzo onze dagen tellen click to hear
So teach us to number our days (Ps 90:12)
Tapestry by Elizabeth Sipma-Veenstra

Special Days

Kerstmis click to hear (the T is often very soft: click to hear) Christmas
Pasen click to hear Easter
Pinksteren click to hear Pentecost, Whitsun (when the Holy Spirit touched the Disciples, seven weeks after Jesus' resurrection.) >>
In Holland, the second days of the main religious festivals are also holidays, most shops and businesses are closed.
Tweede kerstdag click to hear 2 - tweede paasdag click to hear 2 - tweede pinksterdag click to hear 2.
Witte Donderdag click to hear 2 White Thursday, the day of the last supper
Goede Vrijdag click to hear Good Friday, the day Jesus died on the cross
Hemelvaartsdag click to hear 2 Ascension Day, when Jesus went up to heaven, 40 days after Easter

5 Mei click to hear May 5th - bevrijdingsdag click to hear Liberation Day - when the German forces surrendered at the end of the Second World War, 1945. The evening before is the:
dodenherdenking click to hear commemorating those who died in the Second World War.
Koningsdag click to hear 2 April 27, the king's (birth)day. It used to be Koninginnedag click to hear 2 "The Queen's Day" (April 30th) - actually the previous queen Juliana's birthday, but the last queen Beatrix's birthday is in Winter, less suitable for open-air festivities. In the 2013 troonswisseling click to hear ('change of throne') Queen Beatrix was succeeded by her son Willem-Alexander
Oudejaarsavond click to hear 2 [old year's evening] - new year's eve night.
Nieuwjaarsdag click to hear 2 New Year's Day
Oud en Nieuw click to hear 2 ('New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the New Year Holiday')
Met Oud en Nieuw click to hear ('On New Year's Eve and New Year's Day')
Sinterklaas click to hear 2 the Dutch Santa Claus gives out presents on December 5th.
(de) schrikkeldag click to hear 2 Februari 29 - (het) schrikkeljaar click to hear 2 leap year

(De) verjaardag click to hear birthday
Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag! click to hear Happy birthday (informal) >>
Een dag als alle andere click to hear 2 [a day like all others] just another day

Prettige Kerstdagen! click to hear 2 Merry Christmas!
Prettige Kerstdagen en Een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! click to hear 2
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
Vrolijk Kerstfeest! click to hear 2 quick 'Merry Christmas!'
Zalig Kerstfeest! click to hear 2 Blessed Christmas! (said among Catholics)
Zalig Uiteinde! click to hear 2 Happy Year's End! (jocular and among Catholics)
Prettige Jaarwisseling! click to hear 2 3 '[Happy Year's Change] Happy New Year's Eve and New Year's Day'
Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! click to hear Happy New Year! - Dutch New Year's Resolutions
Prettige Feestdagen! click to hear 2 Happy Holidays!
Zalig Pasen / Prettige Paasdagen click to hear
Blessed Easter (said by Roman Catholics) / Happy Easter!
Vrolijk Pasen! click to hear ('Merry Easter Holiday')

Aswoensdag
Pasen
Pinksteren
Kerstmis
hear
(Ash Wednesday)
(Easter)
(Pentecost, Whitsuntide)
(Christmas)
Carnaval
Sinterklaas
hear
(Celebrations before fasting begins on Ash Wednesday)
(Saint Nicholas - December 5 presents)
Koninginnedag
4 mei - Dodenherdenking
5 mei - Bevrijdingsdag
hear - take 2
see above
(May 4th - Remembrance of WWII Dead)
(May 5th - Liberation Day (1945))
Science - Dutch Birthday
Welcome Learning Dutch? - Lesson 1 Site Map Pronunciation Words and Phrases Hear Dutch Names

[2 books]
media
[glasses, watch, etc.]
necessities
[a fleece jacket]
clothing
[a house]
the house
[a mirror]
beauty
[a 50s radio]
days of old

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