Nederlands

Dutch

Germanic

FamilyGermanic Speakers~25M ScriptLatin CountriesNetherlands, Belgium Official inNetherlands, Belgium (Flanders), Suriname, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3nld

Dutch (Nederlands) is a West Germanic language with ~25M speakers — official in the Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders), Suriname, and the Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten). Historical ancestor of Afrikaans (South Africa). Sister to German and English (West Germanic) but more conservative than English. Standard Dutch (Algemeen Beschaafd Nederlands, ABN) developed 19c. Distinguished from German by lack of Second Sound Shift (water vs Wasser). Spelling reformed 1995 (Groene Boekje). Notable for grammatical gender simplified to two (common/neuter), V2 word order, separable verbs.

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87 core words in Dutch

Water

water

ʋaːtər

Fire

vuur

vyːr

Sun

zon

zɔn

Moon

maan

maːn

Star

ster

stɛr

Night

nacht

nɑxt

Rain

regen

ˈreːɣən

Snow

sneeuw

sneːw

Wind

wind

ʋɪnt

Earth

aarde

ˈaːrdə

Stone

steen

steːn

Mountain

berg

bɛrx

Sea

zee

zeː

Mother

moeder

mudər

Father

vader

vaːdər

Daughter

dochter

ˈdɔxtər

I

ik

ɪk

You

jij

jɛi

We

wij

ʋɛi

Name

naam

naːm

Person

mens

mɛns

Head

hoofd

ɦoːft

Eye

oog

oːx

Ear

oor

oːr

Nose

neus

nøːs

Mouth

mond

mɔnt

Tooth

tand

tɑnt

Tongue

tong

tɔŋ

Hand

hand

ɦɑnt

Foot

voet

vut

Heart

hart

ɦɑrt

Bone

bot

bɔt

Blood

bloed

blut

Poop

poep

pup

Love

liefde

lifdə

Tree

boom

boːm

Dog

hond

ɦɔnt

Cat

kat

kɑt

Fish

vis

vɪs

Bird

vogel

ˈvoːɣəl

Butterfly

vlinder

ˈvlɪndər

Egg

ei

ɛi

Bear

beer

beːr

Horse

paard

paːrt

House

huis

ɦœʏs

Milk

melk

mɛlk

Honey

honing

ˈɦoːnɪŋ

Salt

zout

zʌut

Wine

wijn

ʋɛin

Rice

rijst

rɛist

Chocolate

chocolade

ʃoːkoːˈlaːdə

Iron

ijzer

ˈɛizər

Wheel

wiel

ʋiːl

Silk

zijde

ˈzɛidə

Book

boek

buk

Eat

eten

eːtə

Drink

drinken

drɪŋkə

Sleep

slapen

ˈslaːpə

One

een

eːn

Two

twee

tʋeː

Three

drie

driː

Four

vier

viːr

Five

vijf

vɛif

Hundred

honderd

ˈɦɔndərt

Hello

hallo

ɦɑloː

Thank you

dank je

dɑŋk jə

Good

goed

ɣut

New

nieuw

niːw

Red

rood

roːt

White

wit

ʋɪt

Black

zwart

zʋɑrt

Green

groen

ɣrun

Blue

blauw

blɑu̯

Cuckoo

koekoek

ˈkukuk

Woof

waf waf

ʋɑf ʋɑf

Cock-a-doodle-doo

kukeleku

kykələˈky

Computer

computer

kɔmˈpjutər

Wi-Fi

wifi

ˈʋifi

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

thee

teː

Coffee

koffie

ˈkɔfi

Sugar

suiker

ˈsœʏkər

Orange

sinaasappel

ˈsinɑsɑpəl

Ninety-nine

negenennegentig

ˈneːɣənənˌneːɣəntəx

Dopamine

dopamine

doːpaˈminə

At sign

apenstaartje

ˈaːpənstaːrtjə

Internet laughter

haha

ˈɦaːɦaː

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning DutchBelgian DutchWest FlemishAfrikaansLimburgishLow GermanWest Frisian
Water water /ʋaːtər/ water /waːtər/ woater /ˈwɔːtər/ water /vɑːtər/ water /vatər/ Water /vɑːtɐ/ wetter /vɛtər/
Fire vuur /vyːr/ vuur /vyːr/ vier /viːr/ vuur /fyːr/ vuur /vyːr/ Füer /fyːɐ/ fjoer /fjuːr/
Sun zon /zɔn/ zon /zɔn/ zunne /ˈzœnə/ son /sɔn/ zón /zɔn/ Sünn /zʏn/ sinne /sɪnə/
Moon maan /maːn/ maan /maːn/ moane /ˈmɔːnə/ maan /mɑːn/ maon /maːʊn/ Maan /maːn/ moanne /mwɑnə/
Star ster /stɛr/ ster /stɛr/ sterre /ˈstærə/ ster /stɛr/ sjter /ʃtɛr/ Steern /steːrn/ stjer /stjɛr/
Night nacht /nɑxt/ nacht /nɑxt/ nacht /nɑxt/ nag /nax/ nach /nax/ Nacht /naxt/ nacht /nɔxt/
Rain regen /ˈreːɣən/ regen /ˈreːɣən/ regen /ˈreːhən/ reën /ˈrɪən/ Rään /rɛːn/ Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/ rein /rɛin/
Snow sneeuw /sneːw/ sneeuw /sneːw/ snêeuw /sneːw/ sneeu /snɪu/ sjnee /ʃneː/ Snee /sneː/ snie /sniə/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Dutch
Ik wil een pak passen dat ik zag ‌in een winkel tegenover het hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Dutch
Ik wil een pak passen dat ik zag ‌in een winkel tegenover het hotel

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