Dutch Basics
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Core Dutch vocabulary and phrases with every noun learned alongside its article, because de or het is the one thing you cannot guess later. Includes the plural and diminutive rules that settle it.
- de (the)
- The, for common gender nouns. Roughly two out of three Dutch nouns take it.
- het (the)
- The, for neuter nouns.
- een (a, an)
- A, an. The indefinite article, the same for both genders.
- Plural nouns always take de
- Every plural noun takes de, whatever article it had in the singular.
- Diminutives always take het
- Any noun ending in -je is a diminutive and takes het.
- hallo
- Hello.
- hoi
- Hi.
- goedemorgen
- Good morning.
- goedemiddag
- Good afternoon.
- goedenavond
- Good evening.
- dag
- Hello, and also goodbye.
- tot ziens
- Goodbye.
- doei
- Bye.
- alsjeblieft
- Please; and also here you go.
- alstublieft
- Please, in the polite form.
- dank je wel
- Thank you, to someone you address as je.
- bedankt
- Thanks.
- graag gedaan
- You are welcome.
- ja
- Yes.
- nee
- No.
- sorry
- Sorry.
- pardon
- Excuse me.
- hoe gaat het?
- How are you?
- het gaat goed
- I am well.
- hoe heet je?
- What is your name?
- ik heet
- My name is.
- aangenaam
- Pleased to meet you.
- ik begrijp het niet
- I do not understand.
- spreekt u Engels?
- Do you speak English?
- hoeveel kost het?
- How much does it cost?