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Learn Dutch: Essential phrases for your Amsterdam getaway
In all honesty, it’s unlikely that you’ll need to speak anything other than English while you’re in Amsterdam. But it never hurts to make an effort. These Dutch words and phrases may be useful; note that menus are nearly always multilingual.
Words and phrases
Basics
yes ja
no nee
please alstublieft
(no) thank you (nee) dank u/bedankt
Approximately 23 million people around the world speak Dutch as a first language.
hello hallo/dag
good morning goedemorgen
good afternoon goedemiddag
good evening goedenavond
goodbye tot ziens
do you speak English? spreekt u Engels?
I don’t understand Ik begrijp het niet
women/men vrouwen/mannen
children kinderen
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Numbers
Basics
0 nul
1 een
2 twee
3 drie
4 vier
5 vijf
6 zes
7 zeven
8 acht
9 negen
10 tien
11 elf
12 twaalf
13 dertien
14 veertien
15 vijftien
16 zestien
17 zeventien
18 achttien
19 negentien
20 twintig
21 een en twintig
22 twee en twintig
30 dertig
40 veertig
50 vijftig
60 zestig
70 zeventig
80 tachtig
90 negentig
100 honderd
101 honderd een
1000 duizend
Menu Reader
Food
boterham/broodje sandwich/roll
brood bread
dranken drinks
eieren eggs
erwtensoep/snert pea soup with bacon or sausage
groenten vegetables
hoofdgerechten main courses
kaas cheese
Fun fact: The word ‘waffle’ comes from the Dutch word ‘wafel’. Coleslaw, cookie, gherkin and gin are also words that come from Dutch.
nagerechten desserts
patates/frites chips/French fries
stokbrood French bread
suiker sugar
uitsmijter ham or cheese with eggs on bread
vis fish
vlees meat
voorgerechten starters
vruchten fruit
biefstuk (hollandse) steak
biefstuk (duitse) hamburger
fricandel frankfurter-like sausage
spek bacon
worst sausage
garnalen prawns
haring herring
makreel mackerel
mosselen mussels
paling eel
schelvis haddock
schol plaice
tong sole
zalm salmon
aardappelen potatoes
bonen beans
hutspot mashed potatoes and carrots
rijst rice
sla salad, lettuce
zuurkool sauerkraut
appelgebak apple tart or cake
ijs ice cream
koekjes biscuits
pannekoeken pancakes
poffertjes small pancakes, fritters
(slag)room (whipped) cream
stroopwafels waffles
vla custard
Drinks
bessenjenever blackcurrant gin
droog dry
frisdranken soft drinks
jenever Dutch gin
karnemelk buttermilk
koffie coffee
koffie verkeerd coffee with warm milk
kopstoot beer with a jenever chaser
melk milk
pils Dutch beer
proost! cheers!
sinaasappelsap orange juice
thee tea
vruchtensap fruit juice
wijn (wit/rood/rosé) wine (white/red/rosé)
vieux Dutch brandy
zoet sweet
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