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Core Dutch Words

First Dutch words for beginners, with de or het on every noun and the plural in the notes. Chosen by A1 topic, using the everyday themes of the Dutch A1 civic integration exam.

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  • People

    de man

    man / husband

  • Places

    room

    de kamer

  • Everyday actions

    wonen

    to live (somewhere)

  • Things around you

    water

    het water

  • Describe things

    koud

    cold

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You start with People, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People

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  2. Section 2: Places

    11 cards

  3. Section 3: Time and routine

    10 cards

  4. Section 4: Everyday actions

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  5. Section 5: Things around you

    10 cards

  6. Section 6: Describe things

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In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People11 cards

de man
man / husband
de vrouw
woman / wife
het kind
child
de moeder
mother
de vader
father
de broer
brother
de zus
sister
de familie
family / relatives
de vriend
friend / boyfriend
de buurman
neighbour (man)
de collega
colleague

2Places11 cards

het huis
house / home
de kamer
room
de school
school
de winkel
shop
de supermarkt
supermarket
de stad
town / city
de straat
street
het station
railway station
het ziekenhuis
hospital
de markt
market
het kantoor
office

3Time and routine10 cards

de dag
day
de week
week
het jaar
year
de ochtend
morning
de avond
evening
vandaag
today
morgen
tomorrow
gisteren
yesterday
het uur
hour / o'clock
het weekend
weekend

4Everyday actions12 cards

zijn
to be
hebben
to have
gaan
to go
komen
to come
eten
to eat
drinken
to drink
werken
to work
wonen
to live (somewhere)
spreken
to speak
kopen
to buy
lopen
to walk
fietsen
to cycle

5Things around you10 cards

het water
water
de koffie
coffee
het brood
bread
de kaas
cheese
het geld
money
de telefoon
phone
de fiets
bicycle
het boek
book
de sleutel
key
het weer
weather

6Describe things10 cards

groot
big
klein
small
nieuw
new
oud
old
goed
good / well
lekker
tasty / nice
leuk
nice / fun
duur
expensive
goedkoop
cheap
koud
cold

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Places

de winkel

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Published September 28, 2026