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Flemish (Belgian Dutch) Flashcards
Study the words (138)
| Prompt | Answer |
|---|---|
| One | één |
| Two | twee |
| Three | drie |
| Four | vier |
| Five | vijf |
| Six | zes |
| Seven | zeven |
| Eight | acht |
| Nine | negen |
| Ten | tien |
| First | eerste |
| Second | tweede |
| Monday | maandag |
| Tuesday | dinsdag |
| Wednesday | woensdag |
| Thursday | donderdag |
| Friday | vrijdag |
| Saturday | zaterdag |
| Sunday | zondag |
| Now | nu |
| Yesterday | gisteren |
| Today | vandaag |
| Tonight | vanavond/deze avond |
| Tomorrow | morgen |
| Fruits | fruit |
| Apples | appel |
| Bananas | banaan |
| Tomatoes | tomaten |
| Potatoes | aardappelen |
| Onions | uien/ajuinen |
| Red | rood |
| Green | groen |
| Blue | blauw |
| White | wit |
| Black | zwart |
| Grey | grijs |
| Breakfast | ontbijt |
| Lunch | middageten |
| Dinner | avondeten |
| Milk | melk |
| Coffee | koffie |
| Bread | brood |
| Sunny | zonnig |
| Windy | winderig |
| Rainy | het regent |
| Snowy | het sneeuwt |
| Cold | koud |
| Hot | warm |
| Boy | jongen |
| Girl | meisje |
| Son | zoon |
| Daughter | dochter |
| Brother | broer |
| Sister | zus |
| Man | man |
| Woman | vrouw |
| Father | vader |
| Mother | moeder |
| Grandfather | grootvader |
| Grandmother | grootmoeder |
| House | huis |
| Toilet | toilet |
| Room | kamer |
| Bedroom | slaapkamer |
| Kitchen | keuken |
| Table | tafel |
| Cat | kat/poes |
| Dog | hond |
| Mouse | muis |
| Bird | vogel |
| Cow | koe |
| Horse | paard |
| Socks | kousen/sokken |
| Shoes | schoenen |
| Trousers | broek |
| Shirt | hemd |
| Coat | jas |
| English | Engels |
| French | Frans |
| German | Duits |
| Spanish | Spaans |
| Italian | Italiaans |
| Greek | Grieks |
| Russian | Russisch |
| Arabic | Arabisch |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Chinese | Chinees |
| Japanese | Japans |
| Teacher | leraar/lerares [m/f] |
| Pen | pen/bic [coll] |
| Dictionary | woordenboek |
| Hand | hand |
| Hair | haar |
| Eye | oog |
| Mouth | mond |
| Nose | neus |
| Doctor | dokter/arts [last only in hospitals and on signs] |
| Pharmacy | apotheker/apotheek |
| Under | onder |
| Before | voor |
| After | na |
| Inside | binnen |
| Outside | buiten |
| With | met |
| But | maar |
| For | voor |
| From | van/uit |
| To | naar |
| In | in |
| Never | nooit |
| Rarely | zelden |
| Sometimes | soms |
| Usually | normaal [gezien] |
| Always | altijd |
| Very | heel/zeer [former mostly in spoken language] |
| I | ik |
| You | jij/je [sing, written] - gij/ge [sing, spoken] - jullie [plural] |
| He | hij |
| She | zij/ze |
| We | wij/we |
| They | zij/ze |
| My | mijn/m'n |
| Your | jouw/je - uw - jullie [pl] |
| His | zijn/z'n |
| Her | haar |
| Our | ons/onze [dep on article] |
| Their | hun |
| Hi | hallo |
| What is your name? | wat is uw naam? |
| Nice to meet you | leuk u te ontmoeten |
| How are you? | hoe maakt u het? |
| I'm good, thanks | het gaat goed, dank u |
| And you? | en u? |
| Do you speak (English/Flemish)? | spreekt y (Engels/Vlaams)? |
| A little bit | Een klein beetje |
| How old are you? | Hoe oud bent u? |
| I'm 33 years old | Ik ben drieëdertig jaar oud |
| It was nice talking to you | Het was leuk met u te praten |
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