Article Category: Vocabulary

Discover the foreign words absorbed into Dutch from French, English, Spanish, and other languages throughout history.

Learn how the same concept can be expressed differently in formal and informal Dutch, and when to use which register.

Understand how Dutch builds long compound words from shorter ones, and learn strategies for decoding unfamiliar vocabulary.

Avoid common mistakes with Dutch false friends — words that look like English but mean something completely different.

Expand your Dutch vocabulary with abstract nouns — words for concepts, values, ideas, and intangible things.

Master the most important Dutch verbs of movement — walking, running, driving, flying and everything in between.

Learn Dutch names for common animals — pets you might keep, farm animals you will see, and wildlife of the Netherlands.

Learn how to describe people in Dutch — their physical appearance, personality traits, and character.

Everything you need to shop in Dutch — from supermarkets to street markets, bargaining, and returning items.

Learn Dutch words for family members, relationships, and life events, from birth to marriage and beyond.