Lesson 1 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Meeting people and saying who you are
You do not need perfect Dutch to stop feeling like a stranger.
You arrive at a new apartment and meet three neighbours in one breath. One word lives two lives: morgen means morning and tomorrow.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
01Today you will
- 1Say your name in two ways, casual and calm
- 2Name the people around you: man, vrouw, jongen, meisje
- 3Greet someone correctly in the morning and in the evening
- 4Survive the one word that lives two lives
The 12 words you actually use
Dutch first, said out loud. Say each word before you flip the card, then check yourself. Every card speaks.
hallo
HAH-loh
hallo
hello
Hallo, ik ben Noor. Hello, I am Noor.
trap word
hoi
hoy
hoi
hi
Hoi! Alles goed? Hi! All good?
ik heet
ik HAYT
ik heet
my name is
Ik heet Noor. My name is Noor.
ik ben
ik ben
ik ben
I am
Ik ben nieuw hier. I am new here.
de man
duh MAHN
de man
the man
De man heet Sam. The man is called Sam.
de vrouw
duh VROW
de vrouw
the woman
De vrouw is aardig. The woman is kind.
de jongen
duh YONG-uhn
de jongen
the boy
De jongen zegt hallo. The boy says hello.
het meisje
ut MICE-yuh
het meisje
the girl
Het meisje woont hier. The girl lives here.
het huis
ut HOWS
het huis
the house
Dit is het huis. This is the house.
goed
khoot
goed
good
Het gaat goed. It is going well.
slecht
slekht
slecht
bad
Het weer is slecht. The weather is bad.
trap word
morgen
MOR-khuh
morgen
morning / tomorrow
Ik kom morgen terug. I am coming back tomorrow.
de or het
Dutch has two words for the. Most words take de. A smaller group takes het, and both het meisje and het huis sit in it. Learn every word together with its article, as one unit.
- de
- de man · de vrouw · de jongen
- het
- het meisje · het huis
The Dutch g
In goed, morgen and slecht the g and ch are made in the back of the throat, close to clearing it gently. It is meant to sound rough. Dutch people will understand you long before it sounds perfect.
Three neighbours in one breath
Noor moves into number 37A. Read it once for the shape. Read it again out loud.
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- 02
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- 03
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- 04
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- 05
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- 06
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- 07
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- 08
tap the Dutch to check yourself
Helper words in this story
- nieuw new
- hier here
- dit is this is
- heet is called
- zegt says
- maar but
- het weer the weather
- ik kom terug I come back
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
hoi
All 20 words in this lesson
ik
I
ik heet
my name is
ik ben
I am
een
a
de
the
het
the
de man
the man
de vrouw
the woman
de jongen
the boy
het meisje
the girl
het huis
the house
hallo
hello
hoi
hi
goed
good
slecht
bad
morgen
morning
morgen
tomorrow
goedemorgen
good morning
avond
evening
goedenavond
good evening
Hear all 20, then say them back
The interactive lesson plays every word, walks the story line by line, records your voice next to a native one, and remembers the ones you find hard. Lesson 1 needs no account.
- I can say my name in two ways
- I can name a man, a woman, a boy and a girl
- I can greet someone in the morning and in the evening
- I can say that something is good or bad
- I can hear which morgen someone means
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