Dutch FluencyLesson 12 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
More descriptions and the days of the week
Your week changes depending on five tiny Dutch descriptions.
Prices, temperature and a calendar compete on screen. Days are easier when each one carries a feeling or event.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
12Today you will
- 1Learn all seven days and the first six months
- 2Argue about prices with duur and goedkoop
- 3Feel why Dutch writes days without capitals
- 4Give every day of your week one feeling
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.
duur
dyoor
duur
expensive
De trein is duur. The train is expensive.
trap word
goedkoop
khoot-KOHP
goedkoop
cheap
De markt is goedkoop. The market is cheap.
hoog
hohkh
hoog
high, tall
De huur is hoog. The rent is high.
laag
lahkh
laag
low
De prijs is laag. The price is low.
warm
vahrm
warm
warm
De koffie is warm. The coffee is warm.
de week
duh VAYK
de week
the week
De week is lang. The week is long.
maandag
MAHN-dakh
maandag
Monday
Maandag is zwaar. Monday is heavy.
woensdag
VOONS-dakh
woensdag
Wednesday
Tot woensdag! See you Wednesday!
vrijdag
VRAY-dakh
vrijdag
Friday
Vrijdag is de beste dag. Friday is the best day.
zaterdag
ZAH-tur-dakh
zaterdag
Saturday
Zaterdag ga ik naar de markt. Saturday I go to the market.
zondag
ZON-dakh
zondag
Sunday
Zondag is stil. Sunday is quiet.
januari
yah-new-AH-ree
januari
January
Januari is koud. January is cold.
The -dag pattern
Five workdays, two weekend days, all lowercase, all ending in -dag. Say the whole week out loud once as one breath; it takes eight seconds and it is yours.
- workdays
- maandag · dinsdag · woensdag · donderdag · vrijdag
- weekend
- zaterdag · zondag
Small letters, big days
Dutch writes days and months without capital letters: maandag, januari. Every day ends in -dag, so you get seven words for the price of one ending. And the trap word is a gift: goedkoop is literally goed + koop, a good buy. Expensive things are duur; good deals are goedkoop. Never the other way around.
One cheap week
Seven days, one wallet, one country. Read it once for the shape. Read it again out loud, day by day.
- 01
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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
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Helper words in this story
- de huur the rent
- moe tired
- de markt the market
- met with
- de beste the best
- van of, from
- de zon the sun
- alles everything
- stil quiet
- naar to
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
goedkoop
All 20 words in this lesson
warm
warm
duur
expensive
goedkoop
cheap
hoog
high, tall
laag
low
de week
the week
maandag
Monday
dinsdag
Tuesday
woensdag
Wednesday
donderdag
Thursday
vrijdag
Friday
zaterdag
Saturday
zondag
Sunday
de maand
the month
januari
January
februari
February
maart
March
april
April
mei
May
juni
June
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 name all seven days, without capital letters
- I can say what is expensive and what is cheap
- I can name the first six months
- I can give every day of my week one feeling
- I can remember that goedkoop means cheap, a good buy
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