Dutch FluencyLesson 13 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Months, seasons and location words
The Netherlands can give you four seasons before lunch.
A house spins through months, seasons and positions. Time and space become one visual memory.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
13Today you will
- 1Finish the twelve months of the year
- 2Own the four seasons, all of them with de
- 3Place your bike in space with six position words
- 4Say herfst without hurting yourself
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.
juli
YOO-lee
juli
July
Juli is warm. July is warm.
oktober
ok-TOH-bur
oktober
October
Oktober is nat. October is wet.
december
day-SEM-bur
december
December
December is donker. December is dark.
de winter
duh VIN-tur
de winter
winter
De winter is koud. Winter is cold.
de lente
duh LEN-tuh
de lente
spring
De lente is licht. Spring is light.
de zomer
duh ZOH-mur
de zomer
summer
De zomer is lekker. Summer is lovely.
trap word
de herfst
duh HAIRFST
de herfst
autumn
De herfst is mooi en nat. Autumn is beautiful and wet.
voor
vohr
voor
in front of
De fiets staat voor het huis. The bike stands in front of the house.
achter
AKH-tur
achter
behind
De tuin is achter het huis. The garden is behind the house.
naast
nahst
naast
next to
De supermarkt is naast de school. The supermarket is next to the school.
boven
BOH-vun
boven
above, upstairs
Ik woon boven de winkel. I live above the shop.
beneden
buh-NAY-dun
beneden
down, downstairs
De fietsen staan beneden. The bikes are downstairs.
Where is the bike?
One little word moves the whole bike. Read both lines out loud and point while you say them; position words stick through your hands.
- voor
- De fiets staat voor het huis
- achter
- De fiets staat achter het huis
herfst: the full Dutch throat
One syllable, four consonants in a row: h-e-r-f-s-t. Start with hair, land on fst like a small sneeze. Say it five times and you have earned the hardest season. Bonus rule: all four seasons take de, and months stay lowercase, just like the days.
Four seasons before lunch
One July morning in the Netherlands does the work of a whole year. Read it once for the shape. Read it again out loud.
- 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
- vandaag today
- de regen the rain
- echt, echte real
- staat stands
- het huis the house
- het water the water
- lang long
- komt comes
- het seizoen, seizoenen the season, seasons
- welkom welcome
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
de herfst
All 20 words in this lesson
juli
July
augustus
August
september
September
oktober
October
november
November
december
December
de winter
winter
de lente
spring
de zomer
summer
de herfst
autumn / fall
met
with
van
from
naar
to
in
in
voor
in front of
achter
behind
naast
next to
beneden
down, downstairs
boven
above, up, upstairs
onder
below
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 twelve months, lowercase
- I can say the four seasons, all with de
- I can place anything voor, achter, naast, boven or beneden
- I can say de herfst and survive
- I can describe Dutch weather in one line
Fifty fifty. We build it. You show up.
