Dutch FluencyLesson 18 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
City places and the Dutch home
You can describe almost an entire Dutch home in ten seconds.
A camera flies from a park into a home and labels objects. Ordinary objects are the fastest route to daily fluency.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
18Today you will
- 1Label every object you touch at home
- 2Ask the most useful question in any building
- 3Split huis from woning like a local
- 4Walk from the park to your own front door in Dutch
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.
het park
ut PARK
het park
the park
Het park is groen. The park is green.
het bos
ut BOS
het bos
the forest
Het bos is stil. The forest is quiet.
de Dam
duh DAHM
de Dam
Dam Square
De Dam is vol mensen. Dam Square is full of people.
trap word
de woning
duh VOH-ning
de woning
the home, the dwelling
Mijn woning is klein. My home is small.
de deur
duh DUR
de deur
the door
De deur is open. The door is open.
het raam
ut RAHM
het raam
the window
Het raam is dicht. The window is closed.
de stoel
duh STOOL
de stoel
the chair
De stoel staat bij de tafel. The chair stands by the table.
de tafel
duh TAH-ful
de tafel
the table
De tafel is groot. The table is big.
de lamp
duh LAHMP
de lamp
the lamp
De lamp hangt boven de tafel. The lamp hangs above the table.
de kast
duh KAHST
de kast
the closet
De kast is vol. The closet is full.
de televisie
duh tay-luh-VEE-zee
de televisie
the television
De televisie staat uit. The television is off.
de wc
duh vay-SAY
de wc
the toilet
Waar is de wc? Where is the toilet?
Home sort: de or het
Most furniture takes de. The window and the green places outside take het. Read both columns out loud with a hand on each object if you are home.
- de
- de deur · de stoel · de tafel · de lamp · de kast
- het
- het raam · het park · het bos
wc: say vay-say
Dutch reads the letters in its own alphabet: w is vay, c is say. Waar is de wc? is the single most useful question in this book. And know the pair: huis is the building, woning is the home you live in; woning is the word every rental site and housing office uses.
Ten seconds, one home
A friend gets the fastest house tour in the Netherlands. Read it once for the shape. Read it again out loud.
- 01
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 02
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 03
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 04
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 05
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 06
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 07
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 08
tap the Dutch to check yourself
Helper words in this story
- dit this
- welkom welcome
- dicht closed
- het boek, boeken the book, books
- bijna almost
- nooit never
- aan / uit on / off
- daar there
- naast next to
- thuis home
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
de woning
All 20 words in this lesson
het eiland
the island
de ring
the ring, the ring road
de coffeeshop
a Dutch cannabis cafe
het stadion
the stadium
het hoofdkantoor
the head office
de wallen
the red light district
de prostituee
the sex worker
het park
the park
het bos
the forest
de Dam
Dam Square
de woning
the house
de deur
the door
het raam
the window
de stoel
the chair
de kruk
the stool
de tafel
the table
de lamp
the lamp
de televisie
the television
de kast
the closet
de wc
the toilet / restroom
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 label my whole home in Dutch
- I can ask where the wc is, anywhere
- I can sort home words into de and het
- I can name the park, the forest and the Dam
- I can give a ten-second tour of my home
Fifty fifty. We build it. You show up.
