Dutch FluencyLesson 20 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Body parts from head to toe
Point to the wrong body part and everyone remembers the lesson.
A fast body challenge forces the viewer to point before reveal. Do not just watch. Move before the answer appears.
13 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
20Today you will
- 1Name the whole body, head to toe
- 2Learn doet pijn before you ever need it
- 3Say knie with the k, like the Dutch do
- 4Point before the answer appears
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 oog
ut OHKH
het oog
the eye
Mijn oog is blauw. My eye is blue.
de neus
duh NUS
de neus
the nose
De neus is koud. The nose is cold.
het haar
ut HAHR
het haar
the hair
Het haar is nat. The hair is wet.
de arm
duh AHRM
de arm
the arm
Mijn arm is moe. My arm is tired.
de hand
duh HAHNT
de hand
the hand
Ik geef je een hand. I shake your hand.
de vinger
duh VING-ur
de vinger
the finger
Een hand heeft vijf vingers. A hand has five fingers.
het been
ut BAYN
het been
the leg
Het been is lang. The leg is long.
trap word
de knie
duh k-NEE
de knie
the knee
Mijn knie doet pijn. My knee hurts.
de voet
duh VOOT
de voet
the foot
De voet past in de schoen. The foot fits in the shoe.
de rug
duh RUKH
de rug
the back
Mijn rug is moe. My back is tired.
de buik
duh BOWK
de buik
the belly
De buik is vol na het eten. The belly is full after eating.
het hart
ut HAHRT
het hart
the heart
Het hart zegt ja. The heart says yes.
Body sort: de or het
Most body parts take de. Four important ones take het, and two of them come in pairs on your face. Read both columns out loud, touching each part as you go.
- de
- de neus · de arm · de hand · de knie · de voet · de rug
- het
- het oog · het haar · het been · het hart
knie: say the k
English dropped the k in knee centuries ago. Dutch kept it: k-NEE, both sounds, no mercy. Same k survives in knie's neighbours knoop and knuffel. And bank the culture note: een hand geven, a firm handshake, is THE standard Dutch greeting. Now you know what to call the hand doing it.
Point before the answer
Head to toe, out loud, hands moving. Read it once for the shape. Then again, pointing at every part you name.
- 01
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 02
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 03
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- 04
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 05
tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 06
tap the Dutch to check yourself
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tap the Dutch to check yourself
- 08
tap the Dutch to check yourself
Helper words in this story
- van top tot teen from head to toe
- het oog, ogen the eye, eyes
- nat wet
- krak crack (the sound)
- te veel too much
- de kaas the cheese
- wijs point
- zeg say
- doet pijn hurts
- geef een hand shake hands
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
de knie
All 20 words in this lesson
het oog
the eye
de bril
the glasses
de zonnebril
the sunglasses
de neus
the nose
het haar
the hair
de arm
the arm
de elleboog
the elbow
de hand
the hand
de vinger
the finger
het been
the leg
de knie
the knee
de voet
the foot
de teen
the toe
de rug
the back
de buik
the belly, the stomach
de schouder
the shoulder
de borst
the chest, the breast
de baard
the beard
de snor
the moustache
het hart
the heart
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 my body from head to toe
- I can say something doet pijn before I ever need a doctor
- I can pronounce the k in knie
- I can sort body words into de and het
- I can count my own vingers in Dutch
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