Dutch FluencyLesson 21 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Clothes and what you wear
Your clothes speak Dutch before you do.
An outfit changes with every beat. Describe what is already on your body and the words stick.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
21Today you will
- 1Name ten pieces of clothing.
- 2Say what you wear.
- 3Choose de or het with ease.
- 4Describe a simple outfit.
The 10 words you actually use
Dutch first, said out loud. Say each word before you flip the card, then check yourself. Every card speaks.
de broek
bruk
de broek
the pants
Ik draag een broek. I wear pants.
trap word
de spijkerbroek
SPEY-ker-brook
de spijkerbroek
the jeans
Mijn spijkerbroek is blauw. My jeans are blue.
de trui
trui
de trui
the sweater
De trui is warm. The sweater is warm.
de jas
yas
de jas
the coat
Ik heb een jas aan. I have a coat on.
de rok
rok
de rok
the skirt
Zij draagt een rok. She wears a skirt.
de jurk
yurk
de jurk
the dress
De jurk is mooi. The dress is pretty.
de sok
sok
de sok
the sock (short)
Een sok is kort. A sock is short.
de schoen
skhun
de schoen
the shoe
Mijn schoen is oud. My shoe is old.
de riem
reem
de riem
the belt
De riem is van leer. The belt is leather.
de stropdas
STROP-das
de stropdas
the tie
Hij draagt een stropdas. He wears a tie.
de or het?
Most clothes are de: de broek, de trui, de jas. A few are het: het T-shirt, het overhemd, het pak. When in doubt, say de. It works more often than not.
- de
- de kleren · de kledingwinkel · de broek · de spijkerbroek · de trui · de jas · de rok · de jurk
- het
- het T-shirt · het hemd / onderhemd · het overhemd · het pak
One word, two socks
Dutch has de sok for short socks and de kous for long ones. You wear kousen with a skirt or dress, sokken with pants. Feel the difference and the words fit.
Getting dressed
A quiet morning, a simple choice.
- 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
- opstaan to get up
- aandoen to put on
- dragen to wear
- hangen to hang
- de kapstok the coat rack
- te groot too big
- gebruiken to use
- klaar ready
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
de spijkerbroek
All 20 words in this lesson
de kleren
clothes
de kledingwinkel
the clothes shop
de broek
the pants
de spijkerbroek
the jeans
de trui
the sweater
de jas
the coat
de rok
the skirt
de jurk
the dress
de sok
the sock (short)
de kous
the sock (long)
de schoen
the shoe
de klomp
the wooden shoe
de riem
the belt
het T-shirt
the T-shirt
het hemd / onderhemd
the undershirt / vest
het overhemd
the shirt
de blouse
the blouse, the shirt
het pak
the suit
de stropdas
the tie
de strik
the bow
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 ten common clothing items in Dutch.
- I can say what I am wearing.
- I can use de for most clothes and het for a few.
- I can describe a simple outfit.
- I can talk about socks in two ways.
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