Dutch FluencyLesson 29 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Practical verbs and weather basics
Today's Dutch forecast: 100% chance you need these verbs.
A rainy day forces plans to change without stopping. Useful Dutch is not glamorous. It saves the day.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
29Today you will
- 1try to say what you do today
- 2show what you see
- 3pay attention to the weather
- 4continue even when it rains
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.
trap word
proberen
PRO-bee-ren
proberen
to try
Ik probeer vandaag te wandelen. I try to walk today.
laten zien
LAH-ten seen
laten zien
to show
Zij laat het weerbericht zien. She shows the weather forecast.
spelen
SPAY-len
spelen
to play
De kinderen spelen buiten. The children play outside.
trap word
zitten
ZIT-ten
zitten
to sit
Wij zitten in het café. We sit in the café.
staan
STAHN
staan
to stand
Jij staat bij de deur. You stand at the door.
betalen
beh-TAH-len
betalen
to pay
Hij betaalt voor de koffie. He pays for the coffee.
ontmoeten
ont-MOO-ten
ontmoeten
to meet
Ik ontmoet mijn vriend vandaag. I meet my friend today.
trap word
doorgaan
DOR-gaan
doorgaan
to continue
Wij gaan door in de regen. We continue in the rain.
trap word
het weer
het vair
het weer
the weather
Het weer is nat vandaag. The weather is wet today.
vandaag
van-DAHG
vandaag
today
Vandaag probeer ik iets nieuws. Today I try something new.
All three new nouns are het-words
Het weer, het weerbericht, het bericht. They all take 'het'. There is no rule for this. You just remember them together. That is the trick: learn them as a small family.
- de
- het
- het weer · het weerbericht · het bericht
The trap: 'zitten' and 'staan' are not always literal
In Dutch, 'zitten' and 'staan' often describe where something is, not just a posture. A cup 'staat' on the table. A message 'zit' in your phone. You do not need to translate the action. You just need to feel the position.
Regen in de stad
It rains today. Two friends meet anyway.
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Helper words in this story
- slecht bad
- vriend friend
- het café the café
- de koffie the coffee
- de kinderen the children
- buiten outside
- op up
- goede good
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
proberen
All 20 words in this lesson
proberen
to try
lijken
to seem
laten zien
to show
spelen
to play
zitten
to sit
staan
to stand
betalen
to pay
ontmoeten
to meet
doorgaan
to continue
uitgeven
to spend
groeien
to grow
aanbieden
to offer
herinneren
to remember
bouwen
to build
blijven
to stay
het weer
the weather
het weerbericht
the weather forecast
het bericht
the message
zeker
(for) sure
vandaag
today
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 say what I try to do today.
- I can show something to someone.
- I can describe where I sit or stand.
- I can say I pay for something.
- I can talk about the weather and continue anyway.
Fifty fifty. We build it. You show up.
