Dutch FluencyLesson 37 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Reactions, meals and the kitchen
Food is where Dutch vocabulary becomes a feeling.
A day of meals moves from calm breakfast to spicy dinner. A meal gives every word taste, time and emotion.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
37Today you will
- 1Describe feelings with five adjectives
- 2Name all meals with de or het
- 3Use the five tastes in Dutch
- 4Say you are hungry or thirsty
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.
ontspannen
on-TSPAH-nuh
ontspannen
relaxed
Ik ben ontspannen na het ontbijt. I am relaxed after breakfast.
vriendelijk
VREEN-duh-luk
vriendelijk
friendly
De kok is vriendelijk. The cook is friendly.
de maaltijd
duh MAHL-tayt
de maaltijd
the meal
De maaltijd is klaar. The meal is ready.
het ontbijt
het ON-bayt
het ontbijt
breakfast
Het ontbijt is zoet. The breakfast is sweet.
de lunch
duh lunch
de lunch
lunch
De lunch is zout. The lunch is salty.
het avondeten
het AH-vont-ay-tuh
het avondeten
dinner / the evening
Het avondeten is pittig. The dinner is spicy.
honger hebben
HONG-ur HEH-buh
honger hebben
to be hungry
Ik heb honger. I am hungry.
dorst hebben
dorst HEH-buh
dorst hebben
to be thirsty
Heb jij dorst? Are you thirsty?
zoet
zoot
zoet
sweet
De smaak is zoet. The taste is sweet.
trap word
pittig
PIT-tukh
pittig
spicy
Het gerecht is pittig. The dish is spicy.
de or het for meals
Breakfast is het ontbijt. Dinner is het avondeten. But lunch is de lunch. And a dish is het gerecht. The article is part of the word. Learn it together: het ontbijt, de lunch, het avondeten.
- de
- de maaltijd · de lunch · de kok · de smaak
- het
- het ontbijt · het avondeten · het gerecht
The trap of 'heb honger'
In Dutch you don't say 'I am hungry' with zijn. You say 'ik heb honger' , literally 'I have hunger'. Same for thirst: 'ik heb dorst'. It feels strange at first, but it's the only way. Own it and it becomes natural.
A day of meals
Follow a calm day from breakfast to dinner.
- 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
- klaar ready
- drink drink
- water water
- goed good
- lekker tasty
- over about
- het koken cooking
- niet not
- maar but
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
pittig
All 20 words in this lesson
ontspannen
relaxed
romantisch
romantic
vriendelijk
friendly
zielig
pitiful / sad / pathetic
serieus
serious
de maaltijd
the meal
het ontbijt
breakfast
de lunch
lunch
het avondeten
dinner / the evening
koken
to cook
de kok
the cook
het gerecht
the dish
honger hebben
to be hungry
dorst hebben
to be thirsty
de smaak
the taste
zoet
sweet
zout
salty
zuur
sour
bitter
bitter
pittig
spicy
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 I am relaxed, romantic, friendly, pitiful, or serious.
- I can name the meals with the right article.
- I can use the five tastes in Dutch.
- I can say I am hungry or thirsty.
- I can describe a meal with a taste word.
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