Dutch FluencyLesson 39 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Vegetables, fruit and action verbs
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Ingredients trigger facial reactions and social actions. Taste creates memory faster than another silent flashcard.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
39Today you will
- 1Name common vegetables and fruit in Dutch.
- 2Use five action verbs in present tense.
- 3Choose de or het correctly for new nouns.
- 4Remember the article with a simple mental picture.
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 rijst
de REYST
de rijst
the rice
De rijst is in de pan. The rice is in the pan.
de peper
de PEH-per
de peper
the pepper
Ik doe peper op de aardbei? Nee! I put pepper on the strawberry? No!
het zout
het ZOUT
het zout
the salt
Het zout staat op tafel. The salt is on the table.
de suiker
de SUY-ker
de suiker
the sugar
De suiker is zoet. The sugar is sweet.
de appel
de AH-pel
de appel
the apple
Ik eet een appel. I eat an apple.
de banaan
de bah-NAHN
de banaan
the banana
De banaan is geel. The banana is yellow.
de citroen
de see-TROON
de citroen
the lemon
De citroen is zuur. The lemon is sour.
trap word
de aardbei
de AHRD-bay
de aardbei
the strawberry
De aardbei is rood en zoet. The strawberry is red and sweet.
lachen
LAH-hen
lachen
to laugh
Wij lachen om de grap. We laugh at the joke.
delen
DAY-len
delen
to share
Wij delen de appels. We share the apples.
de or het?
In this lesson you have many de words and one het word: het zout. The rule of thumb: fruit and vegetables are usually de. Het zout is the exception here. When you meet a new food word, think: is it a fruit or vegetable? Then you already know the article. For other words, make a tiny image. One picture is enough.
- de
- de rijst · de peper · de suiker · de appel · de peer · de banaan · de perzik · de sinaasappel
- het
- het zout
The de/het trick
Most fruit and vegetables are de words. Het zout is the odd one out. When you learn a new food word, ask: is it a fruit or vegetable? If yes, it is almost always de. For everything else, just make a small picture. For het zout, see a salt shaker on a table. That picture helps you remember het. You do not need to learn every article by heart. You just need one picture per het word.
At the market and at home
A family buys fruit and vegetables, then they prepare a meal together.
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Helper words in this story
- de markt the market
- mijn zus my sister
- thuis at home
- snijden to cut
- in stukken into pieces
- mijn broer my brother
- op tafel on the table
- de buren the neighbours
- de grap the joke
- mijn vader my father
- samen together
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
de aardbei
All 20 words in this lesson
de rijst
the rice
de peper
the pepper
het zout
the salt
de suiker
the sugar
de appel
the apple
de peer
the pear
de banaan
the banana
de perzik
the peach
de sinaasappel
the orange
de citroen
the lemon
de pruim
the plum
de meloen
the melon
de bes
the berry
de kers
the cherry
de aardbei
the strawberry
lachen
to laugh
wassen
to wash
zich gedragen
to behave
haten
to hate
delen
to share
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 kinds of fruit in Dutch.
- I can say what I want to eat or buy.
- I can use the verbs lachen, wassen, zich gedragen, haten, and delen in simple sentences.
- I can choose de or het for common food words.
- I can talk about sharing food with others.
Fifty fifty. We build it. You show up.
