Dutch FluencyLesson 48 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Directions, safety and the news
Directions are boring until safety depends on them.
A breaking-news map forces quick directional choices. Serious words need clear context, not dramatic confusion.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
48Today you will
- 1Say where things are with north, east, south, west.
- 2Describe a situation as safe or dangerous.
- 3Talk about the news and the war.
- 4Use strong, weak, awake, complete, lonely, most.
The 11 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
sterk
sterk
sterk
strong
De wind is sterk vandaag. The wind is strong today.
zwak
zwak
zwak
weak
Het signaal is zwak. The signal is weak.
wakker
wakker
wakker
awake
Ik ben wakker. I am awake.
noord
noord
noord
north
De trein gaat naar het noord. The train goes to the north.
oost
oost
oost
east
De zon komt op in het oost. The sun rises in the east.
zuid
zuid
zuid
south
Wij wonen in het zuid. We live in the south.
west
west
west
west
De wind komt uit het west. The wind comes from the west.
veilig
veilig
veilig
safe
Dit pad is veilig. This path is safe.
trap word
gevaarlijk
gevaarlijk
gevaarlijk
dangerous
Die straat is gevaarlijk. That street is dangerous.
de oorlog
de oorlog
de oorlog
the war
De oorlog is voorbij. The war is over.
het nieuws
het nieuws
het nieuws
the news
Het nieuws is belangrijk. The news is important.
de or het?
Some nouns are de, some are het. There is no rule, but you can learn them in pairs: de oefening, de oorlog, de aanval, de krant are de. Het leger, het bloed, het nieuws are het. Say them together: 'de krant, het nieuws'.
- de
- de oefening · de oorlog · de aanval · de krant
- het
- het leger · het bloed · het nieuws
The compass trap
In Dutch, north, east, south, west almost always come with het: het noorden, het oosten, het zuiden, het westen. You say 'naar het noorden' (to the north), not 'naar noord'. It feels like a small detail, but it makes your Dutch sound calm and sure. Own it: always add -en and the article.
The map on the news
A quiet afternoon changes when the news shows a map.
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Helper words in this story
- toont shows
- de kaart the map
- de reporter the reporter
- zegt says
- oefent exercises
- mensen people
- is nog nat is still wet
- blijf stay
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
sterk
All 20 words in this lesson
sterk
strong
zwak
weak
eenzaam
lonely
compleet
complete
wakker
awake
meest
most
noord
north
oost
east
zuid
south
west
west
veilig
safe
gevaarlijk
dangerous
het leger
the army
de oefening
the exercise
de oorlog
the war
de aanval
the attack
het bloed
the blood
dood
dead
het nieuws
the news
de krant
the newspaper
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 where something is using north, east, south, west.
- I can describe something as safe or dangerous.
- I can talk about the news and the war.
- I can use strong, weak, awake, complete, lonely, most.
- I can recognize de and het for the new nouns.
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