Lesson 5 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Everyday food and Dutch snack culture
Dutch breakfast looks innocent until chocolate starts falling on bread.
A breakfast table turns into a snack-bar showdown. And yes, hagelslag is breakfast. Not a dessert emergency.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
05Today you will
- 1Name what Dutch people actually put on bread
- 2Order a coffee or a tea politely
- 3Name four Dutch snacks without pointing at them
- 4Explain hagelslag to someone back home
The 12 words you actually use
Dutch first, said out loud. Say each word before you flip the card, then check yourself. Every card speaks.
de kaas
duh KAHS
de kaas
the cheese
Kaas op brood. Cheese on bread.
trap word
de hagelslag
duh HAH-ghul-slakh
de hagelslag
chocolate sprinkles
Ik eet hagelslag op brood. I eat chocolate sprinkles on bread.
de pindakaas
duh PIN-dah-kahs
de pindakaas
the peanut butter
Pindakaas of hagelslag? Peanut butter or chocolate sprinkles?
de melk
duh MELK
de melk
the milk
Melk in de koffie? Milk in the coffee?
de koffie
duh KOF-ee
de koffie
the coffee
Koffie of thee? Coffee or tea?
de thee
duh TAY
de thee
the tea
Thee, alsjeblieft. Tea, please.
het water
ut VAH-ter
het water
the water
Water, alstublieft. Water, please.
de friet
duh FREET
de friet
fries
Friet met mayonaise. Fries with mayonnaise.
de frikandel
duh free-kahn-DEL
de frikandel
the frikandel
Een frikandel, alsjeblieft. A frikandel, please.
de kroket
duh kroh-KET
de kroket
the croquette
De kroket is heet. The croquette is hot.
trap word
de stroopwafel
duh STROHP-vah-ful
de stroopwafel
the syrup waffle
Een stroopwafel bij de koffie. A stroopwafel with the coffee.
het snoep
ut SNOOP
het snoep
sweets
Snoep is niet goed. Sweets are not good.
de or het, food edition
Most food words take de. A short list takes het, and it is worth simply memorising rather than reasoning about. Say each one with its article until the pair sounds wrong apart.
- de
- de kaas · de koffie · de friet
- het
- het water · het snoep · het bier
hagelslag, explained
Chocolate sprinkles, on buttered bread, eaten by adults, at breakfast, entirely without irony. It is not a dessert and nobody is joking. Accepting it in a Dutch kitchen is the fastest way to stop being treated as a guest.
Breakfast, then the snack counter
Noor eats breakfast the Dutch way, then finds out what happens after six in the evening. Read it once for the shape. Read it again out loud.
- 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
- op on
- het ontbijt breakfast
- Nederlands Dutch
- met with
- later later
- de mayonaise mayonnaise
- daarna after that
- welkom bij welcome to
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
de hagelslag
All 20 words in this lesson
de kaas
the cheese
de hagelslag
chocolate sprinkles
de pindakaas
the peanut butter
de melk
the milk
de koffie
the coffee
de thee
the tea
de aardappel
the potato
het bier
the beer
de wijn
the wine
het water
the water
het vlees
the meat
de kip
the chicken
de friet
fries
een frietje met
fries with mayo
de frikandel
fried snack bar
de kroket
fried ragout roll
de pannenkoek
the pancake
de stroopwafel
the syrup waffle
drop
liquorice
het snoep
sweets
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 what Dutch people put on bread
- I can order a coffee or a tea politely
- I can name four Dutch snacks without pointing
- I can choose de or het for common food
- I can explain hagelslag to someone at home
Fifty fifty. We build it. You show up.
