Dutch FluencyLesson 50 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Possession, people, ideas and learning
One thousand Dutch words later, the real question is: can you use them together?
All recurring characters return for the final lesson. You did not collect words. You built a Dutch world.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
50Today you will
- 1Use possessive pronouns naturally.
- 2Say what you don't have with geen.
- 3Talk about people and ideas.
- 4Connect everything in a final story.
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
haar
HAHR
haar
her
Dit is haar boek. This is her book.
zijn
ZAYN
zijn
his
Dat is zijn fiets. That is his bike.
ons / onze
ONS / ON-zuh
ons / onze
our
Ons huis is klein. Onze straat is rustig. Our house is small. Our street is quiet.
jullie / uw
YUH-lee / uw
jullie / uw
your (plural informal /
Is dit jullie tas? Uw naam, alstublieft. Is this your bag? Your name, please.
hun
HUN
hun
their
Hun kinderen spelen buiten. Their children play outside.
geen
KHAYN
geen
no / none
Ik heb geen tijd. I have no time.
trap word
het verschil
het FER-schil
het verschil
the difference
Zij zien het verschil niet. They don't see the difference.
iemand
EE-mahnt
iemand
somebody
Iemand belt de dokter. Somebody calls the doctor.
iedereen
EE-duh-reyn
iedereen
everybody
Iedereen kent zijn naam. Everybody knows his name.
samen
SAH-muhn
samen
together
Wij eten samen. We eat together.
vaak
FAHK
vaak
often
Zij leest vaak. She often reads.
De or het? The final check
Here are the nouns from this lesson. De-words: de leeftijd, de muziek, de naam, de les. Het-words: het verschil, het idee, het geluid, het boek, het woord. Say them with the article. Let it feel normal.
- de
- de leeftijd · de muziek · de naam · de les
- het
- het verschil · het idee · het geluid · het boek · het woord
One word, two faces: ons en onze
In Dutch, 'our' changes with the noun. Use ons before het-words: ons huis. Use onze before de-words: onze straat. The trap? You must know the article. But that's okay. You already do.
The last lesson
Today is the last lesson. Everyone is together.
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Helper words in this story
- de klas the classroom
- de leraar the teacher
- zegt says
- pakt takes
- luistert naar listens to
- schrijft writes
- het bord the board
- lacht laughs
- mee along
- begrijpen understand
- leren learn
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
haar
All 20 words in this lesson
haar
her
zijn
his
ons / onze
our
jullie / uw
your (plural informal /
hun
their
geen
no / none
als
if
het verschil
the difference
de leeftijd
age
iemand
somebody
iedereen
everybody
samen
together
vaak
often
het idee
the idea
het geluid
the sound
de muziek
the music
de naam
the name
het boek
the book
de les
the lesson
het woord
the word
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 use haar, zijn, ons/onze, jullie/uw, hun correctly.
- I can say what I don't have with geen.
- I can talk about people with iemand and iedereen.
- I can describe actions with samen and vaak.
- I can recognize and use the key nouns from this lesson.
Fifty fifty. We build it. You show up.
