Lesson 6 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Asking, pointing and connecting ideas
One question word turns confusion into control.
A flower appears on the doorstep and you interrogate the whole scene. Now the room answers you instead of overwhelming you.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
06Today you will
- 1Ask six different questions with one word each
- 2Answer waarom with daarom and sound like a local
- 3Point at what is near you and what is over there
- 4Ask what something costs before you buy it
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.
wie
vee
wie
who
Wie is dat? Who is that?
trap word
wat
vaht
wat
what
Wat is dit? What is this?
waar
vahr
waar
where
Waar is het huis? Where is the house?
wanneer
vah-NEER
wanneer
when
Wanneer kom je? When are you coming?
hoe
hoo
hoe
how
Hoe werkt het? How does it work?
hoeveel
hoo-VAYL
hoeveel
how much
Hoeveel kost het? How much does it cost?
trap word
waarom
vah-ROM
waarom
why
Waarom niet? Why not?
daarom
DAH-rom
daarom
that is why
Daarom! That is why!
dit
dit
dit
this (near you)
Dit is mooi. This is beautiful.
dat
daht
dat
that (further away)
Dat is de bakker. That is the baker.
hier
heer
hier
here
Ik ben hier. I am here.
daar
dahr
daar
there
De bloem is daar. The flower is over there.
Ask and answer in pairs
Dutch pairs its question words with their answers. Ask with waarom, answer with daarom. Ask with waar, answer with hier or daar. Learn them two at a time and the work halves.
- ask
- waarom · waar · wanneer
- answer
- daarom · hier, daar · dan, toen
The w that leans on v
wie, wat, waar, wanneer and waarom all open with a Dutch w, which sits somewhere between an English v and w. Your English w will be understood every time, so do not let it stop you. Just start listening for the difference.
One flower, eight questions
Somebody left a flower at Noor's door and she wants answers. 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
- de bloem the flower
- welke which
- deze this one
- werkt works
- kost costs
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
wat
All 20 words in this lesson
wie
who
wat
what
dat
that
dit
this
welke
which
deze
these, this
die
that, those
waar
where
hier
here
daar
there
wanneer
when
dan
then
toen
back then (past)
terwijl
while
hoe
how
zo
like this
hoeveel
how much
de bloem
the flower
waarom
why
daarom
that is why
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 ask six different questions
- I can answer waarom with daarom
- I can point at something near me and far from me
- I can ask what something costs
- I can keep a conversation moving with one word
Fifty fifty. We build it. You show up.
