Dutch FluencyLesson 8 of 50 · A0 to A1 · Free
Places in town and the first ten numbers
Could you find help in a Dutch city before your phone dies?
A map lights up six places while a countdown begins. Numbers become useful when they move through a real city.
12 minutes. No account needed for lesson 1. No rush.
08Today you will
- 1Name the six buildings that run a Dutch town
- 2Count from nul to negen without stopping
- 3Learn which buildings secretly take het
- 4Ask where the pharmacy is, and get there in time
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 winkel
duh VING-kul
de winkel
the shop
De winkel is daar. The shop is there.
de supermarkt
duh SUE-per-markt
de supermarkt
the supermarket
Ik ga naar de supermarkt. I am going to the supermarket.
het ziekenhuis
ut ZEE-kun-house
het ziekenhuis
the hospital
Het ziekenhuis is groot. The hospital is big.
trap word
de apotheek
duh ah-po-TAKE
de apotheek
the pharmacy
De apotheek is open tot negen uur. The pharmacy is open until nine o'clock.
de bibliotheek
duh bee-blee-oh-TAKE
de bibliotheek
the library
De bibliotheek is stil. The library is quiet.
de school
duh SKHOHL
de school
the school
De school is hier. The school is here.
nul
nul
nul
zero
Nul stress. Zero stress.
een
ayn
een
one
Een koffie, graag. One coffee, please.
twee
tway
twee
two
Twee broodjes, alsjeblieft. Two rolls, please.
drie
dree
drie
three
Drie straten verder. Three streets further.
vijf
vayf
vijf
five
Om vijf uur. At five o'clock.
negen
NAY-khun
negen
nine
Open tot negen. Open until nine.
de or het? The map decides
Most buildings in town politely take de. A few big public ones take het, and they travel as a set. Learn these three as one breath and you will never hesitate at a Dutch address again.
- de
- de winkel · de apotheek · de bibliotheek · de school
- het
- het ziekenhuis · het zwembad · het politiebureau
Numbers you can trust
Dutch 0 to 9 sit close to English: twee sounds like tway, drie like dree, vier like fear. The two throat sounds live in acht and negen: that ch and g are the same soft kh you make fogging up a window. Say acht, acht, acht until it stops feeling strange. It will, around the fourth try.
Before the pharmacy closes
Sam needs a pharmacy before nine and the city turns into one big counting exercise. 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
- waar where
- hier here
- daar there
- de straat, straten the street, streets
- groot big
- stil quiet
- open open
- tot until
- uur o'clock, hour
- bijna almost
Thirty seconds. Prove it.
Three words from this lesson. Answer before you doubt yourself.
Prove it · 1 of 3
de apotheek
All 20 words in this lesson
de winkel
the shop
de supermarkt
the supermarket
het ziekenhuis
the hospital
de apotheek
the pharmacy
het zwembad
the swimming pool
de sporthal
the sports hall
het politiebureau
the police station
de bibliotheek
the library
de school
the school
de universiteit
the university
nul
zero
een
one
twee
two
drie
three
vier
four
vijf
five
zes
six
zeven
seven
acht
eight
negen
nine
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 six town buildings with the right article
- I can count from nul to negen without stopping
- I can say het ziekenhuis without guessing
- I can ask where the pharmacy is
- I can understand open tot negen uur
Fifty fifty. We build it. You show up.
