Numbers & Time in Dutch
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
nul
Zero
Zero is the number for nothing.
één
One
I have one apple.
twee
Two
Two plus two is four.
drie
Three
I have three brothers.
vier
Four
A year has four seasons.
vijf
Five
The hand has five fingers.
zes
Six
Six times six is thirty-six.
zeven
Seven
A week has seven days.
acht
Eight
An octopus has eight arms.
negen
Nine
Nine is my favorite number.
tien
Ten
Ten is a round number.
elf
Eleven
Eleven soccer players play per team.
twaalf
Twelve
A year has twelve months.
twintig
Twenty
Twenty percent is a quarter.
dertig
Thirty
September has thirty days.
veertig
Forty
A pregnancy lasts forty weeks.
vijftig
Fifty
Fifty is half of a hundred.
honderd
Hundred
A hundred centimeters is one meter.
duizend
Thousand
A thousand grams is one kilogram.
miljoen
Million
The Netherlands has more than a million inhabitants.
de uur
Hour / O'clock
What time is it? It is three o'clock.
de minuut
Minute
Wait a minute, I'm coming.
de seconde
Second
This only takes five seconds.
de dag
Day
What day is it today?
de nacht
Night
The sun sets at night.
de week
Week
Next week I'm going to Amsterdam.
de maand
Month
This month it is very hot.
het jaar
Year
Last year I was in Paris.
de morgen
Morning
I drink coffee every morning.
de middag
Afternoon
In the afternoon I go to school.
de avond
Evening
Good evening, how are you?
vandaag
Today
What are you eating today?
gisteren
Yesterday
Yesterday it was colder.
morgen
Tomorrow
Tomorrow I'm going to the park.
nu
Now
Can you help me now?
straks
Later on / Soon
See you later, I'll be right back.
later
Later
Can you call me later?
eerder
Earlier
Can you come earlier?
maandag
Monday
On Mondays I have school.
dinsdag
Tuesday
On Tuesday I'm going to the doctor.
woensdag
Wednesday
Wednesday is my day off.
donderdag
Thursday
On Thursday we eat pizza.
vrijdag
Friday
On Friday we head into the weekend.
zaterdag
Saturday
On Saturday I play soccer.
zondag
Sunday
On Sunday we go to church.
januari
January
January is the first month.
oktober
October
In October it gets colder.
december
December
December is the month of Christmas.
vorig
last / past
Last year we were in Rome.
volgende
next / following
Next week we're going on vacation.
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