Dutch 1000 most common

mij

me, I

gaat

(you) go, (he) goes

zal

(I) shall

toch

yet/still/nevertheless

door

1. through; 2. [~ de deur] through the door

mee

along/together/with

het

the, it

dat

that

niet

not

een

a

en

and

wat

what

maar

but

op

1. on, in, at; 2. [~ de tv] on TV; 3. [~ de bank] on the sofa

zijn

to be

te

too

die

1. that (m/f); those (plural); 2. that, who, which

met

with

voor

for, before, in front of

als

when/if, as

u

1. you (formal); 2. [wie bent ~?] who are you?

was

(I/he) was, (you) were

dit, deze

this

hier

here

jij

you (stressed)

naar

to

om

1. at, around, about; 2. [~ negen uur] at nine o'clock; 3. over, finished

dan

1. than; 2. then; 3. [nu en ~] now and then

nog

still

wil

(I) want

zo

so

aan

1. on; 2. [~ de slag] let's get to work

goed

alright, fine, good

hebben

to have

ja

yes

hoe

how

waar

where

nu

now

nee

no

uit

1. out of, from; 2. [ik kom ~ Groot-brittannië] I come from Great Britain

ook

1. also, too, as well; 2. [ik ~ ] me too

over

1. over, about; 2. [om kvart ~ zeven] at quarter past seven; 3.

doen

to do

gaan

to go

daar

(over) there

zou

(I/you/he) would

bij

at/by/with

al

all, already

of

or, whether

jullie

you (plural informal)

ons

us

iets

something

hebt

1. (you) have (informal); 2. [je ~ gelijk] you're right

waarom

why

had

(I/you/he) had

meer

more

laat

1. late; 2. [hoe ~?] what time?

doe

(I) do

wie

who

moeten

to have to

deze

this (m/f); these

kunnen

to be able to (can)

jou

you (singular, informal)

echt

really

denk

(I) think

zien

to see

de weg

the road, way, path

weg

lost, away, gone

nou

well (interjection)

alleen

only; alone

nooit

never

dus

thus, so, therefore

eens

1. agreed, in agreement; 2. once; 3. [~ in de week] once a week; 4. one day, some day; 5. (emphatic use) just

weer

again

tot

until

uw

your (formal)

mensen

people

onze

our

tegen

against

af

off

omdat

because

de vrouw

the woman, wife

allemaal

altogether

het geld

the money

zitten

to sit

jouw

your(s)

niemand

nobody

zich

themselves

beter

better

vast

firm, fixed

genoeg

enough

na

after (time)

toe

shut, closed

natuurlijk

naturally

de god

the god

sorry

sorry

alle

all

blijven

to stay

dingen

things

houden

to hold

de vriend

the friend

bang

afraid

kinderen

children

vertellen

to tell, narrate

de auto

the car

vragen

to ask

zelf

self

de jongen

the boy

het paar

the couple, pair

verdomme

damn it!

zorgen voor

to look after

thuis

at home

laatst

1. last; 2. [voor het ~] the last time

zelfs

even (contrary to expectations)

denken

to think

vandaag

1. today; 2. [~ de dag] nowadays, these days

halen

to get, to bring

eerst

first

de man

the man, husband

even

1. shortly, briefly; 2. [~ na zeven] shortly after seven, just after seven

terug

back, backward, aback, again

komt

(you) come

misschien

perhaps

laten

to allow

niets

nothing

zei

(I/you/he) said

iemand

someone, anyone

hou van

(I) love

veel

much

komen

to come

zeg

(I) say

toen

then, when, back then

zeggen

to say

worden

to become

zit

(I) sit

mag

(I) may

kijk

(I) look, watch

leven

to live

heel

very

nodig

necessary, needful

wordt

(he) becomes

gewoon

ordinary

twee

two

net

1. just, recently; 2. just, only

dood

dead

altijd

always

weten

to know (facts)

wij

we

maken

to make

gedaan

(have) done

geef

(I) give, (I) teach

zeker

certainly

zie

(I) see

de dag

the day

doet

(he) does

wacht

(you) wait

niks

nothing

kunt

(you) can

het huis

the house

de vader

the father, the dad

dacht

(I/you/he) thought

anders

differently, else

wilt

(you) want

de dank

the thank(s)

het jaar

the year

hun

their

willen

to want

erg

1. bad; 2. very

de keer

1. the time, instance; 2. [nog een ~] again

zoals

like, such as

iedereen

everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone

gezien

(have) seen

vind

(I) find, think

het werk

the work

binnen

inside

bedankt

1. thanks; 2. [en ~ voor je hulp] and thanks for your help

de spijt

the regret

even… als

1. as... as; 2. [hij is ~ oud ~ ik] he is as old as me

misschien

maybe

rustig

calm

wou

(I/you/he) wanted

de hoop

the hope

samen

together

neem

(I) take

de staat

the state

de moeder

the mother, mum, mom

zullen

(infinitive, plural form) shall, will

waren

(we/you/they) were

maak

(I) make

praten

to talk

mooi

pretty, beautiful

heel

all, whole

vinden

to find, think

lang

tall

leuk

cool, funny, nice

graag

gladly

helpen

to help

zegt

(he) says

elkaar

each other

ziet

(you) see

blijf

(I) stay

klaar

ready, finished

bedoel

(I) mean, intend

hallo

hello

helemaal

completely, absolutely, entirely

maakt

(you) make

gek

mad, silly

luister

(I) listen

drie

three

geweest

(have) been

meneer

1. Mr.; mister; 2. [~ Smeltink, wilt u hier plaatsnemen?] Mr Smeltink, please take a seat

werd

(I/you/he) became

zonder

without

hoor

(I) hear

alsjeblieft

please (informal)

krijgen

to get, receive, have

kijken

to look

het idee

the idea

steeds

constantly

geven

to give

achter

behind

de naam

the name

ooit

ever, someday

moest

(I/you/he) had to

snel

fast, quick

onder

under

wanneer

when

het beetje

the bit, the little bit

gebeurd

(has) happened

eten

to eat

de vraag

the question

ken

(I) know, am acquainted with

kun

(you) can

lijkt

(he) seems, resembles

morgen

tomorrow

staan

to stand

gezegd

(have) said

heen

1. away, gone; 2. on the way there, out; 3. [~ of weer] forth and back, forwards and backwards

het geloof

the faith, belief

geweldig

1. fantastic, awesome; 2. tremendous, huge

de wereld

the world

nemen

to take

hadden

(we/you/they) had

jongens

the boys

meisjes

the girls

mannen

the men

vertel

(I) tell, narrate

denkt

(you) think

krijg

(I) get, receive, have

buiten

out, outside

eigen

own

want

because

deed

(I/you/he) did

zag

(I/you/he) saw

kwam

(I/you/he) came

ging

(I/you/he) went

wist

(I/you/he) knew

zij

she, they

wilde

(I/you/he) wanted

horen

to hear

soms

sometimes

geleden

1. ago; 2. [elf jaar ~] eleven years ago

elk

each

vanavond

this evening

het pak

the suit

eigenlijk

actually

de familie

the family

het uur

the hour

de zoon

the son

de politie

the police

houdt

(you) hold, keep, love

het probleem

the problem

denkt

(you) think

krijg

(I) get, receive, have

buiten

out, outside

eigen

own

want

because

deed

(I/you/he) did

zag

(I/you/he) saw

kwam

(I/you/he) came

ging

(I/you/he) went

wist

(I/you/he) knew

zij

she, they

wilde

(I/you/he) wanted

horen

to hear

soms

sometimes

geleden

1. ago; 2. [elf jaar ~] eleven years ago

elk

each

vanavond

this evening

het pak

the suit

eigenlijk

actually

de familie

the family

het uur

the hour

de zoon

the son

de politie

the police

houdt

(you) hold, keep, love

het probleem

the problem

heet

1. hot; 2. (I/you/he) am named

gevonden

(have) found

open

open

vermoord

murdered, assassinated

bijna

almost

het kind

the child

vrienden

friends

geeft

(you) give, teach

zouden

(we/you/they) would

gelijk

equal

hen

them

gebeurt

happens

oh

oh

pas

1. just, recently; 2. [een ~getrouwd stel] a newly married couple

krijgt

(you) get, receive, have

precies

precisely

begrijp

(I) understand

wachten

to wait

verder

further

voel

(I) feel

gehad

(have) had

zet

(I/you/he) move, put

alsof

1. as if; 2. [doen ~] to pretend

de kant

the side

bel

1. (I) phone, call, ring; I'm calling, ringing, phoning

volgens

according to

werken

to work

best

best

daarom

1. therefore, that's why; 2. around it

haal

(I) get, fetch

zat

(I/you/he) sat

dagen

days

prima

excellent

de pijn

the pain

jezelf

yourself

welk

which

vindt

(you) find, think

vroeg

early

gehoord

(have) heard

probeer

(I) try

volgend

following, next

eruit

out (of it)

word

(I) am, become

hoeveel

how much/many

het ding

the thing, object

schiet

(I) shoot

vijf

five

spreken

to speak

help

(I) help

gemaakt

(have) made

blij

1. glad, happy, pleased; 2. [ik ben ~ om je te zien] I am glad to see you

ligt

(he/she) lies (down)

lekker

tasty, nice, fun, delicious

de kamer

1. the room, office; 2. chamber (parliamentary body)

het hoofd

the head (part of body)

zoeken

to look for

de stad

the city, town

werkt

(you) work, (he) works

geloven

to believe

slecht

bad

blijft

(he) stays, remains

de kans

the chance

de schat

the treasure

ogen

eyes

verteld

(have) told, narrated

de manier

the way, manner

ergens

somewhere

het moment

1. the moment; 2. [op hetzelfde ~] at the same time

kent

(you) know, are acquainted with (a person)

breng

(I) bring

tussen

between, among

brengen

to bring

het land

the land, country

de zaak

1. the thing, object; 2. affair, matter; 3. business, shop

sta

(I) stand

bellen

to call, ring, phone

proberen

to try

mis

wrong, off target

doden

to kill, murder

spelen

to play

de deur

the door

de school

the school

minuten

minutes

vrouwen

women

de broer

the brother (sibling, friar)

boven

above, upstairs

het water

the water

de dokter

the doctor

vier

four

praat

(I) talk

het bed

the bed

de hulp

1. the help; 2. [en bedankt voor je ~] and thanks for your help

klopt

(that's) true, (that's) right

groot

big

juist

true, right, precise, exactly

de week

1. the week; 2. [om de ~] every other week, every two weeks

de dollar

the dollar

zoveel

so many

vrij

free (as in freedom), vacant

problemen

problems

vergeten

to forget

vooruit

forward

de kop

the cup, headline, head (part of body)

betekent

(you/he) 1. mean, signify, stand for; 2. matter, is important

hoeft

(you) need to, (he) needs to

echt

real

de papa

the dad, daddy

de/het soort

the sort, kind, variety, type

lopen

to walk; to run

zult

(you) shall

de dochter

the daughter

de zorg

the care, anxiety, trouble, worry, charge, regard

meteen

1. immediately, at once; 2. [~ daarop] immediately afterwards

ervan

from it/them

beginnen

to begin

gebruiken

to use

het stel

1. the couple, pair; 2. set, group, collection; 3. [een pasgetrouwd ~] a newly married couple

handen

hands

de klootzak

the asshole

de liefde

the love

tien

ten

voorbij

beyond, further, passed by

de nacht

the night

het verhaal

the story

zodat

so that

wakker

awake

vergeet

(I/you/he) forget

gebeuren

to happen, to occur

sinds

since

bezig

busy

hetzelfde

the same (het)

drinken

to drink

ander

other

beneden

below, downstairs, beneath

mevrouw

Mrs.

de plaats

1. the place; 2. space; 3. seat; 4. town

leren

to learn

alstublieft

please (formal)

slapen

to sleep

zoiets

something (like), anything (like)

vol

full

moeilijk

difficult

druk

busy, bustling, crowded

de mama

the mum, mom, mummy

gekomen

(has) come

gelukkig

lucky, fortunate, happy

het nummer

the number

mogen

to be allowed, may

de hand

the hand

zes

six

zoek

(I) search, look for

fijn

fine, great

voordat

prior to

hoort

(you) hear, (he) hears

het hart

the heart

klein

small

vermoorden

to murder, assassinate

liggen

to lie (down)

stoppen

to stop

straks

later, soon

het begin

the beginning

aardig

pleasant; nice, kind

eerder

1. earlier; 2. before, preceding; 3. [enkele jaren ~] a few years previously

de vent

the fellow, guy, bloke, chap

de waarheid

the truth

neer

down

de agent

1. the policeman; 2. the agent (e.g. secret agent)

zaken

1. things, matters, issues; 2. business; 3. [een ~man] a businessman

het bloed

the blood

los

loose, loosely, free

het gezicht

the face

oud

old

dicht

shut; close, near

vond

(I/you/he) found

de wees

the orphan

later

later

gaf

(I/you/he) gave

vallen

to fall

de avond

the evening

eraan

1. to it; 2. [ik kom ~] I'm on my way, I'm coming

vaak

frequently, regularly, often

hoorde

(I/you/he) heard

de oorlog

1. the war; 2. [tijdens de ~] during the war

het meisje

the girl

de vijand

the enemy, adversary

raak

(I) touch, hit home

de haat

the hate

de plek

1. the location, spot, place; 2. [blauwe ~] bruise

kennen

to know, be acquainted with

sterven

to die, to pass away

mogelijk

possible

de vriendin

the girlfriend; a female friend

ouders

parents

liever

preferably, rather, first

overal

everywhere

heren

gentlemen

jaren

years

het geluk

the happiness, bliss, luck

vandaan

1. from; 2. [waar kwam ze ~?] where did she come from?

de fout

the mistake, fault

betalen

to pay

welkom

welcome

het nieuws

the news

hoi

hi

de schuld

the debt

begrepen

(have) understood

het stuk

the piece

de rest

the rest

veilig

safe

de buurt

the neighborhood

de film

the movie

maanden

months

redden

to rescue

terwijl

while, whereas

de zin

1. the sense, significance; 2. (grammar) sentence; 3. desire, liking [ik