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Main Menu:Flemish Vocabulary
The Flemish vocabulary is the backbone for learning. Below we picked 70% of the most commonly used words. Therefore memorizing them will give you a 70% boost in the language. This is the smarter way of online learning. Learn only what you need. We start with commonly used numbers.
| One: één | Two: twee | Three: drie |
| Four: vier | Five: vijf | Six: zes |
| Seven: zeven | Eight: acht | Nine: negen |
| Ten: tien | First: eerste | Second: tweede |
Time Expressions
Days of the week and time expressions:
| Monday: maandag | Tuesday: dinsdag | Wednesday: woensdag |
| Thursday: donderdag | Friday: vrijdag | Saturday: zaterdag |
| Sunday: zondag | Now: nu | Yesterday: gisteren |
| Today: vandaag | Tonight: vanavond/deze avond | Tomorrow: morgen |
Most popular fruits and vegetables:
| Fruits: fruit | Apples: appel |
| Bananas: banaan | Tomatoes: tomaten |
| Potatoes: aardappelen | Onions: uien/ajuinen |
| Red: rood | Green: groen | Blue: blauw |
| White: wit | Black: zwart | Grey: grijs |
Some words related to food:
| Breakfast: ontbijt | Lunch: middageten |
| Dinner: avondeten | Milk: melk |
| Coffee: koffie | Bread: brood |
Weather terms and sensations:
| Sunny: zonnig | Windy: winderig | Rainy: het regent |
| Snowy: het sneeuwt | Cold: koud | Hot: warm |
Words related to family and relatives:
| Boy: jongen | Girl: meisje |
| Son: zoon | Daughter: dochter |
| Brother: broer | Sister: zus |
| Man: man | Woman: vrouw |
| Father: vader | Mother: moeder |
| Grandfather: grootvader | Grandmother: grootmoeder |
Locations in the house which are talked about more during the day:
| House: huis | Toilet: toilet | Room: kamer |
| Bedroom: slaapkamer | Kitchen: keuken | Table: tafel |
Animals and pets popular to everyone:
| Cat: kat/poes | Dog: hond | Mouse: muis |
| Bird: vogel | Cow: koe | Horse: paard |
The clothes most worn by most people:
| Socks: kousen/sokken | Shoes: schoenen | Trousers: broek |
| Shirt: hemd | Sweater: | Coat: jas |
Most popular languages in the world:
| English: Engels | French: Frans | German: Duits |
| Spanish: Spaans | Italian: Italiaans | Portuguese: |
| Greek: Grieks | Russian: Russisch | Arabic: Arabisch |
| Hindi: Hindi | Chinese: Chinees | Japanese: Japans |
Travel Vocabulary
Most popular terms when traveling:
| Taxi: | Bus: |
| Hotel: | Reservation: |
| Airport: | Passport: |
Words you can use in class or talking about school:
| Student: | Teacher: leraar/lerares [m/f] | Pen: pen/bic [coll] |
| Books: | Page: | Dictionary: woordenboek |
Body parts which are talked about more often:
| Hand: hand | Feet: | Hair: haar |
| Eye: oog | Mouth: mond | Nose: neus |
Emergency vocabulary to ask for help or offer help when needed:
| Ambulance: | Doctor: dokter/arts [last only in hospitals and on signs] |
| Hospital: | Pharmacy: apotheker/apotheek |
| Police: | Stomach Ache: |
As you can see, this Flemish vocabulary is something you will need every day. You can use our Vocabulary Trainer to help you memorize these words.
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Did you know? People use only a small amount of their vocabulary on a daily basis. The rest of the words are either unused or not used often. |