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A1  ·  34 words

Home and household in Dutch

House, rooms, furniture and what you do at home every day.

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From these 34 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.

More about this list

There are many het words here, and English does not help with the article: het huis “the house” and het bed, het raam (window) and het toilet are neuter — but de deur, de keuken and de kamer are not. If you learn the article with the word, you save yourself guessing later. Watch de kamer: it is any room, not just “chamber”, and a student bedsit is also a kamer. The living room is de woonkamer, and de zolder is the attic. Dutch floors are counted from the ground: de eerste verdieping is the first floor above it, as in British English.

The words

Verb (4)

schoonmakento cleanVerbA1
Op zaterdag maken we het huis schoon.On Saturdays we clean the house.

Separable: ik maak schoon.

wassento washVerbA1
Ik was de kleren op maandag.I wash the clothes on Monday.

Conjugation of wassen →

afwassento wash upVerbA1
Wie wast er vandaag af?Who is washing up today?

Separable: ik was af.

opruimento tidy upVerbA1
Ruim je kamer eens op!Tidy your room!

Separable: ik ruim op.

Conjugation of opruimen →

Adverb (1)

thuisat homeAdverbA1
Ben je vanavond thuis?Are you at home this evening?

Noun (het) (6)

het huishouseNoun (het)A1
Ons huis heeft een kleine tuin.Our house has a small garden.
het appartementflat, apartmentNoun (het)A1
Het appartement ligt op de derde verdieping.The flat is on the third floor.
het toilettoiletNoun (het)A1
Waar is het toilet?Where is the toilet?

In everyday speech also de wc.

het raamwindowNoun (het)A1
Het raam staat open.The window is open.
het bedbedNoun (het)A1
Het bed is te kort voor mij.The bed is too short for me.
het adresaddressNoun (het)A1
Wat is je adres?What is your address?

Noun (de) (23)

de kamerroomNoun (de)A1
Mijn kamer is klein maar licht.My room is small but bright.

Any room, and a rented room too.

de woonkamerliving roomNoun (de)A1
We zitten in de woonkamer.We are sitting in the living room.
de slaapkamerbedroomNoun (de)A1
De slaapkamer is boven.The bedroom is upstairs.
de keukenkitchenNoun (de)A1
De keuken is nieuw.The kitchen is new.
de badkamerbathroomNoun (de)A1
De badkamer heeft geen raam.The bathroom has no window.

The room with the bath or shower. The toilet is often separate.

de tuingardenNoun (de)A1
In de zomer eten we in de tuin.In summer we eat in the garden.
de deurdoorNoun (de)A1
Doe je de deur dicht?Will you shut the door?
de trapstairs, staircaseNoun (de)A1
De trap is steil.The stairs are steep.

Singular in Dutch: one trap.

de muurwall (outer or inner)Noun (de)A1
Aan de muur hangt een klok.There is a clock on the wall.
de vloerfloorNoun (de)A1
De vloer is van hout.The floor is made of wood.
de tafeltableNoun (de)A1
De sleutels liggen op tafel.The keys are on the table.
de stoelchairNoun (de)A1
Pak nog een stoel.Get another chair.
de banksofa; bankNoun (de)A1
Hij slaapt op de bank.He is sleeping on the sofa.

In the living room the sofa; in town also the bank.

de kastcupboard, wardrobeNoun (de)A1
De borden staan in de kast.The plates are in the cupboard.

Any cupboard or wardrobe is a kast.

de lamplamp, lightNoun (de)A1
Doe de lamp aan, het is donker.Turn on the light, it is dark.
de koelkastfridgeNoun (de)A1
De melk staat in de koelkast.The milk is in the fridge.
de sleutelkeyNoun (de)A1
Ik kan mijn sleutel niet vinden.I can’t find my key.
de verdiepingfloor, storeyNoun (de)A1
Wij wonen op de eerste verdieping.We live on the first floor.

The ground floor is de begane grond.

de zolderattic, loftNoun (de)A1
De oude spullen staan op zolder.The old things are up in the attic.
de vuilnisbakrubbish binNoun (de)A1
De vuilnisbak is vol.The rubbish bin is full.
de doucheshowerNoun (de)A1
Ik sta onder de douche.I am in the shower.
de straatstreetNoun (de)A1
Ik woon in een rustige straat.I live on a quiet street.
de buurtneighbourhood, areaNoun (de)A1
Is er een supermarkt in de buurt?Is there a supermarket nearby?

In de buurt = nearby.

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