Dutch is a German language which belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. It is an official tongue of the European Union and spoken by approximately 21 million people around the world including Belgium and the Netherlands. It gained its official status in northern Belgium in the year 1930. The closest associates of the Dutch language are German, English and Frisian.
Some of the basic Dutch phrases are given below:
| I | --- | Ik |
| Yes | --- | Ja |
| No | --- | Nee |
| When? | --- | Waneer? |
| Please | --- | Alstublieft |
| Sorry | --- | Het spijt me! |
| Today | --- | Vandaag |
| Tomorrow | --- | Morgen |
| Yesterday | --- | Gisteren |
| Excuse me | --- | Excuseer me (for seeking attention) |
| Excuse me | --- | Excuseer mij (to pass) |
| No Problem | --- | Geen problem |
| Be careful | --- | Voorzichtig! |
| Cold | --- | Koud |
| Hot | --- | Warm |
| Cheers! | --- | Proost! |
| I don’t know | --- | Ik weet het niet |
| See you later | --- | Tot ziens! |
| I do not understand | --- | Ik begrijp het niet |
| I am hungry | --- | Ik heb honger |
| II am thirsty | --- | Ik heb dorst |
| I am lost! | --- | Ik ben verdwaald! |
| Can u help me? | --- | Kunt u mij helpen? |
| Take care! | --- | Pas goed op jezelf! |
| Where is the toilet? | --- | Waar is de wc? |
| What is the time | --- | Hoe laat is het? |
| Father | --- | Vader |
| Mother | --- | Moeder |
| Sister | --- | Zus |
| Brother | --- | Broer |
| Husband | --- | Echtgenoot |
| Wife | --- | Echtgenote |
| Son | --- | Zoon |
| Daughter | --- | Dochter |
| Hi | --- | Hallo |
| Pleased to meet you | --- | Aangenaam kennis-te-maken |
| Good morning | --- | Goedemorgen |
| Good afternoon | --- | Goedemiddag |
| Good evening | --- | Goedenavond |
| Good night | --- | Goedenacht |
| Thank you | --- | Dank u |
| You are welcome | --- | Graag gedaan |
| Welcome | --- | Welkom |
| Good Luck! | --- | Veel geluk! |
| How are you? | --- | Hoe gaat het? |
| I am fine, thanks | --- | Goed, bedankt |
| What is your name? | --- | Wat is je naam? |
| My name is…. | --- | Mijn naam is… |
| Where are you from? | --- | Waar kom je vandaan? |
| I am from… | --- | Ik kom uit... |
| Where do you stay | --- | Waar woon je? |
| Goodbye | --- | Doei/dag |
| See you! | --- | Ik zie je! |
| Nice to meet you | --- | Leuk je te ontmoeten |
| Pleased to meet you | --- | Aangenaam kennis te maken |
| Happy Birthday | --- | Fijne verjaardag |
| Happy New Year | --- | Gelukkig Nieuwjaar |
| Get well soon! | --- | Beterschap! |
| Bon Voyage! | --- | Geode reis! |
| Have a nice day! | --- | Een prettige dag! |
| Left | --- | Linkerzijde |
| Right | --- | Rechts |
| Help! | --- | Hulp! |
| Fire | --- | Brand |
| Stop! | --- | Stop! |
| The Bank | --- | De bank |
| Post office | --- | Het postkantoor |
| Public toilet | --- | Het openbaar toilet |
| Train | --- | Trein |
| The Bus stop | --- | De bushalte |
| Metro station | --- | Het metrostation |
| Sunday | --- | Zondag |
| Monday | --- | Maandag |
| Tuesday | --- | Dinsdag |
| Wednesday | --- | Woensdag |
| Thursday | --- | Donderdag |
| Friday | --- | Vrijdag |
| Saturday | --- | Zaterdag |
| One | --- | Een |
| Two | --- | Twee |
| Three | --- | Drie |
| Four | --- | Vier |
| Five | --- | Vijf |
| Six | --- | Zes |
| Seven | --- | Zeven |
| Eight | --- | Acht |
| Nine | --- | Negen |
| Ten | --- | Tien |
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