Dutch basic phrases game
Seventeen phrases that each do one job: introduce yourself, admit you did not follow, ask the price, ask for the bill, ask for help. The requests use the formal alstublieft, which is what you want with someone you have just met.
17 words 5 games Free · no signup
Five games take this set. Whole clauses are too long for the grid and spelling games, so Flooded Hold is the one to play: it shows a phrase against an English meaning and asks whether they match.
The 17 words you will practise
| Dutch | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Ik heet … | My name is … | ik hayt |
| Hoe heet je? | What is your name? | hoo hayt yuh |
| Ik kom uit … | I am from … | ik kom oyt |
| Aangenaam | Pleased to meet you | AHN-khuh-nahm |
| Ik leer Nederlands | I am learning Dutch | ik layr NAY-dur-lants |
| Ik begrijp het niet | I don't understand | ik buh-KHRAYP ut neet |
| Spreekt u Engels? | Do you speak English? | spraykt uu ENG-uls |
| Kunt u dat herhalen? | Could you repeat that? | kunt uu dat her-HAH-luh |
| Langzamer, alstublieft | Slower, please | LANG-zah-mur als-tuu-BLEEFT |
| Ik weet het niet | I don't know | ik vayt ut neet |
| Hoe zeg je … in het Nederlands? | How do you say … in Dutch? | hoo zekh yuh in ut NAY-dur-lants |
| Waar is …? | Where is …? | vahr is |
| Waar is het toilet? | Where is the toilet? | vahr is ut twah-LET |
| Hoeveel kost het? | How much is it? | hoo-VAYL kost ut |
| Ik wil graag … | I would like … | ik vil khrahkh |
| De rekening, alstublieft | The bill, please | duh RAY-kuh-ning als-tuu-BLEEFT |
| Kunt u mij helpen? | Can you help me? | kunt uu may HEL-puh |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Dutch basic phrases lesson.
5 games run on this set
- Sky Rescue: 10 rounds
- Pop Quiz: 10 rounds
- Kraken Escape: 48 rounds
- Warp Run: 10 rounds
- Flooded Hold: 6 rounds
Questions
Alstublieft or alsjeblieft?
Alstublieft is the formal one, built on u. Alsjeblieft is built on je and is for people you know. Both mean please, and both also mean here you go when handing something over.
Will Dutch people just answer me in English?
Often, yes, especially in Amsterdam. Ik leer Nederlands is in this set for exactly that reason: saying it usually buys you the rest of the conversation in Dutch.
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