Dutch greetings game
Seventeen greetings and farewells, including the pair that decides how formal you are being. Hoe gaat het? is for anyone you call je; hoe gaat het met u? is the version for a stranger or an official.
17 words 7 games Free ยท no signup
All seven games take this set, which is unusual for greetings and comes down to Dutch entries being short. The Vault is fair on most of them, though goedenavond hides an n that English speakers drop.
The 17 words you will practise
| Dutch | English | Say it like |
|---|---|---|
| Hallo | Hello | HAH-loh |
| Hoi | Hi | hoy |
| Goedemorgen | Good morning | khoo-yuh-MOR-khuh |
| Goedemiddag | Good afternoon | khoo-yuh-MID-dakh |
| Goedenavond | Good evening | khoo-yuh-NAH-vont |
| Welkom | Welcome | VEL-kom |
| Hoe gaat het? | How's it going? | hoo khaht ut |
| Hoe gaat het met u? | How are you? | hoo khaht ut met uu |
| Alles goed? | All good? | AH-luhs khoot |
| Goed, dank je | Good, thanks | khoot dank yuh |
| Aangenaam | Pleased to meet you | AHN-khuh-nahm |
| Doei | Bye | doo-ee |
| Dag | Bye, hello | dakh |
| Tot ziens | Goodbye | tot zeens |
| Tot straks | See you later today | tot strahks |
| Tot morgen | See you tomorrow | tot MOR-khuh |
| Welterusten | Sleep well | vel-tuh-RUS-tuh |
Want the explanations rather than the drill? Read the Dutch greetings lesson.
7 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
- Grid Hack: 6 rounds
- The Vault: 14 rounds
Questions
Doei or dag?
Doei is casual, closer to bye. Dag works as both hello and goodbye and is the more neutral of the two. Tot ziens is the formal goodbye and is what you will hear called after you in a shop.
Why is it goedenavond and not goedeavond?
It kept an old case ending that goedemorgen and goedemiddag did not. There is no rule to derive it from, which is why it is worth noticing here rather than guessing later.
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