1000 most common dutch words

Question 1

aanbod

Answer 1

offer/selection

Question 2

aanraken

Answer 2

to touch

Question 3

aanval

Answer 3

an attack

Question 4

af

Answer 4

finished

Question 5

afgelopen

Answer 5

finished

Question 6

afhangen

Answer 6

to depend on

Question 7

afmaken

Answer 7

to finish/to kill

Question 8

afspraak

Answer 8

appointment

Question 9

afval

Answer 9

rubbish

Question 10

algemeen

Answer 10

(in) general

Question 11

angst

Answer 11

fear

Question 12

bedekken

Answer 12

to cover

Question 13

bedreven

Answer 13

motivated/fervent

Question 14

begrip

Answer 14

an understanding

Question 15

beker

Answer 15

cup/mug

Question 16

bel

Answer 16

a (door) bell

Question 17

belofte

Answer 17

a promise

Question 18

beroemd

Answer 18

famous

Question 19

beroep

Answer 19

profession

Question 20

bevatten

Answer 20

to understand/grasp

Question 21

bewegen

Answer 21

to move

Question 22

bewolkt

Answer 22

cloudy

Question 23

bezoek

Answer 23

visit

Question 24

bieden

Answer 24

to offer

Question 25

blad

Answer 25

a leaf

Question 26

blazen

Answer 26

to blow

Question 27

bodem

Answer 27

bottom

Question 28

boete

Answer 28

fine (noun)

Question 29

boon

Answer 29

a bean

Question 30

boord

Answer 30

deck (of a ship)

Question 31

bot

Answer 31

bone (noun) / rude (adj)

Question 32

brandstof

Answer 32

fuel

Question 33

breed

Answer 33

wide

Question 34

Bruikbaar

Answer 34

Usable

Question 35

De bui

Answer 35

The rainshower

Or the mood

Question 36

De Conditie

Answer 36

Condition/fitness

Question 37

Dienen

Answer 37

To serve a purpose

Question 38

Doorzichtig

Answer 38

Transparent

Question 39

De draad

Answer 39

The thread

Question 40

Draaien

Answer 40

To spin/turn

Question 41

Dragen

Answer 41

To carry/wear

Question 42

Drijven

Answer 42

To float

Question 43

Eenheid

Answer 43

Unit (of measurement)

Question 44

Eisen

Answer 44

To demand

Question 45

Enkele

Answer 45

A small number

Question 46

Enkel

Answer 46

Only (e.g. I want only cream, no crumble)

Question 47

Falen

Answer 47

To fail

Question 48

Het feit

Answer 48

The fact

Question 49

Fel

Answer 49

Bright 
Or sharp (as in harsh)

Question 50

De Gebeurtenis

Answer 50

A happening/event

Question 51

Het Gebied

Answer 51

The area

Question 52

De geboorte

Answer 52

The birth

Question 53

Gebruikelijk

Answer 53

Customary

Question 54

Gedragen (ik gedraag me goed)

Answer 54

To behave (I behave well)

Question 55

Gehoorzamen

Answer 55

To obey

Question 56

Met gemak

Answer 56

With ease

Question 57

Het genot

Answer 57

The pleasure/enjoyment

Question 58

Het gereedschap

Answer 58

The tools (can’t be singular)

Question 59

Geschikt

Answer 59

Suitable

Question 60

Gespannen

Answer 60

Tense

Question 61

De geur

Answer 61

The scent/smell

Question 62

Het gevolg

Answer 62

The consequence

Question 63

Het gewicht

Answer 63

The weight

Question 64

Het gif

Answer 64

The poison

Question 65

Glad

Answer 65

Slippy

Question 66

Het graf

Answer 66

The grave

Question 67

De grens

Answer 67

The border

Question 68

Groeien

Answer 68

To grow

Question 69

Grof

Answer 69

Rough/rude

Question 70

Haast

Answer 70

Nearly

Or haste

Question 71

Het hert

Answer 71

A deer (the big kind you get in the Netherlands)

Question 72

Hoewel

Answer 72

Even though

Question 73

Ieder

Answer 73

Every (ieder+een = everyone)

Question 74

Het ijzer

Answer 74

Iron (the metal)

Question 75

Het strijkijzer

Answer 75

An iron (for clothes)

Question 76

De kaars

Answer 76

The candle

Question 77

De kaart

Answer 77

The map

Question 78

Kappen

Answer 78

To chop down (usually trees)

Or to stop

Question 79

De kennis

Answer 79

The knowledge

Or the acquaintance