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de / het / 't
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(the) | een, 'n
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(a, an) | één
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(het) geluid
('sound')
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(de) muziek
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('music')
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(het) lawaai
('noise')
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(het) kabaal
('noise')
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![]() (de) blokfluit ![]() |
![]() (de) mondharmonica ![]() |
![]() (de) gitaar ![]() |
![]() viool met strijkstok ![]() |
![]() (de) piano ![]() |
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(het) concert
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concert | (de) dirigent
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conductor | (de) toegift
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encore |
(de) solist
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soloist | (het) optreden
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performance, appearance |
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eerste
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'first' -
tweede
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'second' -
derde
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'third' -
vierde
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'fourth' -
vijfde
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'fifth' -
negende
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'ninth'
- ordinal numbers
een geweldig concert
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a great, fantastic concert
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(de) toonladder
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scale |
do re mi fa sol la ti do
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do re mi fa so la ti do |
(de) toonsoorten
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C
![]() C | Cis
![]() C sharp | Des
![]() D flat | D
![]() D | Dis
![]() D sharp | Es
![]() E flat | E
![]() E | F
![]() F | Fis
![]() F sharp | Ges
![]() G flat | G
![]() G | As
![]() A flat | A
![]() A | Bes
![]() B flat | B
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![]() de toetsen zijn wit en zwart - de witte toetsen en de zwarte toetsen ![]() |
![]() de ivoren bakjes en lepeltjes - de bakjes en lepeltjes zijn van ivoor ![]() |
![]() (de) koptelefoon ![]() |
![]() (de) luidspreker ![]() |
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In the present tense, Dutch verbs have three forms:
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In question mode and in some sentence structures the verb will precede
the personal pronoun;
in those cases, for second person singular
(je, jij) the
't' will be dropped. (Only in the present tense.) stem jij? ![]() stemde jij? ![]() heb je al gestemd? ![]() |
English | Dutch infinitive |
simple present singular |
simple present plural |
simple past singular |
simple past plural |
perfect tense |
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to walk | (example) | I walk | we walk | I walked | we walked | I have walked | |
to play | spelen | ik speel | wij spelen | ik speelde | wij speelden | ik heb gespeeld |
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to sing | zingen | ik zing | wij zingen | ik zong | wij zongen | ik heb gezongen |
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to practice | oefenen | ik oefen | wij oefenen | ik oefende | wij oefenden | ik heb geoefend |
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to perform | optreden | ik treed op | wij treden op | ik trad op | wij traden op | ik heb opgetreden |
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to hear | horen | ik hoor | wij horen | ik hoorde | wij hoorden | ik heb gehoord |
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to listen | luisteren | ik luister | wij luisteren | ik luisterde | wij luisterden | ik heb geluisterd |
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Hij speelt gitaar.
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He plays the guitar. | |
Hij speelt een akkoord.
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He plays a chord. | |
Zij speelt saxofoon.
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She plays the saxophone. | |
Hij speelt heel goed gitaar.
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He plays the guitar very well. (more 'spelen' below) | |
Zij zingt.
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She sings. | |
Zij zingt een lied.
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She is singing a song. | |
Zij is een zangeres.
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She is a singer. | |
Willen jullie meezingen?
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Would you (all) like to sing along? | |
Ik hoor een vliegtuig.
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I hear a plane. | |
De muziek begint.
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The music is starting. | |
De muziek begon.
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The music started. | |
Als de muziek begint moet je stil zijn.
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When the music starts you'll have to be quiet | |
Hij stemt de gitaar.
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He is tuning the guitar | |
Hij zingt een lied.
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He's singing a song. | |
Hij zingt vals.
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His singing is off-pitch. | |
Hij kan geen wijs houden
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He cannot carry a tune. | |
Zij brachten haar een serenade.
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They serenaded her. | |
Zij brengen haar een aubade.
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They are singing an aubade to her.
(Aubade - (early) morning; serenade - evening or night) |
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"Houd jij van opera? - Ik niet."
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"Do you like opera? - I don't." | |
naar muziek luisteren
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listening to music | |
Ik heb een paar jaar pianoles gehad.
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I have had piano lessons for a [couple of] few years. | |
Maar ik had beter
gitaar kunnen leren spelen.
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Ik speel zelf geen piano
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I don't play the piano myself (but most people around me do) | |
Nero speelde viool terwijl Rome in
brand stond
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Nero was fiddling, playing violin while Rome was burning | |
Hij speelt op een dure gitaar
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He plays an expensive guitar |
Spelen
is also 'to play' like children and carefree spirits do etc.
(het) spel
game, play
Kom je buiten spelen?
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Will you come outside to play? |
(het) speelgoed
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toys |
(de) speelgoedwinkel
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toy store |
(de) speeltuin
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playground ‑>> |
speels
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playful |
ludiek
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playful (usually said about somewhat disruptive protests or actions) |
een spelletje
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a (little, friendly, pleasant) game - but also: 'runaround,' not dealing with someone straight and fair but in a crooked or manipulative way |
spelenderwijs
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'like play,' without much effort, with much ease |
toneelspelen
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to act (on a stage) ‑>> |
(de) langspeelplaat
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[long-playing disk] - 33rpm ~45-minutes vinyl music album |
Spelen met vuur
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'Playing with fire' - doing dangerous things, taking stupid risks |
vrij spel
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~ having no restraints, no limitations in action |
Hij heeft vrij spel
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~He can do as he pleases, no limitationss |
English says 'to play soccer,' 'to play chess,' 'to play cards' etc. - Dutch has one specific verb for most sports and games
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English 'play' can also be a dramatic work on a stage in a theatre,
costumes, dialogue etc. The Dutch word for that is
(het) toneelstuk
and as already mentioned above, toneelspelen
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is 'to act. more
Do note that zij and ze can mean both 'she' and 'they' - but you can tell the difference because the verb form is different for plural and singular:
Zij zingen een lied voor mij.
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They are singing a song for me. |
Zij zingt een lied.
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She is singing a song. |
See and hear also: Media - Days of Old - 'Dutch' Musicians
![]() ca. 1930, in old spelling Mr Waelput was the first husband of my grandfather's second wife |
![]() (het) gehoorapparaat ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Marco's Song
Oh it will take a while |
Dutch singing (of variable quality and artistry)
children's song 1
- children's song 2
- the Dutch Anthem
- Birthday Songs
- Dutch 'Santa Claus' songs
- A Rhythmical Poem
- Dutch bad country music
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2A
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2B
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3
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4
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5
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6A -
6B
The lyrics of the last four are at the bottom of
this page
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