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[plate of food]
meals 		[a house]
the house 		[a path]
the outdoors 		[cows]
animals 		[books]
media 		[jacket]
clothing 		[a mirror]
beauty 		[glasses, watch, etc.]
necessities

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[The Flag of The Netherlands, Red, White and Blue ]
(de) vlag click to hear

De Nederlandse vlag is rood - wit - blauw click to hear - 2 - 3

Het Volkslied

Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
Ben ik van Duitsen bloed
Den Vaderland getrouwe
Blijf ik tot in den doet
Een prinse van Oranje
Ben ik, vrij, onverveerd
Den konink van Hispanje
Heb ik altijd geëerd click to hear
The Dutch Anthem

I am William of Nassau
A man of our people
Loyal to the Fatherland
I'll remain to my dying day
I am a prince of Orange
Free and without fear
The king of Spain
I have always respected >>

[The flags of Holland, the US and Israel]
vlaggen click to hear 2
[a rainbow of tie dye colors, red to purple]







rood
click to hear		 oranje
click to hear		 geel
click to hear		 groen
click to hear		 blauw
click to hear		 paars
click to hear		 rood
click to hear


zwart
click to hear

 wit
click to hear


bruin
click to hear		 grijs
click to hear
[red tomatoes]
De tomaten zijn rood
- de rode tomaten click to hear 		[a red five-ponted star]
de ster is rood
- de rode ster click to hear - 2 - 3 		[yellow bananas]
de bananen zijn geel
- de gele bananen click to hear 		[yellow dandelion flower]
de paardebloem is geel
- de gele paardebloem click to hear
[orange oranges]
de sinaasappels zijn oranje
- de oranje sinaasappels click to hear 		[green grass]
het gras is groen
- het groene gras click to hear 		[one green apple]
de appel is groen
- de groene appel click to hear - 2 		[four green apples]
de groene appels
- de appels zijn groen click to hear
[blue sky]
de hemel is blauw - de blauwe hemel click to hear
de lucht is blauw - de blauwe lucht click to hear - 2 		[purple flower (the Morning Glory weed] [purple flower (the Morning Glory weed]
de bloem is paars
- de paarse bloem click to hear 		[black, leather shoes]
de schoenen zijn zwart - de zwarte schoenen click to hear
de leren schoenen - de schoenen zijn van leer click to hear
[white clouds]
de wolken zijn wit
- de witte wolken click to hear - 2 		[white and black piano keys]
de toetsen zijn wit en zwart
- de witte toetsen en de zwarte toetsen click to hear - 2 		[white wool]
de witte wol
- de wol is wit click to hear 		[brown coconut]
de kokosnoot is bruin
- de bruine kokosnoot click to hear
[a glass of milk]
melk is wit
- de witte melk click to hear 		[a sheet of white paper] [a sheet of white paper]
het witte papier
- het papier is wit click to hear - 2 		[writing in black ink]
de inkt is zwart
- de zwarte inkt click to hear - 2
[pink skin]
de huid is roze
- de roze huid click to hear 		[grey hair] [grey hair]
het haar is grijs
- het grijze haar click to hear 		[my brown eyes]
mijn ogen zijn bruin
- de bruine ogen click to hear - 2
[a wooden spoon]
de houten lepel
- de lepel is van hout click to hear 		[a small horn spoon]
het hoornen lepeltje
- het lepeltje is van hoorn click to hear 		[a leather bike seat]
het leren zadel
- het zadel is van leer click to hear 		[a golden wedding ring (band?)]
de gouden ring
- de ring is van goud click to hear - 2
[a glass cup]
het glazen kopje
- het kopje is van glas click to hear - 2 		[a glass plate]
het glazen bord
- het bord is van glas click to hear 		[small ivory bowls with spoons]
de ivoren bakjes en lepeltjes
- de bakjes en lepeltjes zijn van ivoor click to hear 		[a plastic cup]
het plastic bekertje
- het bekertje is van plastic click to hear - 2
[clogs, the Dutch wooden shoes]
de houten klompen
- de klompen zijn van hout click to hear 		[a copper bowl]
de koperen schaal
- de schaal is van koper click to hear 		[an iron basket]
het ijzeren mandje
- het mandje is van ijzer click to hear 		[an iron chain]
de ijzeren ketting
- de ketting is van ijzer click to hear 		[an old tin box, 'Patria Cream Crackers - De Enige Echte']
het blikken trommeltje
- het trommeltje is van blik click to hear
[a wooden stool]
het houten krukje
- het krukje is van hout click to hear 		[a copper lizard]
de koperen hagedis
- de hagedis is van koper click to hear - 2 		[a silver cup]
het zilveren bekertje
- het bekertje is van zilver click to hear 		[a steel thermos bottle]
de stalen thermosfles
- de thermosfles is van staal click to hear
roestvrij staal click to hear - 2
[blue jeans]
de spijkerbroek is blauw
- de blauwe spijkerbroek click to hear 2
[old, old-fshioned, antique keys]
de ouderwetse sleutels
- de sleutels zijn ouderwets click to hear 		[a modern, hi-tech key]
de moderne sleutel
- de sleutel is modern click to hear 		[a rusty chain]
de roestige ketting
- de ketting is roestig click to hear
[old shoes]
de oude schoenen
- de schoenen zijn oud click to hear 		[brand new shoes]
de nieuwe schoenen
- de schoenen zijn nieuw click to hear

De hemel (heaven) is also the place many of us hope to go after death; de lucht (air) is also the stuff that we breathe ("All I need is the air that I breathe ...")
The Anthem is in 16th Century Dutch.
The coloring of the red star is of the rare copper(I) oxide, cuprous oxide, Cu2O.
(De) spijkerbroek click to hear ('jeans') is literally 'nail-pants,' referring to the rivets.

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(Optional:)
This page is meant as a first introduction to Dutch, but you may have noticed various grammar items:







rood / rode
click to hear		 oranje
click to hear		 geel / gele
click to hear		 groen / groene
click to hear		 blauw / blauwe
click to hear 2		 paars / paarse
click to hear





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wit / witte
click to hear 2 3		 zwart / zwarte
click to hear		 bruin / bruine
click to hear		 grijs / grijze
click to hear		 roze (Fr.)
click to hear		 beige (Fr.)
click to hear 2
* beige click to hear 2 (French EI and French G) - actual color shown is the slightly darker 'ecru'

[grapes]
food 		[pan]
kitchen		 [rose]
flowers 		[a 50s radio]
days of old 		[a building]
buildings 		[bus]
traffic 		[flame]
fire 		[lightswitch]
electricity

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