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Basiswoordenschat WEEK 1 English Word Sentence Dutch word Clothes dress The girl with the fair hair wears a summer dress. jurk shirt The boy’s shirt is very dirty. shirt, blouse T-shirt The yellow T-shirt is new. T-shirt trousers On Sundays I wear my blue trousers to church. Lange broek skirt The girl likes to wear her purple skirt with a white shirt. rok boots In winter I like to wear my boots. laarzen socks Put your socks into your shoes when you go into the water. sokken shoes A lot of children in Africa do not have shoes. schoenen trainers When I go for a run I wear my trainers. sportschoenen hat Girls wear a hat to church on Sundays. hoed watch I got a watch for my birthday. horloge jeans I like to wear a pair of jeans when I play outside. spijkerbroek jacket A jacket and a pair of trousers can look very neat. jasje tie My father wears a tie to the office. stropdas coat In winter a coat keeps me nice and warm. Mantel, jas

WEEK 2 Food, meals and drink cake A cake with cream is really delicious . cake, taart ice-cream In summer I like to eat ice-cream. ijsje ice-tea When it’s hot outside ice-tea is a nice drink . ice-tea biscuits Biscuits with tea is great. koekjes, kaakjes hotdog A hotdog for lunch is really nice. hotdog fish A fish has bones, be careful when you eat it. vis salad There are a lot of fruits in the fruit salad. salade breakfast An English breakfast is fantastic. ontbijt lunch Lunch time starts at 12 o’clock. lunch dinner The whole family has dinner together. diner crisps In the shop you can buy different flavours of crisps. chips chips Chips with mayonnaise …. Mmmmm! . friet potatoes Potatoes grow in the ground. aardappels sweets Sweets are nice but not good for your teeth. Snoepjes

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WEEK 3 omelette An omelette is made of eggs. omelet party When it´s my birthday I invite my friends to my party. feestje milk A glass of white milk is good for you. melk juice I drink a glass of juice with my snack at 10 o´clock. sap bread Bread is made of grains. brood tea Tea with a spoonful of honey is great. thee coffee My parents eat a cookie when they drink coffee. koffie water The best drink of all is water. water lemonade Too much lemonade a day is not healthy. limonade egg The hen lays one (1) egg every day. ei chicken Our chickens sleep in the chicken coop. kip sandwich On my sandwich is ham and cheese. sandwich sugar Sugar and milk in your coffee? suiker ketchup Spaghetti with a lot of tomato ketchup is nice. ketchup, curry butter I also put butter on my sandwich. Boter

WEEK 4 Animals Penguin A penguin lives on the South Pole. pinguin parrot Parrots can be very colourful. papegaai duck A male duck is a drake. eend hen The hen lays her egg in a nest. hen chicken A male chicken is a rooster and a female a hen. kip monkey The monkey swings in a tree. aap lion Lions, cheetahs, and leopards are predators. leeuw bear A bear can stand on two(2) legs. beer elephant An elephant has a trunk. olifant crocodile Crocodiles can live in the water and on the land. krokodil cat Our cat likes to catch mice. kat dog A dog and a cat are not normally friends. hond snake Be careful snakes can be venemous . slang tiger A tiger is also a predator. tijger zebra A zebra looks a lot like a horse. zebra rabbit Rabbits have very soft fur. konijn mouse Careful mouse, the cat is going to eat you! Muis

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WEEK 5 Animals fox The fox is a sly animal. vos frog The colour of the frog can be brown, black or yellow. kikker spider A tarantula is a very big spider. spin hippo The hippo usually grazes at night. nijlpaard giraffe A giraffe’s tongue is brown. giraffe horse A horse is a very strong animal. paard sheep In spring the farmer sheers the sheep. schaap/schapen cows Dairy products are made of the milk of cows. koeien pets Cats and dogs are pets. huisdieren dolphin Dolphins are very intelligent animals. dolfijn octopus An octopus has 8 legs . octopus shark The shark with his sharp teeth lives in the sea. haai whale A whale lives on plankton. walvis goldfish You can have a small goldfish in a fish bowl. goudvis fish You can catch a fish in the river, dam or sea. vis farm animals Farm animals are domestic animals. boerderij dieren wild animals Some wild animals live in the jungle. wilde dieren

WEEK 6 Jobs Teacher Teachers work at school. docent, leraar doctor When you are sick you can go to the doctor dokter farmer The farmer has a lot of animals on his farm. boer secretary The secretary sends a lot of emails. secretaris, secretaresse businessman/woman Businessmen/women has to be professional. zakenman/vrouw policeman/woman The policeman/woman can catch the thief. politieman/vrouw shop assistant The shop assistant helps customers in the shop. winkelbediende in the army Boys like to go to the army. in het leger student A student goes to university. student, leerling School pen I write with my pen in my exercise book. pen pencil With a pencil I can make a nice drawing. potlood rubber You can erase your pencil drawing with a rubber. gum ruler With a ruler you can draw a straight line. liniaal book A story book can have a lot of pictures in it. boek desk The teacher sometimes sits at her desk. Bureau

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WEEK 7 School computer You can save a lot of documents on the computer. computer blackboard The teacher writes with chalk on the blackboard. schoolbord classroom The classroom is decorated with colourful pictures. klaslokaal bag My school bag is full of books. tas friend I have a girl friend and a boy friend. Vriend/vriendin notebook My mom makes a note in the notebook. Notitieboekje exercise book My exercise book is full of writing. Schrift diary I have to write my homework in my diary. agenda teacher My teacher likes to tell stories. leraar, docent classmate I have 25 classmates in my group. klasgenoot homework In group 7 we get quite a bit of homework. huiswerk work If you work very hard then you get good marks. werk test Every week we do an English test. toets exam My brother has an exam at the end of the year. examen student A student goes to university. tudent, leerling lesson The biology lessons are very interesting. Les

WEEK 8 Transport helicopter A helicopter has rotor blades to fly. helicopter boat A boat can float on the water. boot bus The bus driver drives the bus to the city. bus bicycle/bike A bicycle/bike has two (2) wheels. fiets car A car needs petrol to drive. auto train A train is a form of public transport. trein motorbike When you ride on a motorbike you need a helmet. motorfiets aeroplane With an aeroplane you can make a trip to Africa. vliegtuig taxi The taxi drives the tourists to the museum taxi tractor Farmers use a tractor to plough the land. tractor lorry/truck The lorry/truck delivers the goods to the shop vrachtwagen boat The boat sails from Amsterdam to Rotterdam. boot water taxi People travel by water taxi to go to work. water taxi ferry You can take the ferry to go to England. Pont

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WEEK 9 Household television The news is shown on television televisie video It’s better not to watch a video too often. video chair The chair in the kitchen is brown stoel table Tables and chairs are furniture tafel house A house is built with bricks and cement huis cassette-player You can put a cassette in a cassette-player. radio/cd-speler bed My bed is made of wood. bed bath The bath in our house has pictures of dolphins. bad clock The hands of the clock show 3 o’clock. klok picture The picture on the wall is a real painting. plaatje, foto vase On the table is a vase of beautiful flowers. vaas photo You can see my family members on the photo. foto radio You can hear the news on the radio. radio door Open the door, it’s very hot today! deur window On the window is a picture of a spider. raam

WEEK 10 Household floor There is a blue carpet on the floor. vloer cupboard The cups and saucers are in the cupboard. (keuken) kastje mirror You can find a mirror in the hall and the bathroom. spiegel armchair The armchair has two (2) arm rests. Leunstoel/fauteuil sofa I can relax on a sofa in the living room. bank shower Some houses have a shower in the bathroom. douche wardrobe Hang your clothes in the wardrobe. kledingkast kitchen My mother prepares our meals in the kitchen. keuken furniture Tables, chairs, bookcases and a sofa is furniture. meubels knife The blade of the knife is very sharp. mes lamp The lamp hangs on the ceiling of the bedroom. lamp dining room We eat our meals in the dining room. eetkamer living room The piano is in the living room. woonkamer bathroom In the bathroom you can find towel and face cloths. badkamer attic The attic is a place to find treasures. zolder, vliering ___________________________________________________________________________

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WEEK 11 Household roof The roof of our house is made of tiles. dak garden In the garden grow a lot of vegetables tuin stairs With the stairs you can go up or down. trap upstairs Please go upstairs to your bedroom! boven downstairs The kitchen, living room and dining room are downstairs. beneden loo/toilet Go to the loo/toilet before you go to bed. toilet, WC fork A fork is cutlery. You use it to eat your food. vork knife You need a knife to cut your bread. mes spoon With a spoon you can eat your soup. lepel glass I like to drink my cold drink from a glass. glas plate A plate can be plastic but it can also be ceramic. bord bowl Fruit in a bowl on the table looks good. kom cup On the cup is a picture of a bird. kopje saucer You can put your cup on the saucer. schoteltje oven My mother bakes cakes in the oven. oven

WEEK 12 Sport tennis To play tennis you need 2 (two) rackets and a ball. tennis soccer There are 11 players in a soccer team. voetbal swimming In summer I like swimming in the river. zwemmen basketball You have to throw the ball in the basket to score. basketball volleyball You need 2 (two) teams to play a volleyball match. volleyball baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball-sport. honkball fishing You need a fishing rod and bait to go fishing. vissen soccer match Two (2) teams are playing in a soccer match. voetbalwedstrijd tennis racket A tennis racket consists of a handle and an oval frame. tennis racket running The girl is running to the station. Rennen Garden flower A rose is a beautiful flower. bloem tree An oak tree can grow very tall. boom grass I like to feel grass under my feet. gras bush A mouse lives in a hole or under a bush. Bos/struik

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WEEK 13 Vegetables and fruit potato Chips are made from a potato. aardappel tomato It is better to eat a tomato when it is ripened by the sun. tomaat carrot Carrots grow in the ground. wortel onion When you prepare an onion your eyes water. ui cabbage A cabbage can be red or green. kool lettuce You can make a nice salad with lettuce. sla cauliflower Cauliflower is nice to eat with a cheese sauce. bloemkool pear Pears, apples, bananas, kiwis are healthy fruits. peer apple An apple a day keeps the doctor away. appel peach A peach is a fruit with a very big pip. perzik banana Bananas are curved and yellow. banana lemon A lemon looks like an orange but is sour. citroen orange An orange is orange. sinaasappel cherry A cherry is a red fruit and grows on trees. kers strawberry A strawberry on a cake is a nice decoration. aardbei melon When a melon is ripe it smells very sweet. meloen

WEEK 14 Days of the week, months/seasons of the year Sunday Sunday is the first (1st) day of the week. zondag Monday Monday is the second (2nd) day of the week. maandag Tuesday Tuesday is the third (3rd) of the week. dinsdag Wednesday Wednesday is the fourth (4th) day of the week. woensdag Thursday Thursday is the fifth (5th) day of the week. donderdag Friday Friday is the sixth (6th) day of the week. vrijdag Saturday Saturday is the seventh (7th) day of the week. zaterdag January January is the first (1st) month of the year. januari February February is the second (2nd) month of the year. februari March March is the third (3rd) month of the year. maart April April is the fourth (4th) month of the year. april May May is the fifth (5th) month of the year. mei June June is the sixth (6th) month of the year. juni July July is the seventh (7th) month of the year. juli August August is the eighth (8th) month of the year. augustus September September is the ninth (9th) month of the year. september October October is the tenth (10th) month of the year. oktober November November is the eleventh (11th) month of the year. november December December is the twelfth (12th )month of the year. december spring Spring is the season when the lambs are born. voorjaar summer Summer is the season when I have summer holiday. zomer autumn In autumn the leaves fall from the trees. herfst winter When it snows it is really winter. Winter

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WEEK 15 Places park My dog likes to play in the park. park garden Plants and flowers grow in our garden. tuin home The place where my family lives is my home. huis school I go to school seven (7) days a week. school shop In the shop you can buy clothes or food. winkel house The house is built with bricks and cement. huis kitchen In the kitchen my mother prepares a meal. keuken bedroom I have a nice bed in my bedroom. slaapkamer bathroom There is a shower and a bath in our bathroom. badkamer living room The coffee table and sofa are in the living room. woonkamer zoo There are a lot of animals in the zoo. dierentuin farm A cow, horse, pig, sheep all live on a farm. boerderij supermarket My mother buys groceries at the supermarket. supermarkt office You can go the post office to post a letter. kantoor cinema In the cinema you can watch a film. Bioscoop

WEEK 16 Places cafe It is nice to drink a cup of coffee in a café. café restaurant In a restaurant you can eat a lovely meal restaurant car park My father parks his car in the car park. parkeerplaats/parkeergarage flat A flat is a tall building where a lot of people live. flat swimming pool The water in the swimming pool is warm. zwembad town centre The post office is in the town centre. stadscentrum beach The beach is a super large sand pit. strand sea Another name for ocean is sea. zee mountains The highest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest. Bergen town A town is smaller than a city. dorp city A city is bigger than a town. stad village A village is smaller than a town. dorpje. fields Flowers grow in the fields. velden country The Netherlands, Germany and France are countries. Land countryside It is nice to live in the countryside. Platteland

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WEEK 17 Musical instruments guitar A guitar has either nylon or steel strings. gitaar piano A piano is a very popular musical instrument. piano drum A drum makes an awful noise. drum Toys ball You can play a lot of games with a ball. bal kite Flying a kite on a windy day is fun. vlieger castle It’s great to build a castle in the sand. kasteel soldiers A lot of boys like to dress themselves as soldiers. soldaten paint To paint a nice picture is not so easy. verven puppet A puppet show can be really funny poppenkastpop gun The police normally carry a gun. Pistool Parts of the body hair People with red hair easily get burnt in the sun. haar eyes Red hair and green eyes often go together. ogen mouth You can open and close your mouth. mond nose You can smell with your nose. neus face Everybody’s face is different. gezicht arms Two arms and 2 legs makes 4. armen legs Two legs and 2 arms makes 4. benen foot/feet Your feet can take you wherever you want to go. voet/voeten head Head , shoulders, knees and toes is a song hoofd hands If you are happy and you know it clap your hands. Handen

WEEK 18 Family members Father/dad My father works very hard. vader mother/mum A mother is a very important person in the family. moeder brother My brother is my father’s and mother’s son. broer sister My sister is my father’s and mother’s daughter. zus baby A baby is a little boy or girl. baby girl My sister is a girl. meisje boy My brother is a boy. jongen children Some people have children living overseas. kinderen uncle My father’s brother is my uncle oom aunt My father’s sister is my aunt. tante cousin My uncle’s or aunt’s children are my cousins. neefje, nichtje nephew My brother or sister’s boys are my nephews. neefje (kind van broer of zus) niece My brother’s or sister’s girls are my nieces. nichtje (kind van broer of zus) grandson I am my grandfather’s grandson. kleinzoon son I am my father’s son. zoon

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daughter I am my father’s daughter. dochter grandmother My grandmother likes to bake cookies. oma grandfather My grandfather likes to read his newspaper. opa man My father is a tall man. man woman My mother is a short woman. vrouw friend I like to go out with my friend. vriend, vriendin

WEEK 19 Time expressions four fifteen At four fifteen I have to go to music lessons. kwart over vier (a) quarter past four At quarter past four I have to go to music lessons. kwart over vier (a) quarter to four At quarter to four I can play a game. kwart voor vier half past four At half past four I play on the piano. half vijf ten past four At ten past four I have to go home. tien over vier ten to four At ten to four I eat a sweet. tien voor vier morning In the morning I eat breakfast. morgen evening In the evening we sing a song. avond today Today we have to learn this lesson. vandaag Shapes square A square has four (4) equal sides. vierkant circle A circle is round. cirkel triangle A triangle has three (3) sides. driehoek rectangle A rectangle has 2 long sides and 2 short sides. rechthoek ___________________________________________________________________________

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WEEK 20 Cardinal numbers one One is the first cardinal number. één two Two comes after one. twee three Three is before four. drie four Four is two numbers after 2. vier five Three plus two is five. vijf six Three plus three is six. zes seven Seven is before eight. zeven eight Eight is the number after seven. acht nine Nine is the number after eight. negen ten Ten is the number between nine and eleven. tien eleven Two ones standing next to each other makes eleven. elf twelve Ten plus two makes twelve. twaalf thriteen Thirteen comes after twelve. dertien fourteen Fourteen is the number before fifteen. veertien fifteen Fifteen is the fifteenth number. vijftien sixteen Ten + six equals sixteen. zestien seventeen Seventeen times zero is zero. zeventien eighteen Twenty minus two is eighteen. achttien nineteen Nineteen is ten plus nine. negentien twenty Two and zero is twenty. twintig

WEEK 21 Ordinal numbers first My birthday is on the first (1st) of January. eerste second On the second of May is my mother’s birthday. tweede third The third person is number three. derde fourth The fourth person in the row gets pencil. vierde fifth The fifth day is Thursday. vijfde sixth The sixth day is Friday. zesde seventh The seventh day is Saturday. zevende eighth The eight month is August. achtste ninth The ninth month is September. negende tenth The tenth month is October. tiende eleventh The eleventh month is November. elfde twelfth The twelfth month is December. twaalfde thirteenth The thirteenth day of the month not always Friday. dertiende fourteenth The fourteenth day is before the thirteenth day. veertiende fifteenth The fifteenth day is before the fourteenth day. vijftiende sixteenth The sixteenth day is before the fifteenth day. zestiende seventeenth The seventeenth day is before the sixteenth day. zeventiende eighteenth The eighteenth day is after the sixteenth day. achttiende nineteenth The nineteenth day is after the eighteenth day. negentiende twentieth The twentieth day is after the nineteenth day. twintigste twenty-first The twenty-first day is after the twentieth day één en twintigste

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WEEK 22 Shapes square A square has four (4) equal sides. vierkant circle A circle is round and can be big or small. cirkel triangle A triangle has three (3) corners and is also a musical instrument. driehoek rectangle A rectangle has four (4) corners. Rechthoek Exams letters I write my letters on the computer. letters, brieven words To write a letter you have to use words. woorden sentence To write a sentence you have to use letters and words. zin question The teacher asks a lot of questions. vraag answer If I know the answer I raise my finger. antwoord story I like to read a lot of story books. verhaal General film A film can be about animals. film newspaper My father likes to read the newspaper. krant magazine My mother likes to read a magazine about nature. tijdschrift star At night, when it’s dark there are a lot of stars in the sky. ster moon At night, when it’s dark the moon shines. maan thing A table is a thing with four (4) legs. ding stamp Before I post my letter I have to put a stamp on the envelope. postzegel

WEEK 23 Size tall When a tree is very high we say it is a tall tree. lang short A very small person is short. kort big An elephant is a very big animal. groot small A mouse is a very small animal. klein large The pacific ocean is a very large ocean. groot little The little mouse can jump very high. klein Feelings happy Usually I’m very happy when it’s my birthday. gelukkig, blij sad It makes me sad to see poor people suffering. verdrietig favourite An apple is my favourite fruit. favoriet best The best pudding is banana flavoured custard. beste unhappy I am unhappy when my mom is not at home. ongelukkig fun It’s fun to swim in the swimming pool. plezierig, leuk

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WEEK 24 Colours black Black is the colour of my computer. zwart blue When the sun shines the sky is blue. blauw green The colour of the grass is green. groen yellow The colour yellow makes me happy. geel white White is the colour of my shoes. wit orange The orange is orange. oranje red The Dutch flag is red, white and blue rood grey If you mix white and black, you get the colour grey. grijs brown The colour of soil is brown. bruin pink If you mix red and white you get pink. roze purple If you mix blue and red you get purple. paars light You can get light colours and dark colours. licht dark You can get light colours and dark colours. donker

WEEK 25 Age old My father is 42 (fourty two) years old. oud young The young girl is 6 years old. jong new I got a new bicycle for my birthday. nieuw adult My brother who is 21 years old is an adult. volwassene children There are 3 children in my family. kinderen kids My parents sometimes say: These are my kids.” kinderen seniors My grandparents are seniors . senioren, ouderen Other clever A parrot is a very clever animal. slim nice She is a nice girl./The red dress looks nice on the girl. aardig, leuk good The boy is good at playing the piano. goed smart The bridegroom looks very smart in his wedding suit. knap Question words What What is the weather like today? wat When When are you going to eat your food? wanneer Where Where do you live? waar Why Why don’t you like ice-cream? waarom Who Who is your friend? wie Whose Whose pen and pencil is this? wiens How many How many cars can you count in front of the school? hoeveel ___________________________________________________________________________

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WEEK 26 Adverbs (Bijwoorden) today Today is my birthday. vandaag now I would like an ice-cream now. nu at the moment I am working very hard at the moment. op dit moment never I never eat sprouts. nooit always I always do my homework first. altijd sometimes Sometimes I help my mother in the kitchen. soms often My father often visits my grandmother vaak usually We usually go on holiday in July. gewoonlijk every day We have breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. elke dag every week We have a computer lesson every week. elke week Verbs (werkwoorden) watch My father likes to watch me playing a hockey match. kijken play My brother likes to play the piano. spelen listen I like to listen to music. luisteren cook My mother likes to cook a nice diner. koken wear The policemen wear a uniform. dragen (van kleding) ___________________________________________________________________________ WEEK 27 Verbs (werkwoorden) To go We go to the station when we travel by train. gaan To read When we finish our work we read our books. lezen To write I like to write a mail to my pen-pals. schrijven To eat We eat our food with a knife and a fork. eten To drink In summer I like to have a cold drink. drinken To smile The friendly lady gave me a nice smile. glimlachen To sit The teacher says: “sit down.” zitten To stand The teacher says: “stand up. “ staan Have/ hebben I have I have a cat and a dog. Ik heb You have You have a hamster and a rabbit. Jij hebt He/she/it has He/she/it has 2 legs. hij/zij/het heeft We have We have a cool teacher. Wij hebben You have You have nice friend. Jij hebt/Jullie hebben They have They have nice grandparents. Zij hebben

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WEEK 28 Verbs (werkwoorden) To be/ zijn I am I am in group 7. Ik ben You are You are in group 7. Jij bent He/she/it is He/she/it is in group 7. Hij/zij/het is We are We are in group 7. Wij zijn You are You are in group 7. Jij bent/Jullie zijn They are They are in group 7. Zij zijn To walk The boys and girls walk to school. lopen To ask Ask the teacher for help. vragen To run The girls run very fast. rennen To do You have to do your homework. doen To speak Speak louder, I can not hear you. spreken To talk The boys talk about their boat. praten To look If you look in the water you can see yourself. kijken To take Take your pencil and write down your name. nemen, pakken To open “Open your books” says the teacher. openen To close Close your exercise books please. dichtdoen, sluiten

WEEK 29 Verbs (werkwoorden) To hear Can you hear the birds calling? horen To think I think I know the answer. denken To learn You have to learn this work for tomorrow. leren To do your homework You have to do your homework for next week. je huiswerk maken/doen To live We live in the Netherlands. wonen To make You are so funny, you make me laugh. maken To understand Do you understand what I say to you? begrijpen To want I want to sleep, please be quiet. willen To like Do you like to eat ice-cream? houden van To can Can you help me carry this heavy box? kunnen To get up I like to get up early in summer. opstaan To start When you enter, you can start the game. starten, beginnen To buy You can buy a lot of food at the supermarket. kopen To tell Can you tell me the time please? vertellen To clean Clean the table please, it’s dirty. schoonmaken To wash My sisters wash the dishes after dinner. wassen To count Can you count to a thousand? tellen