keke’s dutch

the basics

the words you need from day one

hello & goodbye

saying hi and bye

yes, no, please, sorry

ja, nee, alsjeblieft, sorry

jij vs jou

when to say jij and when to say jou

and you? / you too

en jij? vs en met jou? vs jij ook

saying thanks

the different ways to say thank you

numbers 1–20

counting from 1 to 20

naming things

nouns: the, a, small, many, this/that, describing

de / het / een

the little word in front of every noun

make it small: -je

add -je to make anything little or cute

more than one

one → many (-en / -s)

this & that

pointing: this / that

describing words

describing things: mooi, mooie, mooier

verbs & sentences

doing words and how to build a sentence

to have & to be

hebben & zijn (have / be)

verbs change

how verbs change: ik slaap, jij slaapt...

now & soon

saying what you do now and soon

the verb is word #2

where the verb goes in a sentence

talking about the past

saying what already happened

question words

asking: who, what, where...

saying no: niet & geen

niet vs geen (the two "nots")

tricky little words

small words with no single english match

even = just / quick

the little softener word "even"

op — the shape-shifter

the tricky word "op" that changes meaning