2/22/2010
To better research your Dutch ancestors, learn these common terms in het nederlands
Numbers
| Dutch |
English |
| een |
one |
| twee |
two |
| drie |
three |
| vier |
four |
| vijf |
five |
| zes |
six |
| zeven |
seven |
| acht |
eight |
| negen |
nine |
| tien |
ten |
| elf |
eleven |
| twaalf |
twelve |
| dertien |
thirteen |
| veertien |
fourteen |
| vijftien |
fifteen |
| zestien |
sixteen |
| zeventien |
seventeen |
| achttien |
eighteen |
| negentien |
nineteen |
| twintig |
twenty |
| dertig |
thirty |
| veertig |
forty |
| vijftig |
fifty |
| zestig |
sixty |
| zeventig |
seventy |
| tachtig |
eighty |
| negentig |
ninety |
| honderd |
one hundred |
Dates
| Dutch |
English |
| jaar |
year |
maand
|
month |
| dag |
day |
Januari
(archaic: louwmaand) |
January |
Februari
(archaic: sprokkelmaand) |
February |
Maart
(archaic: lentemaand) |
March |
April
(archaic: grasmaand) |
April |
Mei
(archaic: bloeimaand) |
May |
Juni
(archaic: zomermaand) |
June |
Juli
(archaic: hooimaand) |
July |
Augustus
(archaic: oogstmaand) |
August |
September
(archaic: herfstmaand) |
September |
October
(archaic: wijnmaand) |
October |
November
(archaic: slachtmaand) |
November |
December
(archaic: wintermaand) |
December |
| Maandag |
Monday |
| Dinsdag |
Tuesday |
| Woensdag |
Wednesday |
| Donderdag |
Thursday |
| Vrijdag |
Friday |
| Zaterdag |
Saturday |
| Zondag |
Sunday |
Relationships
| Dutch |
English |
| achterneef, achternicht |
first cousin once removed or second cousin (male, female) |
| broer, broeder |
brother |
| dochter, dr. |
daughter |
| echtgenoot |
husband |
| echtgenote |
wife/td> |
| grootmoeder |
grandmother |
| grootouders |
grandparents |
| grootvader |
grandfather |
| halfbroer |
halfbrother |
| halfzus |
halfsister |
| huisvrouw |
housewife |
| kind |
child |
| kinderen |
children |
| kleindochter |
granddaughter |
| kleinkind |
grandchild |
| kleinkinderen |
grandchildren |
| kleinzoon |
grandson |
| man |
man, husband |
| moeder |
mother |
| neef |
(male) cousin or nephew |
| nicht |
(female) cousin or niece |
| oma |
grandmother |
| oom |
uncle |
| opa |
grandfather |
| ouders |
parents |
| oudoom |
great-uncle |
| oudtante |
great-aunt |
| overgrootmoeder |
great-grandmother |
| overgrootvader |
great-grandfather |
| schoonmoeder |
mother-in-law |
| schoonouders |
parents-in-law |
| schoonvader |
father-in-law |
| schoonzus |
sister-in-law |
| stiefmoeder |
stepmother |
| stiefvader |
stepfather |
| tante |
aunt |
| vader |
father |
| van halve bedde |
half-sibling |
| vrouw |
woman, wife |
| weduwe |
widow |
| weduwnaar |
widower |
| zoon, zn. |
Son |
| zus, zuster |
sister |
| zwager |
brother-in-law |