Dutch Days of the Week and Months of the Year
If you're looking to talk about a certain day of the week or month of the year in Dutch, then this is the page for you. This page goes over various calendar-related vocabulary, starting with some general calendar words, before moving into time spans and seasons. After this you'll find lists for the months of the year and days of the week in Dutch, then finally there is a list with various translated holiday names.
To learn from all of these lists of Dutch calendar terms, feel free to scroll throughout the page and approach the new vocabulary as it pops up. If you are more interested in a certain type of vocabulary - like say, just the days of the week, however, you can also use the quick links below to skip directly to a certain part of the page.
Calendar Words in Dutch:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of days and months from English to Dutch.
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General Calendar Words in Dutch: 3 translations.
Dutch Words for Time Spans: 5 translations.
The Four Seasons in Dutch: 4 translations.
Dutch Months of the Year: 12 translations.
Days of the Week in Dutch: 7 translations.
Dutch Words for Holidays and Observances: 18 translations.
General Calendar Words in Dutch
To start us off, here are a few general words about calendars, translated from Dutch to English.
Kalender ➔ Calendar
Schrikkeljaar ➔ Leap year
Leerjaar ➔ School year
Dutch Words for Time Spans
Here are some words representing time spans that you may run into when learning about Dutch days and months.
Jaar ➔ Year
Seizoen ➔ Season
Maand ➔ Month
Week ➔ Week
Dag ➔ Day
The Four Seasons in Dutch
Here's a list of the Dutch words for each of the four seasons.
Lente ➔ Spring
Zomer ➔ Summer
Herfst ➔ Autumn
Winter ➔ Winter
Dutch Months of the Year
Learn to say the months of the year in Dutch. Notice how several of the months are spelled the same in both languages.
Januari ➔ January
Februari ➔ February
Maart ➔ March
April ➔ April
Mei ➔ May
Juni ➔ June
Juli ➔ July
Augustus ➔ August
September ➔ September
Oktober ➔ October
November ➔ November
December ➔ December
Days of the Week in Dutch
In the Netherlands, Monday is considered the first day of the week, though TV guides often start their week on Saturday. In Dutch, days of the week is translated to dagen van de week. Note that 'dag' means day.
Maandag ➔ Monday
Dinsdag ➔ Tuesday
Woensdag ➔ Wednesday
Donderdag ➔ Thursday
Vrijdag ➔ Friday
Zaterdag ➔ Saturday
Zondag ➔ Sunday
Dutch Words for Holidays and Observances
A look at how some special days are spelled in Dutch. National holiday is translated to nationale feestdag in Dutch.
Aswoensdag ➔ Ash Wednesday
Bevrijdingsdag ➔ Liberation Day
Chinees Nieuwjaar ➔ Chinese New Year
Eerste kerstdag ➔ Christmas Day
Goede Vrijdag ➔ Good Friday
Kerstavond ➔ Christmas Eve
Kerstmis ➔ Christmas
Koningsdag ➔ King's Day (previously called Princess' Day / Prinsessedag and Queen's Day / Koninginnedag)
Moederdag ➔ Mother's Day
Nieuwjaarsdag ➔ New Year's Day
Oudejaarsavond ➔ New Year's Eve
Paasmaandag ➔ Easter Monday
Palmzondag ➔ Palm Sunday
Pasen ➔ Easter
Tweede kerstdag ➔ Boxing Day
Vaderdag ➔ Father's Day
Valentijnsdag ➔ Valentine's Day
Zomervakantie ➔ Summer vacation
This list of Dutch days, months, and calendar words was first created on November 2, 2025.
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