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English to Dutch Keywords

If you are a beginner to the Dutch language or are just looking for a little refresher course, then you've come to the right page because this page is fill with several important Dutch keywords.

Below you'll find 22 English to Dutch translations of many common words and phrases like yes and no, please and thank you, what's your name?, etc. Find the translations to all these phrases and more by simply scrolling down.

Common Words and Phrases (English to Dutch):

Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of basic phrases from Dutch to English.


Yes and No:

Yes ➔ Ja

No ➔ Nee

Maybe ➔ Misschien


Please, Thank You, and You're Welcome:

Please / Here you go ➔ Alstublieft

Thank you ➔ Bedankt

Thank you very much ➔ Dank je wel

You are welcome ➔ Graag gedaan


Requesting a Person's Name:

What's your name? ➔ Hoe heet je?

My name is (name) ➔ Ik heet (naam)

I'm traveling with (name). ➔ Ik reis samen met (name).

That's my father ➔ Dat is mijn vader


Other Useful Phrases from English to Dutch:

How do you feel? ➔ Hoe voel je je?

Be right back ➔ Ben zo terug

What's the time? ➔ Hoe laat is het?

I am Dutch ➔ Ik ben Nederlands

I love you ➔ Ik hou van jou

Can you help me? ➔ Kun je me helpen?

Do you speak English? ➔ Spreek je engels?

I don't speak any Dutch. ➔ Ik spreek geen Nederlands.

Where is the airport? ➔ Waar is het vliegveld?

Where does the train leave? ➔ Waar vertrekt de trein?

When do you come to The Netherlands? ➔ Wanneer kom je naar Nederland?


*Basic Dutch words list last updated: March 18, 2018.



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The Fine Print

I don't speak Dutch myself, so there could be mistakes in the translations. Most of what is here is user-submitted, but I do try to check for accuracy and make corrections as I can. Thanks for your understanding.



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