Lesson nr. 2
Days, months and numbers
If you want to continue learning Dutch, the next step is to learn days, months, numbers. These are basic words that you will use daily.
| English | Dutch |
| Monday | Maandag |
| Tuesday | Dinsdag |
| Wednesday | Woensdag |
| Thursday | Donderdag |
| Friday | Vrijdag |
| Saturday | Zaterdag |
| Sunday | Zondag |
The Dutch and English ways of asking someone what day it is are extremely similar. You may find instructions on how to ask or answer this question below.
What day is it today?
Welke dag is het vandaag?
Today is Wednesday.
Vandaag is het woensdag.
It is even more useful to know the precise date, particularly when discussing it with someone. In every conversation, bringing up yesterday or tomorrow is also quite helpful.
Months
| English | Dutch |
| January | Januari |
| February | Februari |
| March | Maart |
| April | April |
| May | Mei |
| June | Juni |
| July | Juli |
| August | Augustus |
| September | September |
| October | Oktober |
| November | November |
| December | December |
| English | Dutch |
| Yesterday | Gisteren |
| Today | Vandaag |
| Tomorrow | Morgen |
| The day after | Overmorgen |
Examples
What is today’s date? Welke datum is het vandaag?
Today is Wednesday March 11. Vandaag is het woensdag 11 maart.
What is tomorrow’s date? Welke datum is het morgen?
Tomorrow it will be Friday March 13. Morgen is het vrijdag 13 maart.
Numbers
| English | Dutch | English | Dutch |
| Zero | Nul | Ten | Tien |
| One | Één | Eleven | Elf |
| Two | Twee | Twelve | Twaalf |
| Three | Drie | Thirteen | Dertien |
| Four | Vier | Fourteen | Veertien |
| Five | Vijf | Fifteen | Vijftien |
| Six | Zes | Sixteen | Zestien |
| Seven | Zeven | Seventeen | Zeventien |
| Eight | Acht | Eighteen | Achttien |
| Nine | Negen | Nineteen | Negentien |
| English | Dutch | English | Dutch |
| Twenty | Twintig | Sixty | Zestig |
| Twenty-one | Eenentwintig | Seventy | Zeventig |
| Twenty-two | Tweeëntwintig | Eighty | Tachtig |
| Twenty-three | Drieëntwintig | Ninety | Negentig |
| Twenty-four | Vierentwintig | One hundred | Honderd |
| Twenty-five | Vijfentwintig | Two hundred | Tweehonderd |
| Thirty | Dertig | thousand | Duizend |
| Forty | Veertig | million | Miljoen |
| Fifty | Vijftig | billion | Miljard |
| English | Dutch | English | Dutch |
| First | Eerste | Sixth | Zesde |
| Second | Tweede | Seventh | Zevende |
| Third | Derde | Eighth | Achtste |
| Fourth | Vierde | Ninth | Negende |
| Fifth | Vijfde | Tenth | Tiende |
