Dutch for Beginners: Time
The following words are indispensable if you want to talk about the time in Dutch!| Dagen van de week | Days of the week |
| Maandag | Monday |
| Dinsdag | Tuesday |
| Woensdag | Wednesday |
| Donderdag | Thursday |
| Vrijdag | Friday |
| Zaterdag | Saturday |
| Zondag | Sunday |
| Maanden van het jaar | Months of the year |
| Januari | January |
| Februari | February |
| Maart | March |
| April | April |
| Mei | May |
| Juni | June |
| Juli | July |
| Augustus | August |
| September | September |
| Oktober | October |
| November | November |
| December | December |
| Jaargetijden | Seasons |
| Voorjaar, or: Lente |
Spring |
| Zomer | Summer |
| Najaar, or: Herfst |
Fall |
| Winter | Winter |
| Hoe laat is het? | What time is it? |
| Een uur | One o'clock |
| Kwart over een | Quarter past one |
| Half twee | Half past one |
| Kwart voor twee | Quarter to two |
| Seconde | Second |
| Minuut | Minute |
| Uur (*) | Hour |
| Dag | Day |
| Week | Week |
| Maand | Month |
| Jaar (*) | Year |
| Eeuw | Century |
| Nu | Now |
| Straks | Later |
| Gisteren | Yesterday |
| Vandaag | Today |
| Morgen | Tomorrow |
| Volgende week | Next week |
| Over een week | A week from now |
| Verleden week, or: Vorige week |
Last week |
NOTE: The definite article for singular nouns marked (*) is "het" (e.g., "het uur" = "the hour"); the definite article for all other singular nouns is "de" (e.g., "de seconde" = "the second").
The definite article for plural nouns is always "de".