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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
MaandagMonday
DinsdagTuesday
WoensdagWednesday
DonderdagThursday
VrijdagFriday
ZaterdagSaturday
ZondagSunday

Maanden van het jaar Months of the year
JanuariJanuary
FebruariFebruary
MaartMarch
AprilApril
MeiMay
JuniJune
JuliJuly
AugustusAugust
SeptemberSeptember
OktoberOctober
NovemberNovember
DecemberDecember

Jaargetijden Seasons
Voorjaar, or:
Lente
Spring
ZomerSummer
Najaar, or:
Herfst
Fall
WinterWinter

Hoe laat is het? What time is it?
Een uurOne o'clock
Kwart over eenQuarter past one
Half tweeHalf past one
Kwart voor tweeQuarter to two
  
SecondeSecond
MinuutMinute
Uur (*)Hour
DagDay
WeekWeek
MaandMonth
Jaar (*)Year
EeuwCentury
  
NuNow
StraksLater
GisterenYesterday
VandaagToday
MorgenTomorrow
Volgende weekNext week
Over een weekA 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".


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