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Dutch Vocabulary - Food

In today's lesson, we will learn some Dutch words related to food. We will also learn some phrases using these words. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

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Main Words

Word in Dutch	Pronunciation	English Translation
eten	ˈeːtə(n)	to eat
drinken	ˈdrɪŋkə(n)	to drink
brood	broːt	bread
kaas	kaːs	cheese
vlees	vleːs	meat
vis	vɪs	fish
aardappel	ˈaːrdɑpəl	potato
groente	ɣroːntə	vegetable
fruit	fryt	fruit
suiker	ˈsykər	sugar
boter	ˈboːtər	butter
melk	mɛlk	milk
koffie	ˈkɔfi	coffee
thee	teː	tea

Phrases

• Ik wil graag een broodje eten. (ɪk wɪl ɣraːx ə(n) brɔːdʒə ˈeːtə(n)) – I would like to have a sandwich.
• Mag ik een glas water? (maːx ɪk ə(n) ɣlɑs ˈwɑtər?) – May I have a glass of water?
• Ik heb honger. (ɪk hɛb ˈhɔŋər) – I'm hungry.
• Ik heb dorst. (ɪk hɛb ˈdɔrst) – I'm thirsty.
• Ik wil graag een bord met pasta. (ɪk wɪl ɣraːx ə(n) bɔrt mɛt ˈpɑstɑ) – I would like a plate of pasta.
• Ik hou van kaas. (ɪk hoː vɑn kaːs) – I love cheese.
• Ik hou niet van vlees. (ɪk hoː nɪt vɑn vleːs) – I don't like meat.
• Ik wil graag een kopje koffie. (ɪk wɪl ɣraːx ə(n) kɔpjə ˈkɔfi) – I would like a cup of coffee.
• Mag ik een glas melk? (maːx ɪk ə(n) ɣlɑs mɛlk?) – May I have a glass of milk?
• Ik wil graag een banaan. (ɪk wɪl ɣraːx ə(n) bɑnaːn) – I would like a banana.
• Mag ik een kopje thee? (maːx ɪk ə(n) kɔpjə teː?) – May I have a cup of tea?

Other Lessons

• Idiomatic Expressions
• Bedroom
• Things in Dutch
• Geography
• How to say Good Bye?
• How to Say Hello and Greetings
• Days of the Week
• Language
• Drinks
• Feelings and Emotions

Sources

• Dutch Food and Meals Vocabulary with Pronunciation - ielanguages ...
• Dutch vocabulary • Food in Dutch, typical Dutch food.
• Food and Drinks in Dutch | coLanguage