English–Frisian Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ik	I am here now. Ik bin no hjir.
you	pronoun	do	You are very kind today. Do bist hjoed tige aardich.
he	pronoun	hy	He lives near the river. Hy wennet by de rivier.
she	pronoun	sy	She reads every morning. Sy lêst alle moarnen.
we	pronoun	wy	We work in the city. Wy wurkje yn 'e stêd.
they	pronoun	sy	They come here every week. Sy komme hjir alle wiken.
what	pronoun	wat	What do you want now? Wat wolsto no?
where	adverb	wêr	Where do they live now? Wêr wenje sy no?
when	adverb	wannear	When do we leave tomorrow? Wannear geane wy moarn fuort?
who	pronoun	wa	Who is that woman there? Wa is dy frou dêr?
why	adverb	wêrom	Why are you so sad? Wêrom bisto sa tryst?
how	adverb	hoe	How do you know that? Hoe witsto dat?
to be	verb	wêze	They are happy at home. Sy binne thús bliid.
to have	verb	hawwe	I have a new book. Ik haw in nij boek.
to do	verb	dwaan	We do our work well. Wy dogge ús wurk goed.
to go	verb	gean	I go to school daily. Ik gean alle dagen nei skoalle.
to come	verb	komme	They come here every evening. Sy komme hjir alle jûnen.
to see	verb	sjen	I see the moon tonight. Ik sjoch fannacht de moanne.
to know	verb	witte	We know the right answer. Wy witte it goede antwurd.
to think	verb	tinke	I think about my family. Ik tink oan myn famylje.
to want	verb	wolle	They want more water now. Sy wolle no mear wetter.
to need	verb	nedich hawwe	We need help today. Wy hawwe hjoed help nedich.
to make	verb	meitsje	She makes good bread daily. Sy makket alle dagen goed brea.
to take	verb	nimme	Take the book with you. Nim it boek mei dy mei.
to give	verb	jaan	I give you the money. Ik jou dy it jild.
to say	verb	sizze	They say the food is good. Sy sizze dat it iten goed is.
to tell	verb	fertelle	Please tell me the story. Fertel my asjebleaft it ferhaal.
to ask	verb	freegje	I ask one simple question. Ik freegje ien ienfâldige fraach.
to find	verb	fine	We find the house easily. Wy fine it hûs maklik.
to look	verb	sjen	Look at the blue sky. Sjoch nei de blauwe loft.
to use	verb	brûke	We use this table daily. Wy brûke dizze tafel alle dagen.
to work	verb	wurkje	They work in that school. Sy wurkje op dy skoalle.
to eat	verb	ite	We eat bread every morning. Wy ite alle moarnen brea.
to drink	verb	drinke	I drink tea in the evening. Ik drink jûns tee.
to sleep	verb	sliepe	The child sleeps all night. It bern sliept de hiele nacht.
to walk	verb	rinne	We walk to school together. Wy rinne tegearre nei skoalle.
to run	verb	drave	The boy runs very fast. De jonge draaft tige fluch.
to read	verb	lêze	She reads a new book. Sy lêst in nij boek.
to write	verb	skriuwe	I write my name here. Ik skriuw myn namme hjir.
to speak	verb	sprekke	They speak our language well. Sy sprekke ús taal goed.
to listen	verb	harkje	Please listen to the music. Harkje asjebleaft nei de muzyk.
to hear	verb	hearre	I hear the wind outside. Ik hear de wyn bûten.
to buy	verb	keapje	We buy fresh fruit today. Wy keapje hjoed farsk fruit.
to sell	verb	ferkeapje	They sell bread and milk. Sy ferkeapje brea en molke.
to pay	verb	betelje	I pay for the coffee. Ik betelje foar de kofje.
to help	verb	helpe	Friends help each other often. Freonen helpe inoar faak.
to love	verb	leafhawwe	We love our children deeply. Wy hâlde in protte fan ús bern.
to live	verb	libje	They live in a small house. Sy wenje yn in lyts hûs.
to die	verb	stjerre	All living things die someday. Alle libbene dingen stjerre op in dei.
to learn	verb	leare	Children learn quickly at school. Bern leare fluch op skoalle.
to teach	verb	leare	They teach language at school. Sy leare taal op skoalle.
to open	verb	iepenje	Please open the door now. Doch de doar no iepen, asjebleaft.
to close	verb	slute	Please close the window now. Doch it rút no ticht, asjebleaft.
person	noun	persoan	Every person needs clean water. Eltse persoan hat skjin wetter nedich.
man	noun	man	That man works in town. Dy man wurket yn 'e stêd.
woman	noun	frou	The woman reads quietly here. De frou lêst hjir stil.
child	noun	bern	The child is very happy. It bern is tige bliid.
boy	noun	jonge	The boy runs to school. De jonge rint nei skoalle.
girl	noun	famke	The girl has a book. It famke hat in boek.
family	noun	famylje	My family lives in town. Myn famylje wennet yn 'e stêd.
mother	noun	mem	My mother makes good tea. Myn mem makket lekkere tee.
father	noun	heit	Her father works at home. Har heit wurket thús.
friend	noun	freon	My friend knows that story. Myn freon ken dat ferhaal.
house	noun	hûs	Their house is very big. Harren hûs is tige grut.
home	noun	thús	We are home tonight. Wy binne fannacht thús.
school	noun	skoalle	The school is near home. De skoalle is ticht by hûs.
city	noun	stêd	This city is very old. Dizze stêd is tige âld.
country	noun	lân	Our country is small. Ús lân is lyts.
world	noun	wrâld	The world is very large. De wrâld is tige grut.
street	noun	strjitte	The street is long and busy. De strjitte is lang en drok.
room	noun	keamer	This room is warm today. Dizze keamer is hjoed waarm.
time	noun	tiid	Time goes very fast now. De tiid giet no tige fluch.
day	noun	dei	Today is a good day. Hjoed is in goede dei.
night	noun	nacht	The night is cold outside. De nacht is kâld bûten.
morning	noun	moarn	The morning is bright and quiet. De moarn is helder en stil.
evening	noun	jûn	The evening feels calm here. De jûn fielt hjir rêstich.
week	noun	wike	The week feels very long. De wike fielt tige lang.
month	noun	moanne	This month is very busy. Dizze moanne is tige drok.
year	noun	jier	This year feels new. Dit jier fielt nij.
today	adverb	hjoed	We work at home today. Wy wurkje hjoed thús.
tomorrow	adverb	moarn	I will come tomorrow morning. Ik kom moarn moarns.
yesterday	adverb	juster	Yesterday was cold and windy. Juster wie it kâld en wynderich.
now	adverb	no	We need help now. Wy hawwe no help nedich.
sun	noun	sinne	The sun is very bright. De sinne is tige helder.
moon	noun	moanne	The moon looks very white. De moanne liket tige wyt.
star	noun	stjer	That star shines all night. Dy stjer skynt de hiele nacht.
sky	noun	loft	The sky is clear today. De loft is hjoed helder.
earth	noun	ierde	The earth is our home. De ierde is ús thús.
fire	noun	fjoer	The fire gives heat and light. It fjoer jout waarmte en ljocht.
water	noun	wetter	We drink clean water daily. Wy drinke alle dagen skjin wetter.
rain	noun	rein	The rain falls all day. De rein falt de hiele dei.
wind	noun	wyn	The wind is very strong. De wyn is tige sterk.
tree	noun	beam	That tree is very old. Dy beam is tige âld.
flower	noun	blom	This flower is beautiful. Dizze blom is moai.
mountain	noun	berch	The mountain is very high. De berch is tige heech.
river	noun	rivier	The river runs through town. De rivier rint troch de stêd.
sea	noun	see	The sea is cold today. De see is hjoed kâld.
food	noun	iten	The food smells very good. It iten rûkt tige lekker.
bread	noun	brea	We eat bread every day. Wy ite alle dagen brea.
rice	noun	rys	The rice is hot now. De rys is no hjit.
meat	noun	fleis	The meat is ready now. It fleis is no klear.
fish	noun	fisk	We eat fish on Friday. Wy ite fisk op freed.
egg	noun	aai	The egg is still warm. It aai is noch waarm.
milk	noun	molke	The milk is cold today. De molke is hjoed kâld.
fruit	noun	fruit	Fresh fruit is good food. Farsk fruit is goed iten.
tea	noun	tee	The tea is very hot. De tee is tige hjit.
coffee	noun	kofje	This coffee smells really good. Dizze kofje rûkt echt lekker.
head	noun	holle	My head hurts today. Myn holle docht hjoed sear.
eye	noun	each	Her eye is blue. Har each is blau.
ear	noun	ear	My ear hurts a little. Myn ear docht in bytsje sear.
mouth	noun	mûle	Open your mouth wide now. Doch dyn mûle no wiid iepen.
nose	noun	noas	My nose is very cold. Myn noas is tige kâld.
hand	noun	hân	His hand is very strong. Syn hân is tige sterk.
foot	noun	foet	My foot hurts after work. Myn foet docht sear nei it wurk.
heart	noun	hert	The heart pumps blood constantly. It hert pompt hieltyd bloed.
name	noun	namme	My name is Anna. Myn namme is Anna.
book	noun	boek	This book is very good. Dit boek is tige goed.
word	noun	wurd	That word is very common. Dat wurd is tige gewoan.
language	noun	taal	Language connects many people. Taal ferbynt in protte minsken.
money	noun	jild	I need more money now. Ik haw no mear jild nedich.
work	noun	wurk	Work takes much time daily. Wurk kostet alle dagen in protte tiid.
love	noun	leafde	Love makes life beautiful. Leafde makket it libben moai.
music	noun	muzyk	The music sounds beautiful tonight. De muzyk klinkt fannacht moai.
story	noun	ferhaal	That story is very old. Dat ferhaal is tige âld.
way	noun	wei	This way is very easy. Dizze wei is tige maklik.
thing	noun	ding	That thing is very strange. Dat ding is tige frjemd.
life	noun	libben	Life is not always easy. It libben is net altyd maklik.
door	noun	doar	The door is open now. De doar is no iepen.
table	noun	tafel	The table is made of wood. De tafel is fan hout makke.
chair	noun	stoel	The chair is near the table. De stoel stiet by de tafel.
car	noun	auto	Their car is very new. Harren auto is tige nij.
good	adjective	goed	This bread is very good. Dit brea is tige goed.
bad	adjective	min	The coffee tastes bad today. De kofje smakket hjoed min.
big	adjective	grut	Their house is very big. Harren hûs is tige grut.
small	adjective	lyts	The room is too small. De keamer is te lyts.
new	adjective	nij	I have a new car. Ik haw in nije auto.
old	adjective	âld	That book is very old. Dat boek is tige âld.
long	adjective	lang	The street is very long. De strjitte is tige lang.
short	adjective	koart	The story is very short. It ferhaal is tige koart.
high	adjective	heech	That mountain is very high. Dy berch is tige heech.
low	adjective	leech	The table is too low. De tafel is te leech.
hot	adjective	hjit	The tea is very hot. De tee is tige hjit.
cold	adjective	kâld	The water is very cold. It wetter is tige kâld.
happy	adjective	bliid	The child is very happy. It bern is tige bliid.
sad	adjective	tryst	She feels sad today. Sy fielt har hjoed tryst.
beautiful	adjective	moai	The flower is very beautiful. De blom is tige moai.
easy	adjective	maklik	This work is quite easy. Dit wurk is aardich maklik.
fast	adjective	fluch	That car is very fast. Dy auto is tige fluch.
slow	adjective	stadich	The old car is slow. De âlde auto is stadich.
right	adjective	goed	Your answer is right. Dyn antwurd is goed.
wrong	adjective	ferkeard	That answer is wrong. Dat antwurd is ferkeard.
important	adjective	wichtich	This book is very important. Dit boek is tige wichtich.
true	adjective	wier	That story is true. Dat ferhaal is wier.
full	adjective	fol	The glass is full now. It glês is no fol.
empty	adjective	leech	The room feels empty now. De keamer fielt no leech.
young	adjective	jong	The tree is still young. De beam is noch jong.
strong	adjective	sterk	That man is very strong. Dy man is tige sterk.
weak	adjective	swak	He feels weak today. Hy fielt him hjoed swak.
red	adjective	read	The flower is bright red. De blom is helder read.
blue	adjective	blau	The sky is bright blue. De loft is helder blau.
green	adjective	grien	The tree leaves are green. De blêden fan de beam binne grien.
yellow	adjective	giel	The flower is yellow. De blom is giel.
black	adjective	swart	The car is black. De auto is swart.
white	adjective	wyt	The moon looks white tonight. De moanne liket fannacht wyt.
yes	interjection	ja	Yes, I know that story. Ja, ik ken dat ferhaal.
no	interjection	nee	No, I do not agree. Nee, ik bin it net iens.
not	adverb	net	I am not tired now. Ik bin no net wurch.
and	conjunction	en	We eat bread and fruit. Wy ite brea en fruit.
or	conjunction	of	Tea or coffee is fine. Tee of kofje is goed.
but	conjunction	mar	He is old but strong. Hy is âld mar sterk.
if	conjunction	as	If you come, we eat. As do komst, ite wy.
because	conjunction	omdat	I stay home because rain falls. Ik bliuw thús omdat it reint.
with	preposition	mei	I come with my friend. Ik kom mei myn freon.
without	preposition	sûnder	He drinks tea without sugar. Hy drinkt tee sûnder sûker.
for	preposition	foar	This gift is for you. Dit kado is foar dy.
from	preposition	fan	She comes from that city. Sy komt út dy stêd.
to	preposition	nei	We go to school daily. Wy geane alle dagen nei skoalle.