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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
ik	pronoun	I	Ik bün nu hier. I am here now.
du	pronoun	you	Du büst bannig mööd. You are very tired.
he	pronoun	he	He kümmt elke Morgen. He comes every morning.
se	pronoun	she	Se leest en goot Book. She reads a good book.
wi	pronoun	we	Wi wahnt in de Stadt. We live in the city.
se	pronoun	they	Se arbeit in de School. They work in the school.
wat	pronoun	what	Wat wullt du nu? What do you want now?
wo	adverb	where	Wo is mien Book? Where is my book?
wann	adverb	when	Wann gaht wi weg? When do we leave?
wokeen	pronoun	who	Wokeen is an de Döör? Who is at the door?
worüm	adverb	why	Worüm büst du trurig? Why are you sad?
wo	adverb	how	Wo weetst du dat? How do you know that?
wesen	verb	to be	Wi sünd vundaag bannig glücklich. We are very happy today.
hebben	verb	to have	Ik heff en nieg Auto. I have a new car.
doon	verb	to do	Wat deist du hier? What do you do here?
gahn	verb	to go	Se gaht nu na Huus. They go home now.
kamen	verb	to come	Kumm man na mien Huus. Please come to my house.
sehn	verb	to see	Ik seh vundaag Nacht den Maand. I see the moon tonight.
weten	verb	to know	Ik weet dien Naam. I know your name.
denken	verb	to think	Wi denkt över dat Problem. We think about the problem.
wullen	verb	to want	Ik will wat Water. I want some water.
bruken	verb	to need	Wi bruukt mehr Tiet. We need more time.
maken	verb	to make	Se maakt goot Brood. They make good bread.
nehmen	verb	to take	Nimm dat Book mit na Huus. Take the book home.
geven	verb	to give	Geev mi man Water. Please give me water.
seggen	verb	to say	Segg dat nich. Do not say that.
vertellen	verb	to tell	Vertell mi de Geschicht. Tell me the story.
fragen	verb	to ask	Ik fraag en eenfache Fraag. I ask a simple question.
finnen	verb	to find	Wi finnt den Slötel. We find the key.
kieken	verb	to look	Kiek na den Heven. Look at the sky.
bruken	verb	to use	Ik bruuk dissen Disch elk Dag. I use this table daily.
arbeiden	verb	to work	Se arbeit elk Dag. They work every day.
eten	verb	to eat	Wi eet tosamen Brood. We eat bread together.
drinken	verb	to drink	Ik drink heet Tee. I drink hot tea.
slapen	verb	to sleep	Dat Kind slaapt nu. The child sleeps now.
gahn	verb	to walk	Wi gaht langs den Rivier. We walk along the river.
lopen	verb	to run	De Jung löppt gau. The boy runs fast.
lesen	verb	to read	Se leest elk Avend. She reads every evening.
schrieven	verb	to write	Ik schriev en korten Breef. I write a short letter.
spreken	verb	to speak	Se spreekt bannig langsam. They speak very slowly.
tohören	verb	to listen	Höör mi man to. Please listen to me.
hören	verb	to hear	Ik höör den Wind. I hear the wind.
kopen	verb	to buy	Wi koopt frisk Fisch. We buy fresh fish.
verkopen	verb	to sell	Se verkoopt hier Frücht. They sell fruit here.
betahlen	verb	to pay	Ik betahl för dat Eten. I pay for the food.
helpen	verb	to help	Frünnen helpt elkanner. Friends help each other.
leefhebben	verb	to love	Ik heff mien Familie leev. I love my family.
leven	verb	to live	Wi wahnt in en lütt Huus. We live in a small house.
sterven	verb	to die	All Minschen starvt maal. All people die someday.
lehren	verb	to learn	Kinner lehrt bannig gau. Children learn very fast.
lehnen	verb	to teach	Se lehnt de Kinner. They teach the children.
opmaken	verb	to open	Maak man de Döör apen. Please open the door.
tomaken	verb	to close	Maak nu dat Finster to. Close the window now.
Minsch	noun	person	Elk Minsch bruukt Water. Every person needs water.
Mann	noun	man	De Mann is groot. The man is tall.
Fro	noun	woman	De Fro is fründlich. The woman is kind.
Kind	noun	child	Dat Kind slaapt. The child is sleeping.
Jung	noun	boy	De Jung löppt buten. The boy runs outside.
Deern	noun	girl	De Deern leest lies. The girl reads quietly.
Familie	noun	family	Mien Familie wahnt hier. My family lives here.
Mudder	noun	mother	Mien Mudder kookt goot. My mother cooks well.
Vadder	noun	father	Mien Vadder is tohuus. My father is home.
Fründ	noun	friend	Se is mien Fründ. She is my friend.
Huus	noun	house	Dat Huus is nieg. The house is new.
tohuus	noun	home	Wi sünd nu tohuus. We are home now.
School	noun	school	De School is groot. The school is big.
Stadt	noun	city	Disse Stadt is oolt. This city is old.
Land	noun	country	Dit Land is schön. This country is beautiful.
Welt	noun	world	De Welt ännert sik. The world is changing.
Straat	noun	street	De Straat is lang. The street is long.
Ruum	noun	room	De Ruum is warm. The room is warm.
Tiet	noun	time	Wi hebt noog Tiet. We have enough time.
Dag	noun	day	Vundaag is en goot Dag. Today is a good day.
Nacht	noun	night	De Nacht is koold. The night is cold.
Morgen	noun	morning	De Morgen is still. The morning is quiet.
Avend	noun	evening	De Avend is schön. The evening is beautiful.
Week	noun	week	De Week is lang. The week is long.
Maand	noun	month	Nakamen Maand is veel to doon. Next month is busy.
Johr	noun	year	Dit Johr weer goot. This year was good.
vundaag	adverb	today	Ik arbeide vundaag. I work today.
morgen	adverb	tomorrow	Wi gaht morgen Morgen weg. We leave tomorrow morning.
gistern	adverb	yesterday	He keem gistern Avend. He came yesterday evening.
nu	adverb	now	Kumm nu hierhen. Come here now.
Sünn	noun	sun	De Sünn is heet. The sun is hot.
Maand	noun	moon	De Maand is vundaag Nacht hell. The moon is bright tonight.
Steern	noun	star	De Steern dor is hell. That star is bright.
Heven	noun	sky	De Heven is blau. The sky is blue.
Eer	noun	earth	De Eer is rund. The earth is round.
Füer	noun	fire	Dat Füer is heet. The fire is hot.
Water	noun	water	Dat Water is koold. The water is cold.
Regen	noun	rain	De Regen is vundaag stark. The rain is heavy today.
Wind	noun	wind	De Wind is stark. The wind is strong.
Boom	noun	tree	De Boom is hoog. The tree is tall.
Bloom	noun	flower	De Bloom is root. The flower is red.
Barg	noun	mountain	De Barg is hoog. The mountain is high.
Rivier	noun	river	De Rivier is lang. The river is long.
See	noun	sea	De See is koold. The sea is cold.
Eten	noun	food	Dat Eten is praat. The food is ready.
Brood	noun	bread	Dit Brood is frisk. This bread is fresh.
Ries	noun	rice	De Ries is heet. The rice is hot.
Fleesch	noun	meat	Dat Fleesch is frisk. The meat is fresh.
Fisch	noun	fish	De Fisch is goot. The fish is good.
Ei	noun	egg	Dat Ei is broken. The egg is broken.
Melk	noun	milk	De Melk is warm. The milk is warm.
Frücht	noun	fruit	Frücht is goot Eten. Fruit is good food.
Tee	noun	tea	De Tee is heet. The tea is hot.
Koffee	noun	coffee	De Koffee is stark. The coffee is strong.
Kopp	noun	head	Mien Kopp deit vundaag weh. My head hurts today.
Oog	noun	eye	Ehre Oog is blau. Her eye is blue.
Ohr	noun	ear	Mien Ohr deit weh. My ear hurts.
Mund	noun	mouth	Maak nu dien Mund apen. Open your mouth now.
Nees	noun	nose	Mien Nees is koold. My nose is cold.
Hand	noun	hand	Wass eerst dien Hand. Wash your hand first.
Foot	noun	foot	Mien Foot deit vundaag weh. My foot hurts today.
Hart	noun	heart	Sien Hart is stark. His heart is strong.
Naam	noun	name	Dien Naam is schön. Your name is beautiful.
Book	noun	book	Dit Book is nieg. This book is new.
Woord	noun	word	Dat Woord is wichtig. That word is important.
Spraak	noun	language	Disse Spraak is schön. This language is beautiful.
Geld	noun	money	Ik bruuk mehr Geld. I need more money.
Arbeit	noun	work	De Arbeit is swoor. The work is hard.
Leev	noun	love	Leev is bannig wichtig. Love is very important.
Musik	noun	music	De Musik is schön. The music is beautiful.
Geschicht	noun	story	De Geschicht is bannig trurig. The story is very sad.
Weg	noun	way	Disse Weg is eenfach. This way is easy.
Ding	noun	thing	Dat Ding is nieg. That thing is new.
Leven	noun	life	Dat Leven is nich eenfach. Life is not easy.
Döör	noun	door	De Döör is apen. The door is open.
Disch	noun	table	De Disch is groot. The table is big.
Stohl	noun	chair	De Stohl is oolt. The chair is old.
Auto	noun	car	Dat Auto is gau. The car is fast.
goot	adjective	good	Dit Brood is goot. This bread is good.
slecht	adjective	bad	Disse Koffee is slecht. This coffee is bad.
groot	adjective	big	Dat Huus is groot. The house is big.
lütt	adjective	small	De Ruum is lütt. The room is small.
nieg	adjective	new	Ik heff en nieg Book. I have a new book.
oolt	adjective	old	Dit Huus is oolt. This house is old.
lang	adjective	long	De Straat is lang. The street is long.
kort	adjective	short	De Geschicht is kort. The story is short.
hoog	adjective	high	De Barg is hoog. The mountain is high.
siet	adjective	low	De Disch is siet. The table is low.
heet	adjective	hot	De Tee is heet. The tea is hot.
koold	adjective	cold	Dat Water is koold. The water is cold.
glücklich	adjective	happy	Wi sünd vundaag glücklich. We are happy today.
trurig	adjective	sad	Dat Kind is trurig. The child is sad.
schön	adjective	beautiful	De Bloom is schön. The flower is beautiful.
eenfach	adjective	easy	Disse Arbeit is eenfach. This work is easy.
swoor	adjective	hard	Disse Fraag is swoor. This question is hard.
gau	adjective	fast	Dat Auto is gau. The car is fast.
langsam	adjective	slow	De oole Mann geiht langsam. The old man walks slow.
richtig	adjective	right	Dien Antwoort is richtig. Your answer is right.
verkehrt	adjective	wrong	De Antwoort is verkehrt. That answer is wrong.
wichtig	adjective	important	Dit Book is wichtig. This book is important.
wohr	adjective	true	De Geschicht is wohr. That story is true.
vull	adjective	full	Dat Glas is vull. The glass is full.
leddich	adjective	empty	De Ruum is leddich. The room is empty.
jung	adjective	young	De Deern is jung. The girl is young.
stark	adjective	strong	De Wind is stark. The wind is strong.
swack	adjective	weak	He föhlt sik vundaag swack. He feels weak today.
root	adjective	red	De Bloom is root. The flower is red.
blau	adjective	blue	De Heven is blau. The sky is blue.
gröön	adjective	green	De Boom is gröön. The tree is green.
geel	adjective	yellow	De Bloom is geel. The flower is yellow.
swart	adjective	black	Dat Auto is swart. The car is black.
witt	adjective	white	De Melk is witt. The milk is white.
jo	interjection	yes	Jo, ik weet dat. Yes, I know.
nee	interjection	no	Nee, ik kann nich kamen. No, I cannot come.
nich	adverb	not	Ik bün nich mööd. I am not tired.
un	conjunction	and	Brood un Water sünd noog. Bread and water are enough.
oder	conjunction	or	Tee oder Koffee is goot. Tea or coffee is fine.
man	conjunction	but	Ik will gahn, man kann nich. I want to go, but cannot.
wenn	conjunction	if	Wenn dat regent, blievt wi. If it rains, we stay.
wiel	conjunction	because	Ik bliev, wiel dat regent. I stay because it rains.
mit	preposition	with	Ik kumm mit mien Fründ. I come with my friend.
ahn	preposition	without	He geiht ahn Geld. He goes without money.
för	preposition	for	Dit Geschenk is för di. This gift is for you.
ut	preposition	from	Se kümmt ut de Stadt. She comes from the city.
na	preposition	to	Wi gaht na School. We go to school.