English–Low German Dictionary

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