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Learning the Flemish Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Flemish language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Flemish.
Flemish articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Flemish Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | lidwoorden |
| the | de/het |
| a | een |
| one | één |
| some | sommige |
| few | weinig |
| the book | het boek |
| the books | de boeken |
| a book | een boek |
| one book | één boek |
| some books | sommige boeken |
| few books | weinig boeken |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Flemish.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Flemish. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Flemish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Flemish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | eten |
| almonds | amandelen |
| bread | brood |
| breakfast | ontbijt |
| butter | boter |
| candy | snoep |
| cheese | kaas |
| chicken | kip |
| cumin | komijn |
| dessert | dessert |
| dinner | avondeten |
| fish | vis |
| fruit | fruit |
| ice cream | ijs |
| lamb | lamsvlees |
| lemon | citroen |
| lunch | middageten |
| meal | maaltijd |
| meat | vlees |
| oven | oven |
| pepper | peper |
| plants | planten |
| pork | varkensvlees |
| salad | sla/salade [on the menu] |
| salt | zout |
| sandwich | broodje |
| sausage | worst |
| soup | soep |
| sugar | suiker |
| supper | avondeten |
| turkey | kalkoen |
| apple | appel |
| banana | banaan |
| oranges | appelsienen/sinaasappelen/sinaasappels |
| peaches | perziken |
| peanut | pindanoot |
| pears | peren |
| pineapple | ananas |
| grapes | druiven |
| strawberries | aardbeien |
| vegetables | groenten |
| carrot | wortel |
| corn | maïs |
| cucumber | komkommer |
| garlic | [knof]look |
| lettuce | sla |
| olives | olijven |
| onions | uien/ajuinen |
| peppers | paprika's |
| potatoes | aardappelen |
| pumpkin | pompoen |
| beans | bonen/boontjes [runnerbeans] |
| tomatoes | tomaten |
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