If you're trying to learn Flemish Vocabulary you will find some useful resources including a course about vocabulary and expressions... to help you with your Flemish grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Flemish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Flemish Vocabulary 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 Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Flemish.
Flemish vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Flemish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | woordenschat |
| Countries | landen |
| Australia | Australië |
| Cambodia | Cambodja |
| Canada | Canada |
| China | China |
| Egypt | Egypte |
| England | Engeland/Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| France | Frankrijk |
| Germany | Duitsland |
| Greece | Griekenland |
| India | India |
| Indonesia | Indonesië |
| Italy | Italië |
| Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Morocco | Marokko |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Spanje |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| USA | Amerika/VS |
| Languages | talen |
| Arabic | Arabisch |
| Chinese | Chinees |
| English | Engels |
| French | Frans |
| German | Duits |
| Greek | Grieks |
| Hebrew | Hebreeuws |
| Hindi | Hindi |
| Italian | Italiaans |
| Japanese | Japans |
| Korean | Koreaans |
| Latin | Latijn |
| Russian | Russisch |
| Spanish | Spaans |
| Urdu | Urdu |
| Days | Dagen |
| Monday | maandag |
| Tuesday | dinsdag |
| Wednesday | woensdag |
| Thursday | donderdag |
| Friday | vrijdag |
| Saturday | zaterdag |
| Sunday | zondag |
| time | tijd |
| hour | uur |
| minute | minuut |
| second | seconde |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Flemish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Flemish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Flemish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| different objects | verschillende dingen |
| art | kunst |
| bank | bank |
| beach | strand |
| book | boek |
| by bicycle | met de fiets |
| by bus | met de bus |
| by car | met de auto |
| by train | met de trein |
| cafe | café |
| country | land |
| desert | woestijn |
| dictionary | woordenboek |
| earth | aarde |
| flowers | bloemen |
| football | American football |
| forest | bos |
| game | spel |
| garden | tuin |
| geography | aardrijkskunde |
| history | geschiedenis |
| house | huis |
| island | eiland |
| lake | meer |
| library | bibliotheek |
| math | wiskunde |
| moon | maan |
| mountain | berg |
| movies | films |
| music | muziek |
| ocean | oceaan |
| office | bureau/kantoor |
| on foot | te voet |
| player | speler |
| river | rivier |
| science | wetenschap |
| sea | zee |
| sky | lucht |
| soccer | voetbal |
| stars | sterren |
| supermarket | supermarkt |
| swimming pool | zwembad |
| theater | theater |
| tree | boom |
| weather | weer |
| bad weather | slecht weer |
| cloudy | bewolkt |
| cold | koud |
| cool | koel |
| foggy | mistig |
| hot | warm |
| nice weather | goed weer |
| pouring | pijpenstelen regenen |
| rain | regen |
| raining | het regent |
| snow | sneeuw |
| snowing | het sneeuwt |
| ice | ijs |
| sunny | zonnig |
| windy | winderig |
| spring | lente |
| summer | zomer |
| autumn | herfst |
| winter | winter |
| people | mensen |
| aunt | tante |
| baby | baby |
| brother | broer |
| cousin | neef/nicht [m/f] |
| daughter | dochter |
| dentist | tandarts |
| doctor | dokter/arts [last only in hospitals and on signs] |
| father | vader |
| grandfather | grootvader |
| grandmother | grootmoeder |
| husband | man |
| mother | moeder |
| nephew | neef[je] |
| niece | nicht[je] |
| nurse | verpleger/verpleegster [m/f] |
| policeman | politieagent |
| postman | postbode |
| professor | professor |
| son | zoon |
| teacher | leraar/lerares [m/f] |
| uncle | nonkel |
| wife | vrouw |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Flemish. Once you're done with Flemish Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Flemish lessons here: Learn Flemish. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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