#4 Niet or Geen? | How to say "No" in Dutch đŗđą
Welcome to Episode 4 of our A1 Dutch series! Today, Lukas is very hungry, but he has a problem: his fridge is completely
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Hello and uhm welcome to a new deep dive into our subject. It's really great that you're listening again. Today we have a mission that is quite special for you. Especially if you are learning the Dutch language or
or if you're simply fascinated by the logic behind how we communicate. Exactly. Because we're going to unravel a mystery that can really drive every beginner around the A1 level to despair. It's something that feels so self-evident in your native language,
but in a new language, it suddenly feels like you're a toddler again who has to understand the world. Yes, that's so relatable. You want to express yourself, set boundaries, and then you stumble uhm over one very small word. Because we're going to talk about
negations. Right. How do you actually simply say no, 'niet' or 'geen' in Dutch?
And when do you use which word to say that something isn't there or that you don't do something?
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đ Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| welkom | Adjective | welcome | Welkom bij de les! |
| luisteren | Verb | to listen | Ik luister naar de podcast. |
| de taal | Noun (common) | the language | Nederlands is een mooie taal. |
| de koelkast | Noun (common) | the fridge | De koelkast is leeg. |
| het eten | Noun (neuter) | the food | Er is geen eten in de koelkast. |
| honger | Noun (common) | hunger | Ik heb honger. |
| dorst | Noun (common) | thirst | Heb je dorst? |
| de tijd | Noun (common) | the time | Ik heb geen tijd. |
âī¸ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Ik heb ___ honger.
De koelkast is ___.
Ik heb ___ appel.
Wat betekent 'luisteren'?
Heb je ___ dorst?
Welk woord gebruik je om 'not a' of 'no' te vertalen in het Nederlands voor zelfstandige naamwoorden?
Er is ___ eten in de koelkast.
Hoe zeg je 'I have no time' in het Nederlands?
Ik leer de Nederlandse ___.
Waarom zeg je 'Ik heb honger' en niet 'Ik ben honger'?
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