Dutch Vocabulary

Numbers

Dutch Numbers 0–31

0 nul
zero
1 één
one
2 twee
two
3 drie
three
4 vier
four
5 vijf
five
6 zes
six
7 zeven
seven
8 acht
eight
9 negen
nine
10 tien
ten
11 elf
eleven
12 twaalf
twelve
13 dertien
thirteen
14 veertien
fourteen
15 vijftien
fifteen
16 zestien
sixteen
17 zeventien
seventeen
18 achttien
eighteen
19 negentien
nineteen
20 twintig
twenty
21 éénentwintig
twenty-one
22 tweeëntwintig
twenty-two
23 drieëntwintig
twenty-three
24 vierentwintig
twenty-four
25 vijfentwintig
twenty-five
26 zesentwintig
twenty-six
27 zevenentwintig
twenty-seven
28 achtentwintig
twenty-eight
29 negenentwintig
twenty-nine
30 dertig
thirty
31 éénendertig
thirty-one

Dutch Numbers 32–100

32 tweeëndertig
thirty-two
33 drieëndertig
thirty-three
44 vierenveertig
forty-four
55 vijfenvijftig
fifty-five
66 zesenzestig
sixty-six
77 zevenenzeventig
seventy-seven
88 achtentachtig
eighty-eight
99 negenennegentig
ninety-nine
100 honderd
one hundred

Hundreds, Thousands, and Years

101 honderdéén
one hundred one
110 honderdtien
one hundred ten
192 honderdtweeënnegentig
one hundred ninety-two
200 tweehonderd
two hundred
732 zevenhonderdtweeëndertig
seven hundred thirty-two
1000 duizend
one thousand

Years

1902 negentientwee
nineteen-oh-two
1967 negentienzevenenzestig
nineteen sixty-seven
2007 tweeduizendzeven
two thousand seven
2023 tweeduizenddrieëntwintig
two thousand twenty-three
2024 tweeduizendvierentwintig
two thousand twenty-four
2025 tweeduizendvijfentwintig
two thousand twenty-five

Millions, Billions, Very Large Numbers

10,000 tienduizend
ten thousand
100,000 honderdduizend
one hundred thousand
1,000,000 miljoen
one million
1,000,000,000 miljard
one billion
9999 negenduizendnegenhonderdnegenennegentig
nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine
∞ oneindig
infinity
Notes:
- In Dutch, "miljoen" and "miljard" need an article: een miljoen (a million), een miljard (a billion).
- Dutch uses a decimal comma instead of a point. Example: 999,999.99 (English) = 999.999,99 (Dutch).

Fractions

1/2 een half
one half
1/3 één derde
one third
1/4 één vierde
one fourth
2/3 twee derde
two thirds
3/8 drie achtste
three eighths
1/100 één honderdste
one hundredth
1/1000 één duizendste
one thousandth
Notes:
- Fractions are made by adding "-de" or "-ste" to numbers.
- "Half" is an exception: not "één halve", but just "half."

Simple Math Terms

plus
plus
min
minus
maal
times (×)
gedeeld door
divided by (÷)
is
equals (=)

Examples

2 + 3 = 5
two plus three equals five
2 × 3 = 6
two times three equals six
6 ÷ 2 = 3
six divided by two equals three
Note:
- In school children use "keer" for × and "en" for +.
- Scientists and adults use "maal" and "plus".

Percentages and Decimals

vijf procent
five percent (5%)
één tiende procent
one-tenth percent (0.1%)
één promille
one per thousand (‰)
Decimal note: Dutch uses commas for decimals, points for thousands. Example: 1,4 = one point four (in English).

Measurements

Length

meter
meter (~1 yard)
centimeter
centimeter (~0.4 inch)
millimeter
millimeter (~1/25 inch)
kilometer
kilometer (~0.6 mile)

Weight

gram
gram
kilogram
kilogram (~2 pounds)
pond
pound (~1 pound unofficial Dutch unit)
ons
ounce (~3 oz)

Volume

liter
liter (~4 cups)
milliliter
milliliter
kubieke centimeter (cc)
cubic centimeter

Temperature

temperatuur
temperature
graden
degrees
Celsius
Celsius
koorts
fever
thermometer
thermometer
Notes:
- "Graden Celsius" = degrees Celsius.
- 36.9 graden Celsius = normal human body temperature (~98.4°F).

Calculations

Basic Operations

In elementary school, Dutch teaches the tables using keer for multiplication; maal is more scientific. Likewise, en is used for simple adding, plus for more formal or scientific contexts.

Examples

Expressions with "keer" (time, times)

Common Sayings

Percentages and Multiples

Note: Dutch does NOT say "one-tenth of one percent" like English, but just "één-tiende procent."


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