The 100 most common Holandiešu words
These hundred words make up a large share of everything written in holandiešu. Learn them and a page stops looking like a wall.
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How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words arrive in order of how often they appear in real holandiešu. The first twenty do more work for you than the next two hundred, so they come first.
Each word keeps its own schedule
Answer that you knew a word and it comes back later. Answer that you did not and it comes back sooner. The gap grows every time you get it right, which is what moves a word from recognised to known.
How fast you answer counts
A word you answer instantly is scheduled further out than one you hesitate over, even though you got both right. Hesitation is the signal that a word is not secure yet.
The full list
All hundred, in frequency order. Words you have practised are marked.
- 1dethe
- 2hetthe, it
- 3eena, an, one
- 4enand
- 5vanof, from, by
- 6inin, into
- 7isis
- 8zijnto be, are, his
- 9hebbento have
- 10heefthas
- 11datthat
- 12diethat, who, which
- 13teto, too
- 14hijhe
- 15zijshe, they
- 16zeshe, they, them
- 17ikI
- 18jeyou, your
- 19wewe
- 20metwith
- 21opon, at, up
- 22omaround, at, in order to
- 23maarbut, only, just
- 24nietnot
- 25voorfor, before, in front of
- 26naarto, towards, nasty
- 27alsif, as, when
- 28aanon, to, at
- 29doorthrough, by
- 30haarher, hair
- 31zichhimself, herself, itself
- 32dezethis, these
- 33huntheir, them
- 34overabout, over, across
- 35erthere, of them
- 36watwhat, some, something
- 37uitout, from, off
- 38ofor, whether, if
- 39ditthis
- 40wordento become, to be, to get
- 41alleenonly, alone, just
- 42totuntil, to, up to
- 43bijat, near, with
- 44toenthen, when
- 45nogstill, yet, another
- 46onsus, our
- 47hoehow
- 48geenno, none, not a
- 49ookalso, too
- 50mijnmy, mine
- 51waarwhere, true
- 52nunow
- 53kunnento be able to, can
- 54kancan
- 55meermore, lake
- 56danthan, then
- 57tijdtime, tense
- 58ietssomething, a bit
- 59nietsnothing
- 60ziento see
- 61misschienmaybe, perhaps
- 62dagday, goodbye, hi
- 63gaanto go
- 64makento make, to fix
- 65veelmuch, many, a lot
- 66hierhere
- 67zonderwithout
- 68zoso, like that, such
- 69moetenmust, to have to, should
- 70komento come
- 71zeggento say, to tell
- 72wetento know
- 73willento want, to wish
- 74denkento think
- 75kijkento look, to watch
- 76vindento find, to think
- 77gevento give
- 78doento do
- 79nemento take
- 80levenlife, to live
- 81mensperson, human
- 82manman, husband
- 83vrouwwoman, wife
- 84huishouse, home
- 85jaaryear
- 86nachtnight
- 87dingthing
- 88goedgood, well, right
- 89grootbig, large, tall
- 90kleinsmall, little
- 91nieuwnew
- 92jayes
- 93neeno
- 94hallohello, hi
- 95bedanktthank you, thanks
- 96welindeed, well, certainly
- 97tochstill, anyway, yet
- 98altijdalways
- 99nooitnever
- 100wiewho, whom