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Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Dutch words and brings each one back at the right moment.

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Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

40 must-know Dutch words

40 Dutch words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Function words, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

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Must-know 40 words

Dutch	English
ja	yes
nee	no
bedankt	thank you
hartelijk dank	thank you very much
goedendag	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
hoi	hiInformal greeting
tot ziens	goodbye
tot gauw	see you soon
tot morgen	see you tomorrow
graag gedaan	you are welcomeEveryday use
het spijt me	sorryApology
akkoord	okay
misschien	perhaps
geen probleem	no problem
ik begrijp het niet	I do not understand
ik weet het niet	I do not know
ik heet	my name is
het gaat goed	I am fine
fijne dag	have a good day
welterusten	good nightWhen parting to go to sleep
vandaag	today
morgen	tomorrow
gisteren	yesterday
nu	now
hier	here
veel	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
heel	veryIntensity, with an adjective or an adverb
ook	also
altijd	always
nooit	never
waar	where
wanneer	when
wie	who
en	and
of	or
maar	but
met	with
zonder	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive
voor	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
in	in

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What comes after these 40 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Dutch words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 40 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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