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Use Reviewing word cards to practice Dutch conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

Ik wil deze woorden herhalen.

ihk wihl DAY-zuh WOHR-duhn huh-RAH-luhn. I want to review these words.

Laten we deze woordkaarten gebruiken.

LAH-tuhn wuh DAY-zuh WOHRD-kahr-tuhn guh-BROI-kuhn. Let's use these word cards.

Ik kan dit woord niet onthouden.

ihk kahn diht WOHRD neet ont-HOW-duhn. I can't remember this one.

Kijk naar de voorbeeldzin.

kike nahr duh VOHR-baylt-zeen. Look at the example sentence.

De zin helpt me het woord te onthouden.

duh zeen helpt muh uht WOHRD tuh ont-HOW-duhn. The sentence helps me remember it.

Probeer een andere kaart en kijk eerst naar de voorbeeldzin.

pruh-BAIR ayn AHN-duh-ruh kahrt en kike ayrst nahr duh VOHR-baylt-zeen. Try another card and check the example first.

Ik probeer nu de volgende kaart.

ihk pruh-BAIR noo duh VOL-ghuhn-duh kahrt. I will try the next card now.

Lees eerst de zin en zeg dan het woord.

lays ayrst duh zeen en zehkh dahn uht WOHRD. Read the sentence first, then say the word.

Word by Word

Ik Ik means “I” here and identifies the speaker who wants to review the words. It is used as the subject before the verb, as in Ik wil deze woorden herhalen. Use it when stating your own action, wish, or experience.

wil wil expresses wanting in Ik wil deze woorden herhalen. It is followed here by the infinitive herhalen to say what the speaker wants to do. Use wil + an infinitive to describe a desire or intention.

deze deze means “these” in deze woorden and points to the words being reviewed. It comes directly before the plural noun woorden. Use deze before items you are indicating or identifying in the current situation.

woorden woorden means “words” here, referring to the language items being reviewed. In deze woorden, it follows deze and names multiple items. Use it when talking about several words, especially in a learning context.

herhalen herhalen means “to review” or “to repeat” in Ik wil deze woorden herhalen. It appears after wil as the action the speaker wants to perform. Use herhalen with an object when practising or repeating something.

Laten we Laten we means “let’s” in Laten we deze woordkaarten gebruiken and proposes a shared action. Laten contributes the suggestion, while we identifies the group that will act. Use Laten we followed by an infinitive when suggesting an activity for everyone present.

woordkaarten woordkaarten means “word cards” in deze woordkaarten and names the study cards being used. It is the object of gebruiken in this classroom instruction. Use it when referring to cards that contain or practise words.

gebruiken gebruiken means “to use” in Laten we deze woordkaarten gebruiken. It is the infinitive after Laten we and describes the proposed action. Use gebruiken with an object to say what material, tool, or item someone will use.

kan kan means “can” or “be able to” in Ik kan dit woord niet onthouden. Together with niet and onthouden, it expresses that the speaker is unable to remember the word. Use kan with an infinitive to talk about an ability or possibility.

dit dit means “this” in dit woord and points to the particular word the speaker cannot remember. It comes directly before woord in the noun phrase. Use dit when identifying one nearby or currently discussed item.

woord woord means “word” in dit woord and het woord, referring to the language item being remembered or said. It can be used with an article or demonstrative, as in these two phrases. Use it when discussing a single word in a lesson.

niet niet means “not” and negates the remembering action in dit woord niet onthouden. It appears before the infinitive phrase onthouden in this sentence. Use niet to make an action or statement negative.

onthouden onthouden means “to remember” or “to retain” in dit woord niet onthouden and het woord te onthouden. It appears after kan in the first phrase and after te in the second. Use onthouden with a word or other item you want to keep in your memory.

Kijk Kijk means “look” as an instruction in Kijk naar de voorbeeldzin. It is the sentence-initial command telling the learner where to direct attention. Use Kijk before the thing you want someone to look at, commonly with naar.

naar naar introduces the focus of looking in kijk naar de voorbeeldzin and means “at” or “toward” here. It follows kijk and comes before the item being viewed. Use the pattern kijken naar + an object when directing attention to something.

de de means “the” in de voorbeeldzin and de zin and identifies a specific sentence in the lesson. It comes directly before the noun it introduces. Use de + a noun when referring to a particular item known in the situation.

voorbeeldzin voorbeeldzin means “example sentence” in de voorbeeldzin and names the sentence provided to illustrate a word. It is the object of naar after Kijk. Use it when referring to a sentence that demonstrates or supports a language item.

zin zin means “sentence” in de zin and refers to the sentence the learner should read. In this lesson, the sentence helps with remembering the word. Use zin when talking about a written or spoken sentence in a language-learning activity.

helpt helpt means “helps” in De zin helpt me het woord te onthouden. It describes the sentence making it easier for the speaker to remember the word, with me identifying the person helped. Use helpt me with an action or activity that supports you.

me me means “me” in helpt me and identifies the person who receives the help. It comes after helpt and before the action the sentence supports. Use me when saying that something helps the speaker or affects the speaker as the recipient.

het het means “the” in het woord and identifies the specific word to be remembered. It appears directly before woord in the phrase het woord te onthouden. Use het + a noun when referring to a particular item in the context.

te te links het woord with the action onthouden in het woord te onthouden and contributes “to” in this construction. It comes directly before the infinitive onthouden. Use te before an infinitive when expressing an action connected to another verb or phrase.

Probeer Probeer means “try” as an instruction in Probeer een andere kaart. It is placed at the beginning of the sentence as a command for the learner. Use Probeer before an object when encouraging someone to attempt an action.

een een means “a” in een andere kaart and introduces one non-specific card. It comes before the adjective andere and the noun kaart. Use een + a noun when referring to an item without identifying a particular one.

andere andere means “another” or “different” in een andere kaart and selects a card different from the one currently being used. It comes before kaart and follows een. Use it when choosing a different item from the current one.

kaart kaart means “card” in een andere kaart and volgende kaart, referring to a study card. It appears with a determiner and a describing word in these phrases. Use kaart when selecting, using, or referring to one card in the classroom activity.

en en means “and” in Probeer een andere kaart en kijk eerst naar de voorbeeldzin. It joins the instruction to try another card with the instruction to look at the example sentence. Use en to connect two coordinated actions or ideas.

eerst eerst means “first” in kijk eerst naar de voorbeeldzin and Lees eerst de zin. It marks the action that should happen before the next action. Use it when giving instructions or describing the first step in a sequence.

nu nu means “now” in Ik probeer nu de volgende kaart and places the action at the current moment. It appears after probeer and before the object phrase. Use nu to show that an action is happening immediately or at this time.

volgende volgende means “next” in de volgende kaart and identifies the card that comes after the current one. It comes before kaart and follows de. Use it when moving through items in an order.

Lees Lees means “read” as an instruction in Lees eerst de zin. It is the sentence-initial command telling the learner what to do first. Use Lees before the text or object that someone should read.

zeg zeg means “say” in zeg dan het woord and instructs the learner to produce the word. It comes before the object het woord. Use zeg + an object when telling someone what word, phrase, or information to say.

dan dan means “then” in zeg dan het woord and marks the action that follows the earlier reading step. It appears before the later verb zeg. Use dan to show the next step in an instruction or sequence.

Grammar Points

Laten we + infinitief

Laten we dit gebruiken.

LAH-tuhn wuh diht guh-BROI-kuhn.

Let's use this.

Use “Laten we” followed by the infinitive to make a suggestion for “let’s …”.

Gebiedende wijs

Lees dit dan.

lays diht dahn.

Read this then.

Dutch commands usually use the verb stem directly; the object follows the verb.

Dutch Vocabulary

dit det

diht this

Ik kan dit woord niet onthouden.

gebruiken verb

guh-BROI-kuhn to use

Laten we deze woordkaarten gebruiken.

herhalen verb

huh-RAH-luhn to review; to repeat

Ik wil deze woorden herhalen.

kijk verb

kike look

Kijk naar de voorbeeldzin.

Laten we phrase

LAH-tuhn wuh Let's

Laten we deze woordkaarten gebruiken.

naar prep

nahr at; to

Kijk naar de voorbeeldzin.

niet adv

neet not

Ik kan dit woord niet onthouden.

onthouden verb

ont-HOW-duhn to remember

Ik kan dit woord niet onthouden.

voorbeeldzin noun

VOHR-baylt-zeen example sentence

Kijk naar de voorbeeldzin.

woorden noun

WOHR-duhn words

Ik wil deze woorden herhalen.

woordkaarten noun

WOHRD-kahr-tuhn word cards

Laten we deze woordkaarten gebruiken.

zin noun

zeen sentence

De zin helpt me het woord te onthouden.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I want to review these words.

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Ik wil deze woorden herhalen.

Let's use these word cards.

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Laten we deze woordkaarten gebruiken.

I can't remember this one.

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Ik kan dit woord niet onthouden.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

words

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woorden

look

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kijk

to review; to repeat

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herhalen

to remember

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onthouden