Dutch Countries Vocabulary

Here are Dutch words for countries to start with: Amerika (America), China (China), Engeland (England), Frankrijk (France). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.

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Countries Basics

A1
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
AmericaAmerikanounA1
ChinaChinanounA1
EnglandEngelandnounA1
FranceFrankrijknounA1
GermanyDuitslandnounA1
ItalyItaliënounA1
JapanJapannounA1
SpainSpanjenounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Countries Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
culturecultuurnounA1
languagetaalnounA1
nationalitynationaliteitnounA1
AmericanAmerikaansadjA2
BritishBritsadjA2
FrenchFransadjA2
capitalhoofdstadnounA2
continentcontinentnounA2

Countries Advanced

C1–C2
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
diplomaticdiplomatiekadjC1
enclaveenclavenounC1
ethnicityetniciteitnounC1
expatriateexpatnounC1
geopoliticsgeopolitieknounC1
interculturalintercultureeladjC1
multiculturalmulticultureeladjC1
cosmopolitankosmopolitischadjC2

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World Cities

A2–B1
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
londonLondennounA2
new yorkNew YorknounA2
parisParijsnounA2
tokyoTokionounA2
beijingPekingnounB1
berlinBerlijnnounB1
cairoCaïronounB1
moscowMoskounounB1

Nationalities

A2–B1
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
germanDuitsadjA2
italianItaliaansadjA2
spanishSpaansadjA2
brazilianBraziliaansadjB1
chineseChineesadjB1
japaneseJapansadjB1
koreanKoreaansadjB1
russianRussischadjB1

World Languages

A2–B2
EnglishDutchTypeLevel
arabicArabischadjA2
hebrewHebreeuwsadjB1
indonesianIndonesischadjB1
malayMaleisadjB1
persianPerzischadjB1
ukrainianOekraïensadjB1
vietnameseVietnameesadjB1
bengaliBengaalsadjB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for countries. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Dutch words should I learn for countries?

You could start with words like Amerika (America), China (China), Engeland (England), Frankrijk (France). This page lists 48 Dutch words for countries (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Dutch words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Dutch words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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