Dutch Family Vocabulary
The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 20 beginner words (A1–A2) for family, with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brother | broer | noun | A1 |
| daughter | dochter | noun | A1 |
| father | vader | noun | A1 |
| grandfather | grootvader | noun | A1 |
| grandmother | grootmoeder | noun | A1 |
| mother | moeder | noun | A1 |
| sister | zus | noun | A1 |
| son | zoon | noun | A1 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| aunt | tante | noun | A1 |
| child | kind | noun | A1 |
| cousin | neef of nicht | noun | A1 |
| husband | echtgenoot | noun | A1 |
| parent | ouder | noun | A1 |
| uncle | oom | noun | A1 |
| wife | vrouw | noun | A1 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ancestor | voorouder | noun | A2 |
| generation | generatie | noun | A2 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | geboorte | noun | A1 |
| childhood | jeugd | noun | A2 |
| death | dood | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The family packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, 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.
