Dutch Travel Vocabulary
The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | luchthaven | noun | A1 |
| come | komen | verb | A1 |
| go | gaan | verb | A1 |
| hotel | hotel | noun | A1 |
| shop | winkel | noun | A1 |
| taxi | taxi | noun | A1 |
| ticket | kaartje | noun | A1 |
| tour | rondleiding | noun | A2 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beach | strand | noun | A1 |
| bridge | brug | noun | A1 |
| island | eiland | noun | A1 |
| street | straat | noun | A1 |
| guidebook | reisgids | noun | A2 |
| journey | reis | noun | A2 |
| passage | doorgang | noun | A2 |
| road | weg | noun | A2 |
| sightseeing | sightseeing | noun | A2 |
| suitcase | koffer | noun | A2 |
| tourist | toerist | noun | A2 |
| traffic | verkeer | noun | A2 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| city | stad | noun | A1 |
| adventure | avontuur | noun | A2 |
| park | park | noun | A2 |
| stadium | stadion | noun | A2 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| palace | paleis | noun | A1 |
| castle | kasteel | noun | A2 |
| pyramid | piramide | noun | A2 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apartment | appartement | noun | A2 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to arrive | aankomen | verb | A2 |
| to board | instappen | verb | A2 |
| to book | boeken | verb | A2 |
| to cancel | annuleren | verb | A2 |
| to check in | inchecken | verb | A2 |
| to check out | uitchecken | verb | A2 |
| to delay | vertragen | verb | A2 |
| to land | landen | verb | A2 |
| to reserve | reserveren | verb | A2 |
| English | Dutch | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom | gebruik | noun | A2 |
| tradition | traditie | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The travel 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.
