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Numbers, Time & Days

Counting and the calendar

Numbers 1–20

Basic counting words.

📊 Numbers
Number Dutch
1 een
2 twee
3 drie
4 vier
5 vijf
10 tien
20 twintig
100 honderd
💬 Examples
een, twee, drie
one, two, three
📝 Core numbers
tien, elf, twaalf
ten, eleven, twelve
📝 Teens
Units before tens

From 21 up, the unit comes first, joined by -en-.

💬 Examples
eenentwintig
twenty-one
📝 een-en-twintig = one-and-twenty
vijfenveertig
forty-five
📝 Unit + en + ten
Days and telling time

Days of the week and asking the time.

💬 Examples
maandag, dinsdag
Monday, Tuesday
📝 Days are lowercase mid-sentence
Hoe laat is het?
What time is it?
📝 Asking the time