Grammar · Topic 9 · A1 · 8 questions · about 14 minutes

Numbers, time and dates

Getallen, de klok en de datum

Learn to say numbers, the time and dates in Dutch. You will see why half drie means 2.30, and how to say prices and your date of birth.

Explanation

Numbers are everywhere

Appointment times, phone numbers, addresses, prices, dates of birth… Numbers come up in daily life and in every part of the exam. In the listening exam, understanding a time or a price correctly is often the answer to the question.

Two things about Dutch numbers are different from many languages: from 21 on, you say the units first, then the tens (eenentwintig = one-and-twenty), and in clock times half is said in relation to the next hour. In this topic you will learn these step by step.

Basic numbers

Learn 1–12 and the tens by heart; the other numbers are made from these. 13–19 end in -tien. Tens that are not in the table: 60 zestig, 70 zeventig, 90 negentig.

number	Dutch	number	Dutch
1	een	11	elf
2	twee	12	twaalf
3	drie	13	dertien
4	vier	14	veertien
5	vijf	20	twintig
6	zes	30	dertig
7	zeven	40	veertig
8	acht	50	vijftig
9	negen	80	tachtig
10	tien	100 / 1000	honderd / duizend

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What time is it? Hoe laat is het?Locked

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Days, months and datesLocked

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Words you need

het getalnumber
de klokclock
het uurhour
de minuutminute
het kwartierquarter of an hour
de datumdate
de maandmonth
het jaaryear

Example questions

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Question 1

Het is 14.30 uur. Hoe zeg je dat?

It is 14.30. How do you say this?

half is said in relation to the next hour: 14.30 → half drie (half an hour before three).

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Question 1

Het is 14.30 uur. Hoe zeg je dat?

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2Wat is 'vierenvijftig'?Locked
3De les begint om kwart voor negen. Hoe laat is dat?Locked
4Het is 9.20 uur. Hoe zeg je dat?Locked

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