Learn 10 autumn vocabulary
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| Hi there. You are here to learn some Dutch. My name is Stella, and today, we will be talking about some very important Autumn Vocabulary. Let’s go. |
| The first word of the day is, |
| 1. trui "sweater" |
| Mijn trui is te klein. "My sweater is too small." |
| Now, this can be a tough word to pronounce because of the /ui/ sound and the throaty R. T-R-ui, trui. Keep practicing. Too tough one. |
| The next word is, |
| 2. regenachtig "rainy" |
| Het is regenachtig weer. "The weather is rainy." |
| So these sound quite similar, regen, rainy. See, you got this. Just remember to practice the /r/e/g/ena/ch/tig, it’s a really, really tricky one for non-native Dutch speakers. But I am sure you can get it right. Just practice. |
| 3. winderig "windy" |
| Het wordt morgen een winderige dag. "Tomorrow is going to be a windy day." |
| Again, very similar sound. So easy to remember. In Dutch, if you want to make a noun into an adjective, sometimes you can add -ig or -achtig at the end. So, zon, zonnig; regen, regenachtig. |
| 4. fris "cool" |
| De wind is erg fris. "The wind is very cool." |
| By which we mean cold. Now, the word fris can also mean refreshing or it can be used as a noun and in that case, it means, soda. |
| Next word is, |
| 5. herfst "autumn" |
| De herfst is mijn favoriete jaargetijde. "Autumn is my favorite season." |
| Fun fact. Herfst is a funny word because it doesn’t rhyme with anything since it has four consonants at the end. |
| Okay. Next word is, |
| 6. koud "cold" |
| Het water van de Noordzee is koud. "The water of the North Sea is cold." |
| This is definitely true guys. I mean, though the North Sea is wonderful, but the water is murky and very, very cold. So why is it lovely, you ask? Well because it’s Dutch, of course. Duh! |
| Next word, |
| 7. kastanje "chestnut" |
| We gaan kastanjes zoeken. "We'll go chestnut hunting." |
| Fun fact. The word kast in kastanje actually means closet kind of like the word chest in chestnut. Hey! |
| Another autumn staple, |
| 8. t-shirt met lange mouwen "long-sleeved shirt" |
| Ik ben op zoek naar een t-shirt met lange mouwen. "I am looking for a long-sleeved T-Shirt." |
| Now, you don’t necessarily need to say T. You can also just say shirt. And remember that the /ou/ in mouwen is pronounced kind of like in the word "how". |
| 9. vallende bladeren "falling leaves" |
| In oktober zie je al vallende bladeren. "You can already see falling leaves in October." |
| Be careful. In Dutch, we do not spell the words of months with the capital letter at the beginning. |
| 10. blad "leaf" |
| Het blad van een eik. "The leaf of an oak." |
| So be mindful of this word. The singular is blad. Plural is bladeren. So it’s common to use the diminutive form blaadje. |
| That’s all for today guys. Thanks for watching and remember to practice your Dutch vocabulary. Have a wonderful autumn. |
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