B1
50 most common Dutch words: level B1
The Dutch words at level B1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gemeen | /ɣəˈmeːn/ | mean | adjective |
| 2 | fles | /flɛs/ | bottle | noun |
| 3 | vis | /vɪs/ | fish | noun |
| 4 | rood | /rot/ | red | adjective |
| 5 | hersenen | /ˈɦɛr.sə.nən/ | brain | verb |
| 6 | taxi | /ˈtɑk.si/ | taxi | noun |
| 7 | voorkomen | /ˈvoːrˌkoːmən/ | prevent | verb |
| 8 | binnenkort | /ˌbɪ.nənˈkɔrt/ | shortly | adverb |
| 9 | doos | /doːs/ | box | noun |
| 10 | mening | /ˈmeː.nɪŋ/ | opinion | noun |
| 11 | geweer | /ɣəˈʋeːr/ | rifle | noun |
| 12 | bezit | /bəˈzɪt/ | possession | noun |
| 13 | top | /tɔp/ | summit | noun |
| 14 | wonder | /ˈʋɔn.dər/ | miracle | noun |
| 15 | vergeven | /vərˈɣeː.vən/ | forgive | verb |
| 16 | hopen | /ˈɦoː.pən/ | hope | verb |
| 17 | wind | /ʋɪnt/ | wind | noun |
| 18 | oplossen | /ˈɔpˌlɔ.sən/ | solve | verb |
| 19 | jaloers | /jaːˈlurs/ | jealous | adjective |
| 20 | onmiddellijk | /ɔnˈmɪdələk/ | immediately | adverb |
| 21 | gedrag | /ɣəˈdrɑx/ | behavior | noun |
| 22 | stemmen | /ˈstɛmən/ | vote | verb |
| 23 | ontbijt | /ɔndˈbɛɪ̯t/ | breakfast | noun |
| 24 | lol | /lɔl/ | fun | noun |
| 25 | ontvangen | /ɔntˈfɑŋən/ | receive | verb |
| 26 | rivier | /riˈviːr/ | river | noun |
| 27 | voedsel | /ˈvut.səl/ | food | noun |
| 28 | gauw | /ɣɑu̯/ | soon | adverb |
| 29 | minuut | /miˈnyt/ | minute | noun |
| 30 | detective | /deː.tɛkˈti.və/ | detective | noun |
| 31 | verraden | /və.ˈraː.də/ | betray | verb |
| 32 | geweld | /ɣəˈʋɛlt/ | violence | noun |
| 33 | akkoord | /ɑˈkoːrt/ | agreement | noun |
| 34 | tonen | /ˈtoːnən/ | show | verb |
| 35 | verband | /vərˈbɑnt/ | connection | noun |
| 36 | brug | /brʏx/ | bridge | noun |
| 37 | jas | /jɑs/ | jacket | noun |
| 38 | trap | /trɑp/ | stairs | noun |
| 39 | leer | /leːr/ | leather | noun |
| 40 | opnemen | /ˈɔpˌneː.mən/ | record | verb |
| 41 | schade | /ˈsxaː.də/ | damage | noun |
| 42 | bijzonder | /biˈzɔn.dər/ | special | adjective |
| 43 | huid | /ɦœːt/ | skin | noun |
| 44 | openen | /ˈoːpənən/ | open | verb |
| 45 | gestoord | /ɣəˈstoːrt/ | insane | adjective |
| 46 | echtgenoot | /ˈɛχtχəˌnoːt/ | husband | noun |
| 47 | bedoeling | /bəˈdulɪŋ/ | intent | noun |
| 48 | trouw | /trɑu̯/ | faithful | adjective |
| 49 | bedenken | /bəˈdɛŋkən/ | consider | verb |
| 50 | start | /stɑrt/ | start | noun |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).