Counting to ten in Dutch
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers. Play the ten Dutch words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Dutch phrases in this lesson
- Éénayn
- One
- Tweetvay
- Two
- Driedree
- Three
- Vierveer
- Four
- Vijfvayf
- Five
- Zeszes
- Six
- ZevenZAY-vun
- Seven
- Achtakht
- Eight
- NegenNAY-khun
- Nine
- Tienteen
- Ten
The accent on één distinguishes the number from the article een (a/an), which is unstressed. In speech, context makes the difference clear.
Note the tv sound at the start, which is distinct from English. Dutch w often sounds closer to English v.
The r in Dutch is typically guttural or trilled depending on region. Amsterdam Dutch tends toward a softer r.
A short, easy word. The ie vowel is a long "ee" sound. Numbers follow a logical pattern in Dutch, similar to German.
The ij in Dutch makes a sound similar to the English word "eye." This vowel combo appears throughout the language.
Knowing your tens makes Dutch numbers much easier. Twintig (twenty), dertig (thirty), and so on follow a clear pattern.