ambtenaar, de
civil servant, the | ambt office + -enaar person = office person = civil servant
daarentegen
on the other hand | daar there + en and + tegen against = there and against → on the other hand
dansen
to dance | looks like dance with an s
discotheek, de
disco, the | the word has disco in it
huiswerk, het
homework, the | huis house + werk work = homework
jeugd, de
childhood, the | related to German Jugend youth
klus, de
chore, the | a small job or odd job around the house
lerares, de
female teacher, the | leraar teacher + -es feminine ending
meehelpen
to help | mee along + helpen help = help along
onredelijk
unreasonable | on not + redelijk reasonable = unreasonable
opstaan
to get up | op up + staan stand = get up
opvoeden
to raise (a child) | op up + voeden feed or nourish = raise a child
rapport, het
report card, the | looks like report which you get at school
rechtvaardig
fair | recht right or justice → fair and just
roddelen
to gossip | roddel gossip + -en verb form
snoep, het
sweets, the | snoop in the candy jar to remember snoep
speelgoed, het
toys, the | spelen play + goed goods = play goods
straf, de
punishment, the | German Strafe equals punishment helps recall
terugdenken
to think back | terug back + denken think
tiener, de
teenager, the | looks like teen with extra letters
uitje, het
outing, the | uit out + -je small = little out → outing
verantwoordelijkheid, de
responsibility, the | verantwoord responsible + -elijkheid ness = responsibility
verzorgd
well-groomed | zorg care at the core → cared for and tidy
vuil, het
dirt, the | sounds like vile or filth → dirt
