aankomend
coming | aan (=toward) + komend (coming) → incoming/coming.
afstuderen
to graduate | af (=finished/off) + studeren (=to study) → finished studying → graduate.
blijkbaar
apparently | From ‘blijken’ (=to appear/seem) + -baar (= -able): what appears to be → apparently.
boeken
to book | Same as English: you ‘book’ a room/table → to reserve.
chic (chique)
chic | Looks the same as English ‘chic’ → chic.
emotie, de
emotion, the | Looks like ‘emotion’ → emotion.
emotioneel
emotional | Almost identical to ‘emotional’ → emotional.
geïrriteerd
irritated | Nearly ‘irritated’—even the two i’s look a bit irritated → irritated.
mededeling, de
announcement, the | mede (=with) + deling (from ‘delen’ = share) → what you share with all → announcement.
menen
to mean | Sounds like ‘mean (it)’: ‘Ik meen het’ = I mean it → to mean.
nogmaals
again | nog (=still/again) + maal(s) (=time) → once more → again.
onzeker
unsure | on- (=un) + zeker (=sure) → unsure.
opgelucht
relieved | lucht (=air): you let the air out with a sigh → relieved.
optimistisch
optimistic | Looks like ‘optimistic’ → optimistic.
sensationeel
sensational | Looks like ‘sensational’ → sensational.
starten
to start | Looks like ‘start’ → to start.
tentamen, het
exam, the | Related to ‘attempt’ (Latin ‘tentamen’): your attempt to show knowledge → exam.
toen
when | Think ‘then’ in the past; used for past ‘when’ → when (past).
trillen
to shake | English ‘trill’ = a vibration → to shake.
trots
proud | You ‘trot’ like a proud horse → proud.
tweeling, de
twins, the | twee (=two) + -ling (offspring) → two little ones → twins.
verloofd
engaged | Spot the ‘O’ (ring) in verLOOfd → engaged.
verrassing, de
surprise, the | From ‘verrassen’ (=to surprise); -ing makes it a noun → a surprise.
zakken
to fail (an exam) | When your grades ‘sag’ (zak), you fail the exam → to fail.
