aansluiten
to connect | ‘Sluit’ sounds like ‘slot’. You turn the slot ‘on’ to connect it.
af
finished | Sounds like ‘off’. When the game is ‘off’, it’s finished.
afronden
to complete | ‘af’ (finished) + ‘ronden’ (rounding). You are ‘rounding’ it off to complete it.
blad, het
leaf, the | A leaf can look like a ‘blade’ of grass.
boormachine, de
drill, the | A ‘boring machine’ is a good description of a drill.
dakgoot, de
gutter, the | ‘dak’ (roof) + ‘goot’ (sounds like goat). The goat is on the roof, walking in the gutter.
draad, de
wire, the | I ‘dread’ having to untangle this messy wire.
gereedschap, het
tools, the | I’m ‘ge-ready’ to ‘shape’ things with my tools.
installeren
to install | (Cognate) Sounds exactly like to install.
kabel, de
cable, the | (Cognate) Sounds exactly like cable.
kozijn, het
window frame, the | My ‘cousin’ is leaning on the window frame.
ladder, de
ladder, the | (Cognate) Sounds exactly like ladder.
meterkast, de
meter box, the | The ‘meter’ is in the ‘kast’ (closet/cabinet), which is the meter box.
plafond, het
ceiling, the | My cat is ‘fond’ of putting its ‘paw’ on the ceiling.
rookmelder, de
smoke detector, the | ‘rook’ (smoke) + ‘melder’ (detector). Literally a smoke detector.
schroef, de
screw, the | The dog will ‘scroof’ up the floor if it steps on a screw.
schroevendraaier, de
screwdriver, the | ‘schroef’ (screw) + ‘draaier’ (turner/driver). A screw-turner is a screwdriver.
snoer, het
cord, the | You might ‘snore’ loudly if you get tangled in the electrical cord.
tang, de
pliers, the | The sharp end of pliers can have a ‘tang’.
tegel, de
tile, the | A seagull drinking ‘tea’ is painted on the tile.
uitschakelen
to switch off | ‘uit’ (out) + ‘schakelen’ (to switch). To switch it ‘out’ or off.
vastmaken
to attach | ‘vast’ (fast) + ‘maken’ (to make). You ‘make’ it ‘fast’ when you attach it.
verlengen
to extend | You make it ‘ver-longer’ when you extend it.
verstand, het
knowledge, the | To under’stand’ something is to have knowledge of it.
