aannemen
to accept |’’ Think aan + nemen (‘to take’): to take on → accept/hire.
alleen
only / alone |’’ Looks like ‘alone’ in English → only/alone. (Often used like ‘but/however’ in speech.)
alsof
as if |’’ Sounds like ‘also if’ → as if.
alvast
already / in advance |’’ al (already) + vast (fixed) → already fixed/in advance.
amper
hardly any |’’ Low ‘amp’ = little power → hardly any.
bank, de
bank, the |’’ Same as English; also ‘bench’ in parks.
glad
slippery |’’ Think ‘glide’—a glad/glossy floor is slippery.
heftig
intense; severe |’’ Sounds like ‘hefty’ → a hefty storm is intense/severe.
inbraak, de
burglary, the |’’ in + break → break‑in (burglary).
inmiddels
by now |’’ In the ‘midst’ of time passing → by now.
kok, de
cook, the |’’ Sounds like ‘cook’.
mistig
foggy |’’ Looks like ‘misty’ → foggy.
motor, de
motorcycle, the |’’ Same root as English ‘motor’.
pardon
excuse me |’’ Same as English ‘pardon’.
rijles, de
driving lesson, the |’’ rij (drive) + les (lesson) → driving lesson.
schoonfamilie, de
in-laws, the |’’ ‘schoon’ (clean/by marriage) + ‘familie’ → in‑laws.
schuur, de
barn, the |’’ Think ‘shed/barn’ for tools and hay.
stoer
cool (tough) |’’ Sounds like ‘sturdy’ → tough/cool.
tenminste
at least |’’ Contains ‘min’ → minimum → at least.
troep, de
mess, the |’’ Troops leave a mess after a drill → troep = mess.
uit eten
out to eat |’’ uit (out) + eten (eat) → go out to eat.
uitslapen
to sleep in |’’ uit (out) + slapen (sleep) → ‘sleep out’ of obligations → sleep in.
vasthouden
to hold |’’ vast (firm) + houden (hold) → hold fast/hold on.
verliezen
to lose |’’ Looks like ‘lose’—ver + liezen → to lose.
