akkoord, het
agreement, the | Sounds like ‘accord’—two sides are ‘in accord’ = agreement.
arbeidsvoorwaarden, de
working conditions, the | ARBEID ≈ German ‘Arbeit’ (work) + VOORWAARDEN (terms/conditions) → work conditions.
cao, de
collective labour agreement, the | Think ‘Crowd Says OK’ (C-A-O) — the group/union agreement.
communicatie, de
communication, the | Looks like ‘communication’ without the ‘n’ — same meaning.
contract, het
contract, the | Exact cognate with English — a signed contract.
doorgroeien
to grow | DOOR + ‘grow-in’ → you ‘grow through the door’ (career growth/progress).
Europeaan, de
European, the | Looks like ‘European’ with an extra ‘aa’ sound — a European person.
indicatie, de
indication, the | Near-identical to ‘indication’ (drop the ‘n’).
inkomsten, de
income, the | IN-comes — the money that comes in.
loonsverhoging, de
wage increase, the | LOON = wage; VERHOGEN = raise (‘hoog’ = high) → wages go higher.
masteropleiding, de
master’s programme, the | MASTER + OPLEIDING (‘up-learning’/training) → a master’s program.
netto
net | NETTO = NET (like ‘net pay’ or ‘net weight’ — after deductions).
onderhandelen
to negotiate | HANDELEN = to deal; you ‘handle a deal’ → negotiate.
ongemakkelijk
uncomfortable | ON = un-, GEMAK = ease/comfort → ‘not at ease’ = uncomfortable.
redden
to rescue | Think ‘Red Cross’ — ‘RED-den’ = to rescue/save.
salarisschaal, de
salary scale, the | SALARIS = salary + SCHAAL = scale → salary scale.
strategie, de
strategy, the | Looks like ‘strategy’ (y → ie).
tegenvallen
to be a disappointment | TEGEN = against + VALLEN = fall → it ‘falls against’ expectations = disappoint.
uitvoeren
to execute | Literally ‘carry out’ (uit = out, voeren = carry) → execute.
vakantiedag, de
day off, the | VAKANTIE = vacation + DAG = day → vacation day/day off.
verdeling, de
division, the | DEEL = part/share → VER-DELING = dividing into parts = division.
voorkomen
to occur | VOOR + KOMEN = ‘come forward’ → occur/appear. (Note: voorkómen = prevent.)
voorstel, het
proposal, the | VOOR = before + STEL = to put → put before others = proposal.
willekeurig
random | Sounds like ‘Will I care?’ If you don’t care which one, the choice is random.
