administratie, de
administration, the | Near-cognate: looks like ‘administration’—think paperwork/admin tasks.
afrekenen
to pay | AF (off) + REKENEN (to calculate) → ‘calculate it off’ at the register = pay/settle.
briefje, het
bill, the | BRIEF = letter; -JE = little → a ‘little letter/paper’ = bill/banknote.
fooi, de
tip, the | After food you leave a ‘FOOI’—think ‘after food → fooi (tip)’.
gedoe, het
fuss, the | Sounds like ‘ado’—much ‘gedoe’ about nothing = a fuss.
gênant
embarrassing | French-looking: hear ‘c’est gênant’ = ‘that’s embarrassing’—cringe!
goede doel, het
charity, the | GOEDE (good) + DOEL (goal) → a ‘good goal’ = charity/cause.
kleingeld, het
change, the | KLEIN (small) + GELD (money) → small money = change/coins.
koek, de
cookie, the | Looks like ‘cookie’ (and ‘koekje’ = little cookie).
los
loose | LOse the ‘e’ in ‘loose’ → ‘los’ = loose/free.
middel, het
means, the | Think ‘middle/medium’—a ‘means’ is the medium/tool to get something done.
munt, de
coin, the | Mint → coins come from a mint; ‘munt’ ≈ ‘mint’.
naïef
naïve | Same word; the dots (ï) show two syllables: na-ïef.
ouderwets
old-fashioned | OUDER = older + (old) ‘wets’ ~ ways → the old ways = old-fashioned.
overmaken
to transfer | ‘Make over’ the money to someone = transfer.
portemonnee, de
wallet, the | From French ‘porte-monnaie’ (money holder) → wallet.
saldo, het
balance, the | Banking term: your account ‘saldo’ = balance.
technologie, de
technology, the | Cognate—almost identical to English.
terugbetalen
to pay back | TERUG = back + BETALEN = pay → pay back.
tonijn, de
tuna, the | TON-ijn → imagine ‘a TON of tuna’.
trakteren
to treat | TRAC(T) ~ TREAT (same root): you ‘trakteren’ colleagues with cake.
verzoek, het
request, the | VERZOEK ~ ‘for-seek’ → you seek/ask for something = request.
voorbij
over | VOOR (before) + BIJ (by) → it has gone by = over/past.
voorschieten
to advance (the money) | VOOR = before + SCHIETEN = shoot → shoot the money forward = front/advance it.
