Learn Dutch

113 Pages·2011·2.11 MB·English

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1.1 Animals - Dieren
Bird
noun
Vogel
noun - masculine
Examples
De emoe is een grote loopvogel.
The emu is a large, flightless bird.
Elke jaar vliegen de vogels van Canada naar Mexico.
Each year, the birds fly from Canada to Mexico.
oranje met bruine vogel
orange and brown bird
gele vogel met een oranje snavel
yellow bird with an orange beak
Dog
noun
Hond
noun - masculine
Examples
grote hond
big dog
oude hond
old dog
De jongen heeft een hond als huisdier.
The boy has a pet dog.
harige hond
hairy dog
Het kleine witte hondje speelt met een gele bal in de tuin.
The little white dog is playing with a yellow ball in the yard.
een bruine hond en een zwarte hond
a brown dog and a black dog
De harige hond rent achter de bal aan.
The shaggy dog is running after the ball.
Cat
noun
Kat
noun - masculine
Examples
De zwarte kat loopt voor het scherm langs.
The black cat is walking across the screen.
grote kat
big cat
Een baby-kat wordt een kitten genoemd.
A baby cat is called a kitten.
huiskat
pet cat
zwart-witte kat
black and white cat
De gestreepte kat speelt met rode garen.
The striped cat is playing with red yarn.
Mouse
noun
Muis
noun - feminine
Examples
De muis eet een druif.
The mouse is eating a grape.
De muis eet gras.
The mouse is eating grass.
bruine muis
brown mouse
Turkey
noun
Kalkoen
noun - masculine
Examples
De wilde kalkoen is inheem in Noord-Amerika.
The wild turkey is native to North America.
wilde kalkoen
wild turkey
zwart-witte kalkoen
black and white turkey
Cow
noun
Koe
noun - feminine
Examples
zwarte-witte koe
black and white cow
De koe is in het veld.
The cow is in the field.
De koeien grazen in de wei
The cows are grazing in the field.