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Lesson 3A1
Numbers 1–10
Numbers 1–10
Dutch numbers 1–10 are simple standalone words, just like English's own one–ten — no compounding to worry about yet. That starts at eleven, covered in the next numbers lesson.
Grammar Comparison
Grammar Comparison
een is both 'one' and the indefinite article 'a/an'
Dutch
een boek (a book / one book — same word for both)
English
a book / one book
Dutch uses the single word een for both the number 'one' and the indefinite article 'a/an', so een boek can mean either 'a book' or 'one book' depending on context and stress. English keeps these apart in writing (a vs. one), but English speakers will recognize the underlying overlap — English 'a/an' actually descends historically from 'one' as well, so this fusion isn't a totally foreign idea, just one modern English no longer shows in spelling.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
| Dutch | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| nul | nuhl | zero |
| een | ayn | one |
| twee | tway | two |
| drie | dree | three |
| vier | feer | four |
| vijf | fayf | five |
| zes | zess | six |
| zeven | ZAY-ven | seven |
| acht | ahkht | eight |
| negen | NAY-khen | nine |
| tien | teen | ten |
| Hoeveel? | HOO-vayl | How many/much? |