Dutch/Vocabulary/Drinks
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- The word drink is the same in both English and Dutch, when you use the verb: I drink - ik drink.
- However, for a drink in Dutch you say:
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- It is the diminutive of drank which means beverage.
Let's look at some dranken. Push the button to hear the word pronounced.
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de koffie - coffee | de thee - tea | de wijn - wine | het water - water | het bier - beer |
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de advocaat - egg liqueur | de limonade - lemonade | het appelsap - apple juice | de melk - milk | de rode wijn - red wine |
Kinds of wine
- de witte wijn - white wine
- de droge wijn - dry wine
- de zoete wijn - sweet wine
Verbs
"Drinken" is a very common verb in Dutch. But, be careful! "Drinken" is a strong verb with vowel changes in the past tense and the past participle.

Present The present has three forms
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drink | drinkt | drinken |
ik drink -- we drinken
je drinkt -- jullie drinken
hij drinkt -- ze drinken
Past
The past has two forms:
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dronk | dronken |
ik dronk -- we dronken
je dronk -- jullie dronken
hij dronk -- ze dronken
Past Participle:
- gedronken
Conversation: een drankje bestellen
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Vocabulary | ||
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bestellen | ![]() | to order |
beginnen | ![]() | to start, begin |
aanbevelen | ![]() | to recommend |
glaasje | ![]() | little glass |
alles | ![]() | all, everything |
graag | ![]() | fondly, eagerly |
Translation • Drinks • Ordering a drink
- Waiter: Would you like something to drink?
- Customer: Yes, I would!
- Waiter: What would you like to drink?
- Customer: For starters I would like to have a glass of red wijn. What do you recommend?
- Waiter: The house wine is Merlot.
- Costumer: A glass of Merlot. That would be fine!
- Waiter: Is that all?
- Costumer: Yes.
- moments later
- Waiter: Here you are, one glas of white wine.
- Customer: But that is not what I ordered. I would like red wine.
- Waiter: Oh, I'm sorry!
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