This post will go through how to say the 7 days of the week in Dutch.
It also includes some additional bonus vocabulary such as how to say today, tomorrow and yesterday in Dutch and how to say times of the day in Dutch.
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How To Say Days Of The Week In Dutch
Below are the 7 days of the week in Dutch.
- Monday – maandag (man-dakh)
- Tuesday – dinsdag (dins-dakh)
- Wednesday – woensdag (vunz-dakh)
- Thursday – donderdag (don-dur-dakh)
- Friday – vrijdag (frey-dakh)
- Saturday – zaterdag (zah-ter-dakh)
- Sunday – zondag (zon-dakh)
As you can see, all of the days of the week in Dutch end with the word ‘dag’ which means ‘day’. This is the same way that we form days of the week in English.
Days of the week are not capitalized in Dutch.
Abbreviations
You may see the days of the week abbreviated sometimes e.g. in English we might see Mon indicating Monday.
In Dutch, days of the week are abbreviated using the first 2 letters of the word only so ma, di, wo, do, vr, za, zo.
Using Days Of The Week
To say ‘on Monday’, ‘on Tuesday’ etc, use the word ‘op’ before the day of the week.
For example, ‘on Monday’ is ‘op maandag’.
- On – op (op)
To say ‘every Monday’, ‘every Tuesday’ etc, use the word ‘elke’ before the day of the week.
For example, ‘every Tuesday’ is ‘elke dinsdag’.
- Every – elke (elk-uh)
How To Say Tomorrow, Today And Yesterday In Dutch
Below I have included some extra words related to days of the week in Dutch. It shows how to say today, tomorrow and yesterday in Dutch.
- Today – vandaag (von-daakh)
- Tomorrow – morgen (mor-khen)
- Yesterday – gisteren (khis-ter-un)
- Tonight – deze nacht (dey-zhu nakh-ts)
- Day after tomorrow – overmorgen (ow-fer-mor-khen)
- Day before yesterday – eergisteren (ehr-khis-ter-un)
How To Say Times Of Day In Dutch
Below I have included some extra words related to times of the day in Dutch. It shows how to say morning, afternoon, evening and night in Dutch.
- Morning – ochtend (okh-tuhnd)
- Afternoon – middag (mih-dakh)
- Evening – avond (ah-fond)
- Night – nacht (nakh-ts)
- Day – dag (dakh)
- Weekend – weekend (veek-ends)
- Week – week (veyk)
These essential words will be very useful and are used all the time in day-to-day conversations.
You should now be able to say the 7 days of the week in Dutch + a few other key words.
Want to increase your vocabulary further? Why not learn the names of the months in Dutch.
You can learn more about the Dutch language here.
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