Hoe laat is het?
What time is it?
Usage
Basic phrase for asking the time
Grammar Note
"Hoe laat" literally "how late" but idiomatically asks the time
Welke dag van de week is het?
What day of the week is it?
Usage
Asking which day of the week it is
Grammar Note
"Welke" is an interrogative adjective meaning "which"
Vandaag / Morgen / Gisteren.
Today / Tomorrow / Yesterday.
Usage
Essential time reference vocabulary
Grammar Note
These are adverbs and do not inflect
Deze week / Volgende week / Vorige week.
This week / Next week / Last week.
Usage
Expressing time in terms of weeks
Grammar Note
Adjectives take "-e" ending before definite nouns
's Ochtends / 's Middags / 's Avonds / 's Nachts.
In the morning / afternoon / evening / at night.
Usage
Vocabulary for times of day
Grammar Note
"'s" is a contracted genitive "des" in fixed time expressions
Wat is de datum van vandaag?
What is today's date?
Usage
Asking for today's date
Grammar Note
"van vandaag" is a possessive phrase meaning "of today"
Hoe laat opent / sluit het?
At what time does it open / close?
Usage
Asking the opening or closing time
Grammar Note
3rd-person singular present: "opent / sluit"
Hoe lang duurt het om er te komen?
How long will it take to get there?
Usage
Asking how long the journey will take
Grammar Note
"duren" = to take / last (of time)
Laten we om drie uur 's middags afspreken.
Let's meet at 3 pm.
Usage
Proposing a meeting time
Grammar Note
"Laten we + infinitive" = "Let's ~"
Het is half drie / kwart voor vijf.
It's half past two / quarter to five.
Usage
Dutch half-hour expression: "half drie" = 2:30 (half TO three)
Grammar Note
"half drie" = 2:30 (half-before-three); opposite of English "half past"
Is het open in het weekend?
Is it open on weekends?
Usage
Checking if a place is open on weekends
Grammar Note
"in het weekend" = "on the weekend"
In welke tijdzone zitten we?
What time zone are we in?
Usage
Asking about the current time zone
Grammar Note
Compound noun "tijd (time) + zone"
Het is te vroeg / te laat.
It's too early / too late.
Usage
Expressing something is too early or too late
Grammar Note
"te + adjective" = "too ~"
Wanneer begint / eindigt het?
When does it start / end?
Usage
Asking when something starts or ends
Grammar Note
"Wanneer" = "when" as a question adverb
Hoeveel dagen / uren nog tot...?
How many days / hours until…?
Usage
Asking how much time remains until an event
Grammar Note
"Hoeveel + plural noun" asks for quantity
Van maandag tot vrijdag.
From Monday to Friday.
Usage
Expressing the span from Monday to Friday
Grammar Note
"Van … tot" = "from … to"
Welke maand is het?
What month is it?
Usage
Asking which month it currently is
Grammar Note
"Welke" is used with de-words (common gender)
Ik wil graag een afspraak maken voor [datum/tijd].
I'd like to make an appointment for [date/time].
Usage
Making an appointment for a specific date and time
Grammar Note
"een afspraak maken" is an idiom for "to make an appointment"
Eén dag
One day
Usage
Used to indicate a duration of exactly one day, e.g. rentals or stays
Een halve dag
Half a day
Usage
Used for half-day tours or half-day rates
Eén week
One week
Usage
Used to indicate a one-week stay or rental period
Eén maand
One month
Usage
Used for long stays or monthly contracts
Eén jaar
One year
Usage
Used for visa validity or contract length in years
maandag
Monday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
dinsdag
Tuesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
woensdag
Wednesday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
donderdag
Thursday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
vrijdag
Friday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
zaterdag
Saturday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
zondag
Sunday
Usage
A standalone day name to point to when discussing schedules or closures
Vandaag
Today
Usage
The basic word to point to for "today"
Morgen
Tomorrow
Usage
Used when moving a plan or reservation to tomorrow
Gisteren
Yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened yesterday
Overmorgen
The day after tomorrow
Usage
Used to indicate a plan two days from now
Eergisteren
The day before yesterday
Usage
Used to refer to something that happened two days ago
Nu
Now
Usage
Points to "right now" when timing matters
Later
Usage
Used to indicate something should happen at a later time
Eén uur
One hour
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of one hour
Twee uur
Two hours
Usage
Used to indicate a duration or wait time of two hours
Dertig minuten
Thirty minutes
Usage
Used to indicate a short duration or wait of thirty minutes
de ochtend
Morning
Usage
Points to the morning time of day
de middag
Afternoon
Usage
Points to the afternoon, from noon to early evening (exact noon is "het middaguur")
de avond
Evening
Usage
Points to the evening / dusk time of day
de nacht
Night
Usage
Points to nighttime
laat in de nacht
Late night
Usage
Points to late night, useful for last trains or closing times
Elke dag
Every day
Usage
Used to indicate something happens daily
Elke week
Every week
Usage
Used to indicate something happens weekly
Elke maand
Every month
Usage
Used to indicate something happens monthly
Deze week
This week
Usage
Used to refer to the current week
Volgende week
Next week
Usage
Used to refer to the coming week
Vorige week
Last week
Usage
Used to refer to the previous week
het weekend
Weekend
Usage
Used to refer to the weekend, e.g. opening hours
januari
January
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
Grammar Note
Dutch month names stay lower-case mid-sentence; dates run day-then-month, as in "5 januari"
februari
February
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
maart
March
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
april
April
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
mei
May
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
juni
June
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
Grammar Note
Spoken Dutch sometimes says "juno" for June because it sounds like "juli" (July); showing the card avoids that confusion
juli
July
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
Grammar Note
Spoken Dutch sometimes says "julei" for July to keep it apart from "juni" (June)
augustus
August
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
september
September
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
oktober
October
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
Grammar Note
Spelled with a "k", unlike English "October"
november
November
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
december
December
Usage
Point to this month when confirming a booking date or an expiry
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