Vocabulary by category
2 348 words · 69 lists · 12 topics
twelve areas across 69 word lists and 2348 words. Each category can be practised as a whole — across its lists and across the levels.
The largest is “Basic words: numbers, time, verbs” with 556 words, the smallest “Everyday life in the Netherlands and Flanders” with 127. Both numbers are calculated and nowhere typed by hand.
The twelve categories
- Basic words: numbers, time, verbsPronouns and question words, numbers and time, the first verbs, the separable verbs, adjectives, colours and the little words.
- Greeting, talking, giving opinionsGreetings and introductions, the everyday words of conversation, saying what you think, and the words for ideas.
- People, family and feelingsFamily and relatives, friendship and relationships, the neighbours, and what people feel for each other.
- Home and householdRooms and furniture, the house and its parts, looking for and renting a flat, cleaning and repairs.
- Food and drinkFood and meals, ordering in a café and a restaurant, cooking and seasoning.
- Money, shopping and official businessShopping and clothes, bank and money, post and parcels, forms and public offices.
- Getting around: town, bike, travelFinding your way in town, train and bus, the bike and cycling traffic, the car and somewhere to stay.
- Body and healthThe body, looking after yourself, being ill and seeing a doctor, and what to say in an emergency.
- Nature, weather and animalsWeather and seasons, animals and plants, landscape and the environment.
- Free time, internet and mediaSport and hobbies, phone and internet, newspaper, radio and social media.
- Everyday life in the Netherlands and FlandersPolite phrases for every occasion, the festivals of the year, a journey through both countries and living with water.
- Work and studySchool and university, everyday work, appointments and arrangements, applications and careers.
Practise a category as a whole
Every category page has a quiz drawn from all its lists. If you would rather have the full choice — level, mode, length — you will also find the categories in the “Area” field of the practice page, each as the first entry of its group.