B1 · 33 words
More food in Dutch
Vegetables, fruit, dairy, shelf life — being exact when you shop.
Practise this list
From these 33 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
Packaging carries two dates: ten minste houdbaar tot (“best before”) and te gebruiken tot (“use by”). After the second one you should not eat it any more. Many vegetable names are close to English, but others are not: de wortel (the carrot), de bloemkool (the cauliflower, literally “flower cabbage”), de prei (the leek). Groente in the singular is already the whole category; several kinds are groenten or groentes.
The words
Verb (1)
bedervento go off, to spoilVerbB1
bedierf – bedorven.
Adjective (3)
rijpripeAdjectiveB1
houdbaarthat keeps; with a shelf lifeAdjectiveB1
biologischorganicAdjectiveB1
Noun (de) (26)
de tomaatthe tomatoNoun (de)B1
de komkommerthe cucumberNoun (de)B1
de paprikathe (bell) pepperNoun (de)B1
The vegetable, not the spice.
de bloemkoolthe cauliflowerNoun (de)B1
de preithe leekNoun (de)B1
de spinaziethe spinachNoun (de)B1
de champignonthe mushroomNoun (de)B1
de boonthe beanNoun (de)B1
sperziebonen are green beans.
de erwtthe peaNoun (de)B1
de peerthe pearNoun (de)B1
de sinaasappelthe orangeNoun (de)B1
de citroenthe lemonNoun (de)B1
de aardbeithe strawberryNoun (de)B1
de druifthe grapeNoun (de)B1
de kersthe cherryNoun (de)B1
de yoghurtthe yoghurtNoun (de)B1
de kwarkthe quark (fresh curd cheese)Noun (de)B1
A soft, creamy fresh cheese.
de zuivelthe dairy (products)Noun (de)B1
de slagroomthe whipped creamNoun (de)B1
de worstthe sausageNoun (de)B1
de hamthe hamNoun (de)B1
de nootthe nutNoun (de)B1
de pastathe pastaNoun (de)B1
de houdbaarheidsdatumthe best-before dateNoun (de)B1
de diepvriesthe freezer; frozenNoun (de)B1
de verpakkingthe packagingNoun (de)B1
Noun (het) (3)
het gehaktthe minceNoun (het)B1
het varkensvleesthe porkNoun (het)B1
het rundvleesthe beefNoun (het)B1
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This list belongs to Food and drink — five lists and 172 words that can also be practised as a whole.