A2 · 32 words
School and study in Dutch
Teacher, exam, homework — from the language course to the university.
Practise this list
From these 32 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
A woman teacher is de lerares, or in primary school de juf; a man is de leraar or, in primary school, de meester. Whoever studies at de universiteit is a student; de hogeschool is a university of applied sciences without the right to award doctorates. Watch leren: it means “to learn”, and in everyday speech also “to teach” — Zij leert ons Nederlands is “she is teaching us Dutch”. English keeps two verbs; Dutch often needs the context to tell them apart. In Flanders de juf is also used for a woman teacher, and het jaar names the class of a school year.
The words
Verb (7)
slagento pass; to succeedVerbA2
zakkento fail; to sinkVerbA2
Takes zijn: hij is gezakt.
studerento study (at university; for an exam)VerbA2
uitleggento explainVerbA2
Separable: ik leg uit.
oefenento practiseVerbA2
herhalento repeatVerbA2
betekenento meanVerbA2
Noun (de) (16)
de leraarteacher (man, or in general)Noun (de)A2
de leraresteacher (woman)Noun (de)A2
de jufteacher (primary school; form of address)Noun (de)A2
What children call a woman teacher: Juf Anne.
de leerlingpupilNoun (de)A2
de studentstudent (university, college)Noun (de)A2
Not for school pupils: they are leerlingen.
de klasclass; classroomNoun (de)A2
de cursuscourseNoun (de)A2
Een cursus volgen = to take a course.
de toetstestNoun (de)A2
de universiteituniversityNoun (de)A2
de hogeschooluniversity of applied sciencesNoun (de)A2
de opleidingcourse of study, trainingNoun (de)A2
de penpenNoun (de)A2
de foutmistake, errorNoun (de)A2
de pauzebreakNoun (de)A2
de uitspraakpronunciationNoun (de)A2
de teksttextNoun (de)A2
Noun (het) (9)
het huiswerkhomeworkNoun (het)A2
No plural, like English “homework”.
het examenexamNoun (het)A2
Slagen voor een examen = to pass an exam.
het vaksubjectNoun (het)A2
het potloodpencilNoun (het)A2
het schriftexercise bookNoun (het)A2
Handwriting is het handschrift.
het papierpaperNoun (het)A2
het woordenboekdictionaryNoun (het)A2
het cijfermark, grade; digitNoun (het)A2
Dutch marks run from 1 to 10, and 10 is the best.
het voorbeeldexampleNoun (het)A2
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This list belongs to Work and study — five lists and 162 words that can also be practised as a whole.