Basic Dutch in 10 Days: Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time
Untimed topic quiz: 30 questions on Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 2: Numbers 0–100, Days and dates and Telling the time
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Question 1 of 30
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Answer: A. 7
Zeven is 7. 17 is zeventien and 70 is zeventig.
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Question 2 of 30
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Answer: A. dertien
13 is dertien. Dertig is 30.
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Question 3 of 30
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Answer: B. veertig
40 is veertig, spelled with ee. Veertien is 14.
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Question 4 of 30
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Answer: B. vijfenveertig
From 21 to 99, the small number comes first, then en, then the tens: vijf-en-veertig.
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Question 5 of 30
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Answer: A. tweeëntachtig
After twee, write ë: twee-ën-tachtig. 80 is tachtig, with a t.
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Question 6 of 30
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Answer: D. Ik ben dertig jaar.
For age, Dutch uses zijn (to be): Ik ben dertig jaar. Jaar stays singular after a number.
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Question 7 of 30
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Answer: A. How old are you?
Oud means “old”. “How are you?” is Hoe gaat het met u?
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Question 8 of 30
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Answer: D. 33
Drieëndertig = drie (3) + en + dertig (30) = 33.
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Ik ben drieëndertig jaar.
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Question 9 of 30
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Answer: B. 06 28 15 90 11
Achtentwintig is 28 (8 + 20), vijftien is 15 and negentig is 90.
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Mijn nummer is nul zes, achtentwintig, vijftien, negentig, elf.
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Question 10 of 30
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Answer: A. 21
Lisa says eenentwintig: een (1) + en + twintig (20) = 21. Daan is 19 (negentien).
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Lisa: Hoe oud ben je?
Daan: Ik ben negentien. En jij?
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Question 11 of 30
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Answer: B. Wednesday
Woensdag is Wednesday. Dinsdag is Tuesday and donderdag is Thursday.
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Question 12 of 30
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Answer: D. zaterdag
The order is … donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag, zondag.
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Question 13 of 30
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Answer: A. Days and months
Days and months start with a small letter in Dutch: maandag, mei. Names, countries and languages start with a capital.
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Question 14 of 30
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Answer: A. in
Use in with months: in augustus. Use op with days and dates: op 5 augustus.
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Question 15 of 30
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Answer: D. op
Use op with days: op dinsdag (on Tuesday).
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Question 16 of 30
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Answer: D. derde
3rd is derde (written 3e). Dertiende is 13th.
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Question 17 of 30
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Answer: C. 4 July 2026
Dutch dates are written day-month-year, so 04-07 is 4 July.
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Question 18 of 30
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Answer: A. 10 April
Tien april = 10 April. Jarig zijn means it is your birthday.
Transcript
Ik ben jarig op tien april.
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Question 19 of 30
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Answer: D. Thursday
Bram says vandaag (today) is donderdag (Thursday). Morgen (tomorrow) is vrijdag.
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Sanne: Welke dag is het vandaag?
Bram: Vandaag is het donderdag. Morgen is het vrijdag! -
Question 20 of 30
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Answer: A. Sunday 15 June
Lotte writes “Zondag 15 juni ben ik jarig”: Sunday 15 June. The party (het feest) is on Saturday.
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Question 21 of 30
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Answer: A. What time is it?
Hoe laat is het? asks for the time. Laat on its own means “late”.
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Question 22 of 30
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Answer: C. 3:30
Half vier means half an hour before four: 3:30.
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Question 23 of 30
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Answer: C. kwart over acht
Kwart over means a quarter past: kwart over acht is 8:15. Kwart voor acht is 7:45.
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Question 24 of 30
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Answer: A. kwart voor zes
Kwart voor zes is a quarter to six: 5:45. Half zes is 5:30.
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Question 25 of 30
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Answer: A. om
Use om for clock times: om negen uur (at nine o’clock).
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Question 26 of 30
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Answer: C. 2:20
Half drie is 2:30. Ten minutes before that (tien voor) is 2:20.
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Question 27 of 30
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Answer: B. On Sunday
“zo gesloten” means closed on Sunday (zondag).
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Question 28 of 30
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Answer: B. 8:00
“za 8.00–17.00 uur” means Saturday from 8:00 to 17:00.
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Question 29 of 30
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Answer: B. 10:45
Kwart voor elf is a quarter to eleven: 10:45.
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Het is kwart voor elf.
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Question 30 of 30
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Answer: D. At 10 p.m.
Jan says it closes (gaat dicht) om tien uur ’s avonds: at ten in the evening. It opens at eight. Hij (it) refers to de supermarkt, a de-word.
Transcript
Mila: Hoe laat gaat de supermarkt open?
Jan: Om acht uur. En hij gaat om tien uur ’s avonds dicht.
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