Alphabetical Listing(see below for listing by parts of speech) |
| Note: “je” at the end of a word is a diminutive, i.e. it adds the idea of small or little. |
| Note: many words are the combination of two separate words, for example “forestpath”, where in English we would say “forest path”. |
| Note: some adjectives change spelling when used with feminine nouns, e.g. “breed” and “brede”. Others just add an “e” to the end of the adjective. |
| a = adjective, adv = adverb, c = conjunction, blank = noun, p = preposition , pn= pronoun, v = verb |
| (naar) beneden | (go) downstairs | adv |
| aanhouden | to continue | |
| abdij | abbey | |
| accommodatie | accommodations | |
| achter | behind | |
| achterkant | back, backside | adv |
| af | off | |
| akker | field | |
| asfalt | ashfalt | |
| ATM | ATM | |
| bank, bankje | bench or bank | |
| bed and breakfast | guest room, b&b | |
| beding | circumstance, proviso | |
| beton | concrete | |
| bewegwijzering, | trail marking, waymarking | |
| bij | by | |
| blauw | blue | |
| blijf | stay | |
| blijven | to stay, to keep | |
| bocht | bend | |
| boerderi | farm | |
| boom, (plural: bomen) | tree | |
| bos, bosrand | forest, forest edge | |
| boven, bovenaan | above, upwards | |
| breed, brede | broad, wide | |
| brug | bridge | |
| buiten (de GR spoor) | off the GR trail | |
| bus | bus | |
| bushalte | busstop | |
| busstation | bus station | |
| daar | there, over there | |
| daarna | then | adv |
| dadelijk | immediately | adv |
| dagetappe | daily stages (to overnight) | |
| dalen | to descend | |
| dam | dam | |
| dan | then, subsequently | adv |
| dan | than | |
| deze | this | |
| dezelfde | same | |
| dijk | dike ,dam, embankment | |
| doodlopend | dead end | |
| door | through | |
| doorlopen | to move, to continue | |
| draai, draaien | turn, to turn | |
| dreef | avenue | |
| driesprong | fork (in road) with 3 arms | |
| een | ||
| einde | end | |
| en | and | |
| even | just | adv |
| fietspad | bike path | |
| fort | fort | |
| ga door | continue | |
| ga, ga naar | go, go to, go towards | |
| gaat, gaan | goes, to go | |
| gare | (French) railway station | |
| gebouw | building | |
| geel, gele | yellow | |
| geen | no, none | |
| gehucht | hamlet | |
| gemeenschapshuis | communal lodging | |
| glad, gladde | slippery | |
| gracht, slotgracht | canal, moat | |
| gras | grass | |
| grenspaal | border pole (nations) | |
| greppel | ditch | |
| grind | gravel | |
| groen | green | |
| haarspeldbochten | in switchbacks | |
| half bestraat | partially paved | |
| handwijzer | pointing hand | |
| heiligdom | shrine | |
| hek | fence | |
| hek | gate | |
| helling | slope | |
| het | the | |
| heuvel | hill | |
| heuvelend | hilly | |
| heuvelrug | ridge | |
| hoek | angle | |
| hond (plural: honden) | dog | |
| hoogte | height, altitude | |
| hou, houden | keep, to keep, hold | |
| houten | wooden | |
| huis, huisje, huisnummer | house, house number | |
| ijzeren | iron | |
| inhalen | to overtake, to pass | |
| jachthaven | marina | |
| je | on end of word: small | |
| je, jij | you (familiar) | pn |
| Jeker | a small river in Maastricht | |
| kasteel | castle | |
| kei, keienpad | stone, stone path | |
| kerk | church | |
| kies, kiezen | choose, to choose | |
| klaphek | gate (folding) | |
| klif | cliff | |
| klim, klimmen | climb, to climb | |
| komt uit (bij) | comes out (at) | |
| kronkelend | meandering | |
| kruin | crown, top of | |
| kruis | cross | |
| kruising | junction, crossroad | |
| kruispunt | intersection | |
| laag, lage | low | |
| laar | clearing | |
| landgoed | manor, estate | |
| landschap | landscape | |
| langs | along | |
| later | later | adv |
| linkerkant | left hand side | |
| links | left | |
| linksaf | turn left | |
| loop, lopen | walk, to walk | |
| maar | but | |
| manege | stable, riding school | |
| markering | trail marking, waymarking | |
| mee | along, with it | |
| met | with | |
| meter | meter | |
| muur | wall | |
| na | after | |
| naar | to | |
| nadien | subsequently | adv |
| neem, nemen (een weg) | take (a road, etc.) | |
| negeren | to ignore, to disregard | |
| niet | not | adv |
| nog | still, yet | adv |
| noord | north | |
| omheining | fence | |
| omhoog | up, upwards | adv |
| onder | under, underneath | |
| onderneming | venture | |
| ongeveer | approximately | |
| onverhard | unpaved | |
| onverharde weg | minor road, dirt road | |
| onverharde weg, zandweg | rough dirt road | |
| ook | also, too, either | adv, c |
| oosten | east | |
| op | on, at | |
| opnieuw | again | adv |
| oranje | orange | |
| overkant | other side | |
| oversteken | to cross over (a road) | |
| oversteken, steek over | to cross, cross (a road) | |
| paadje | path (small) | |
| paal # | location pole # | |
| pad | trail | |
| parkeerterrein | parking lot | |
| plaats | place | |
| plein | square, plaza | |
| poort, poortje | gate | |
| purper, violet | purple, violet | |
| rand | edge | |
| rechtdoor, rechtuit | straight ahead, straight | |
| rechts | right | |
| rechtsaf | turn right | |
| rijweg | carriage-way, road | |
| rood, rode | red | |
| rotonde | traffic circle, roundabout | |
| rots | rock | |
| rotsachtig, met rotsen | (rocky, stone-surfaced) | |
| rotsstapel | rockpile that marks trail | |
| route | route | |
| ruim | more than | adv |
| samenkomst | joining together point | |
| schietveld | shooting range | |
| schuilplaats | shelter | |
| schuin | sideways, diagonally | a, adv |
| slagboom | barrier | |
| slik, plural slikken | mudflat | |
| sloot | ditch | |
| smal, smalle | narrow | |
| sommige | some | |
| spoor. sporen | rail track, tracks | |
| station | railroad station | |
| steeds | keep | |
| steeds rechtdoor | continue straight ahead | |
| steen | stone | |
| stervormig | star-shaped | |
| stijgend | rising | |
| straat | street | |
| streepjes | dashes ( line on map) | |
| strook, strookje | strip | |
| stroom | stream, river | |
| talud | embankment | |
| tegel | tile | |
| tegenover elkaar | opposite each other | |
| toegang tot — | access to — | |
| top | summit | |
| tot | until | |
| trail | trail | |
| trap | stairs | |
| treurwilg | weeping willow tree | |
| tunnel | tunnel | |
| tussen | between, among | |
| tweede | second (#) | |
| you (formal) | pn | |
| uitlopen | walk out | |
| vallei | valley | |
| van | from | |
| vanaf | from | |
| variatie | variation | |
| veerooster | cattle guard (grill) | |
| veld | field, pasture, meadow | |
| veldweg, zandweg | earth road | |
| verboden | forbidden | |
| verder | farther, further | adv |
| verder | further (down) | |
| verderop dan | further down than | |
| verkeer, verkeerslicht(en) | traffic, traffic light(s) | |
| verkeerde richting | wrong way | |
| verplaatsbare | movable | |
| vertrekt, vertrekken | leaves, to leave | |
| vervolgen | to continue | |
| vijver | pond | |
| vistrap | fish ladder | |
| voet, voetpad | foot, pedestrian path | |
| voetganger | pedestrian | |
| vogelkijkhut | birdwatching hut | |
| volgt, volgen | follows, to follow | |
| voor | before, in front of | |
| voorangsweg | priority | |
| voorbij | past, beyond | |
| voord, voorde | ford | |
| voorjaar | spring | |
| voorraad | supplies | |
| wandelboom | post marking hiking paths | |
| waterkering | weir | |
| waterloopje | watercourse | |
| waterval | waterfall | |
| weg | road | |
| weide, weiland | meadow | |
| wellicht | perhaps | adv |
| wenden in de richting van de pijl | turn in direction of arrow | |
| west | west | |
| westen | west | |
| wit, witte | white | |
| woonwijk | residential area | |
| wordt | becomes, is | |
| zand | sand | |
| zandweg | dirt road | |
| zee, zeeweg | sea, seaway | |
| zie | sees | |
| zuiden | south | |
| zwart | black | |
List by Parts of Speech |
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| Adjective: | ||
| blauw | blue | |
| breed, brede | broad, wide | |
| deze | this | |
| dezelfde | same | |
| een | ||
| geel, gele | yellow | |
| geen | no, none | |
| glad, gladde | slippery | |
| groen | green | |
| haarspeldbochten | in switchbacks | |
| half bestraat | partially paved | |
| het | the | |
| heuvelend | hilly | |
| houten | wooden | |
| ijzeren | iron | |
| je | on end of word: small | |
| kronkelend | meandering | |
| laag, lage | low | |
| ongeveer | approximately | |
| onverhard | unpaved | |
| oranje | orange | |
| purper, violet | purple, violet | |
| rood, rode | red | |
| rotsachtig, met rotsen | (rocky, stone-surfaced) | |
| smal, smalle | narrow | |
| sommige | some | |
| stervormig | star-shaped | |
| stijgend | rising | |
| toegang tot — | access to — | |
| tweede | second (#) | |
| verboden | forbidden | |
| vervolgt | continues | |
| verplaatsbare | movable | |
| wit, witte | white | |
| zwart
Adverb: |
black
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| achterkant | back, backside | |
| (naar) beneden | (go) downstairs | |
| daarna | then | |
| dadelijk | immediately | |
| dan | then, subsequently | |
| even | just | |
| later | later | |
| nadien | subsequently | |
| niet | not | |
| nog | still, yet | |
| ook | also, too, either | |
| omhoog | up, upwards | |
| opnieuw | again | |
| ruim | more than | |
| schuin | sideways, diagonally | |
| verder | farther, further | |
| wellicht | perhaps | |
| Conjunction | ||
| en | and | |
| maar | but | |
| dan | than | |
| Noun | ||
| veldweg, zandweg | earth road | |
| abdij | abbey | |
| accommodatie | accommodations | |
| akker | field | |
| asfalt | ashfalt | |
| ATM | ATM | |
| bank, bankje | bench or bank | |
| bed and breakfast | guest room, b&b | |
| beding | circumstance, proviso | |
| beton | concrete | |
| bewegwijzering, | trail marking, waymarking | |
| bocht | bend | |
| boerderi | farm | |
| boom, (plural: bomen) | tree | |
| bos, bosrand | forest, forest edge | |
| brug | bridge | |
| bus | bus | |
| bushalte | busstop | |
| busstation | bus station | |
| laar | clearing | |
| daar | there, over there | |
| dagetappe | daily stages (to overnight) | |
| dam | dam | |
| dijk | dike ,dam, embankment | |
| doodlopend | dead end | |
| dreef | avenue | |
| driesprong | fork (in road) with 3 arms | |
| einde | end | |
| fietspad | bike path | |
| fort | fort | |
| gebouw | building | |
| gehucht | hamlet | |
| gemeenschapshuis | communal lodging | |
| gracht, slotgracht | canal, moat | |
| gare | (French) railway station | |
| gras | grass | |
| grenspaal | border pole (nations) | |
| greppel | ditch | |
| grind | gravel | |
| handwijzer | pointing hand | |
| hek | fence | |
| helling | slope | |
| heuvel | hill | |
| heuvelrug | ridge | |
| hoek | angle | |
| hond (plural: honden) | dog | |
| hoogte | height, altitude | |
| huis, huisje, huisnummer | house, house number | |
| jachthaven | marina | |
| Jeker | a small river in Maastricht | |
| kasteel | castle | |
| kei, keienpad | stone, stone path | |
| kerk | church | |
| klaphek | gate (folding) | |
| klif | cliff | |
| kruin | crown, top of | |
| kruising | junction, crossroad | |
| kruispunt | intersection | |
| landschap | landscape | |
| landgoed | manor, estate | |
| linkerkant | left hand side | |
| links | left | |
| manege | stable, riding school | |
| markering | trail marking, waymarking | |
| meter | meter | |
| muur | wall | |
| noord | north | |
| omheining | fence | |
| onderneming | venture | |
| onverharde weg | minor road, dirt road | |
| oosten | east | |
| overkant | other side | |
| paadje | path (small) | |
| paal # | location pole # | |
| pad | trail | |
| parkeerterrein | parking lot | |
| plaats | place | |
| plein | square, plaza | |
| poort, poortje | gate | |
| rand | edge | |
| rechts | right | |
| rijweg | carriage-way, road | |
| rotonde | traffic circle, roundabout | |
| rots | rock | |
| rotsstapel | rockpile that marks trail | |
| route | route | |
| onverharde weg, zandweg | rough dirt road | |
| samenkomst | joining together point | |
| zandweg | dirt road | |
| heiligdom | shrine | |
| schietveld | shooting range | |
| schuilplaats | shelter | |
| slik, plural slikken | mudflat | |
| slagboom | barrier | |
| sloot | ditch | |
| spoor. sporen | rail track, tracks | |
| station | railroad station | |
| steen | stone | |
| streepjes | dashes ( line on map) | |
| straat | street | |
| strook, strookje | strip | |
| stroom | stream, river | |
| voorraad | supplies | |
| talud | embankment | |
| tegel | tile | |
| tunnel | tunnel | |
| top | summit | |
| trail | trail | |
| trap | stairs | |
| treurwilg | weeping willow tree | |
| vallei | valley | |
| variatie | variation | |
| veerooster | cattle guard (grill) | |
| veld | field, pasture, meadow | |
| verkeerde richting | wrong way | |
| verkeer, verkeerslicht(en) | traffic, traffic light(s) | |
| vijver | pond | |
| vistrap | fish ladder | |
| voet, voetpad | foot, pedestrian path | |
| voetganger | pedestrian | |
| vogelkijkhut | birdwatching hut | |
| voord, voorde | ford | |
| voorjaar | spring | |
| voorangsweg | priority | |
| wandelboom | post marking hiking paths | |
| waterkering | weir | |
| waterloopje | watercourse | |
| waterval | waterfall | |
| westen | west | |
| weg | road | |
| weide, weiland | meadow | |
| west | west | |
| woonwijk | residential area | |
| zand | sand | |
| zee, zeeweg | sea, seaway | |
| zuiden | south | |
| Preposition | ||
| achter | behind | |
| verder | further (down) | |
| af | off | |
| bij | by | |
| boven, bovenaan | above, upwards | |
| buiten (de GR spoor) | off the GR trail | |
| door | through | |
| tegenover elkaar | opposite each other | |
| mee | along, with it | |
| met | with | |
| na | after | |
| naar | to | |
| onder | under, underneath | |
| op | on, at | |
| rechtdoor, rechtuit | straight ahead, straight | |
| tot | until | |
| tussen | between, among | |
| van | from | |
| vanaf | from | |
| verderop dan | further down than | |
| voor | before, in front of | |
| voorbij | past, beyond | |
| pronoun | ||
| je, jij | you (familiar) | |
| you (formal) | ||
| Verb | ||
| aanhouden | to continue | |
| blijf | stay | |
| blijven | to stay, to keep | |
| kruis | cross | |
| dalen | to descend | |
| langs | along | |
| draai, draaien | turn, to turn | |
| doorlopen | to move, to continue | |
| ga, ga naar | go, go to, go towards | |
| gaat, gaan | goes, to go | |
| ga door | continue | |
| hou, houden | keep, to keep, hold | |
| kies, kiezen | choose, to choose | |
| klim, klimmen | climb, to climb | |
| komt uit (bij) | comes out (at) | |
| linksaf | turn left | |
| loop, lopen | walk, to walk | |
| neem, nemen (een weg) | take (a road, etc.) | |
| negeren | to ignore, to disregard | |
| oversteken | to cross over (a road) | |
| inhalen | to overtake, to pass | |
| rechtsaf | turn right | |
| steeds | keep | |
| steeds rechtdoor | continue straight ahead | |
| oversteken, steek over | to cross, cross (a road) | |
| uitlopen | walk out | |
| vervolgen | to continue | |
| vertrekt, vertrekken | leaves, to leave | |
| volgt, volgen | follows, to follow | |
| wenden in de richting van de pijl | turn in direction of arrow | |
| wordt | becomes, is | |
| zie | sees | |