How to tell the time in Dutch, a Germanic language spoken mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Telling the time | Days of the week | Months of the year | Seasons
English | Dutch (Nederlands) |
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What time is it? | Hoe laat is het? |
It's one o'clock | Het is één uur |
It's quarter past one | Het is kwart over een |
It's half past one | Het is half twee |
It's quarter to two | Het is kwart voor twee |
It's two o'clock | Het is twee uur |
It's quarter past two | Het is kwart over twee |
It's half past two | Het is half drie |
It's quarter to three | Het is kwart voor drie |
It's three o'clock | Het is drie uur |
It's quarter past three | Het is kwart over drie |
It's half past three | Het is half vier |
It's quarter to four | Het is kwart voor vier |
It's four o'clock | Het is vier uur |
It's quarter past four | Het is kwart over vier |
It's half past four | Het is half vijf |
It's quarter to five | Het is kwart voor vijf |
It's five o'clock | Het is vijf uur |
It's quarter past five | Het is kwart over vijf |
It's half past five | Het is half zes |
It's quarter to six | Het is kwart voor zes |
It's six o'clock | Het is zes uur |
It's quarter past six | Het is kwart over zes |
It's half past six | Het is half zeven |
It's quarter to seven | Het is kwart voor zeven |
It's seven o'clock | Het is zeven uur |
It's quarter past seven | Het is kwart over zeven |
It's half past seven | Het is half acht |
It's quarter to eight | Het is kwart voor acht |
It's eight o'clock | Het is acht uur |
It's quarter past eight | Het is kwart over acht |
It's half past eight | Het is half negen |
It's quarter to nine | Het is kwart voor negen |
It's nine o'clock | Het is negen uur |
It's quarter past nine | Het is kwart over negen |
It's half past nine | Het is half tien |
It's quarter to ten | Het is kwart voor tien |
It's ten o'clock | Het is tien uur |
It's quarter past ten | Het is kwart over tien |
It's half past ten | Het is half elf |
It's quarter to eleven | Het is kwart voor elf |
It's eleven o'clock | Het is elf uur |
It's quarter past eleven | Het is kwart over elf |
It's half past eleven | Het is half twaalf |
It's quarter to twelve | Het is kwart voor twaalf |
It's twelve o'clock | Het is twaalf uur |
It's quarter past twelve | Het is kwart over twaalf |
It's half past twelve | Het is half een |
It's quarter to one | Het is kwart voor een |
it's midnight | Het is middernacht |
it's midday | Het is middag |
in the morning | 's ochtends |
in the afternoon | 's namiddags |
in the evening | 's avonds |
To say 25 past or to the hour, you can say 5 before or after half, e.g. vijf voor half twee = 1:25, and vijf over half twee = 1:35.
Hear how to tell the time in Dutch:
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Monday | maandag |
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Tuesday | dinsdag |
Wednesday | woensdag |
Thursday | donderdag |
Friday | vrijdag |
Saturday | zaterdag |
Sunday | zondag |
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January | januari |
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February | februari |
March | maart |
April | april |
May | mei |
June | juni |
July | juli |
August | augustus |
September | september |
October | oktober |
November | november |
December | december |
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Spring | lente |
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Summer | zomer |
Autumn/Fall | herfst |
Winter | winter |
Hear how to say months and seasons in Dutch:
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