Learn Dutch - Episode 20: the seasons

Seizoenen van het jaar

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In this podcast series you will learn a few Dutch words and pronunciations every week in a few minutes. The lessons are in English and are hosted by Dutch teacher Joyce Diebels from Dutch with Joyce. In this episode we discuss the seasons.


Words from lesson 20: the seasons
The seasons in the Netherlands and Australia are opposite. So when it is Summer in the Netherlands, it is Winter in Australia. (NL Autumn = AU Spring / NL Winter = AU Summer / NL Spring = AU Autumn)
EngelsNederlands
(the) season(het) seizoen
(the) seasons(de) seizoenen
Winter(de) winter
Summer(de) zomer
Autumn(de) herfst
Spring(de) lente
(the months before Summer)(het) voorjaar
(the months before Winter)(het) najaar
In the Winter it is Christmas.In de winter is het kerst.
In Spring I pluck flowers.In de lente pluk ik bloemen.
In Summer I go to the beach.In de zomer ga ik naar het strand.
In Autumn I wear a jacket.In de herfst draag ik een jas.
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