Dutch vs German
Two germanic languages, side by side.
Dutch
Nederlands
- Curated vocabulary
- 390 words
- Curriculum
- 18 units · 80 lessons
- Verbs inflect for person
- Yes
- Tenses drilled
- 5
- Tutor speaks it aloud
- Yes
- Pronunciation practice
- Yes
German
Deutsch
- Curated vocabulary
- 401 words
- Curriculum
- 18 units · 80 lessons
- Verbs inflect for person
- Yes
- Tenses drilled
- 5
- Tutor speaks it aloud
- Yes
- Pronunciation practice
- Yes
The first words in each
| Dutch | German | English |
|---|---|---|
| de | der | the (common gender) / the (m. sg., nom.) |
| het | die | the (neuter) / the (f. sg. / pl., nom.) |
| een | das | a, an / the (n. sg., nom.) |
| ik | den | I / the (m. sg., acc.) |
| jij | dem | you (informal sg., stressed) / the (m./n. sg., dat.) |
| je | ein | you (informal sg., unstressed); your / a, an (m./n.) |
| u | eine | you (formal) / a, an (f.) |
| hij | ich | he / I |
Dutch vs German - FAQ
- Is Dutch or German harder to learn?
- We won't rank them: it depends on what you already speak. Both conjugate the same way (verbs change according to who is acting), and Semantix drills 5 tenses in Dutch against 5 in German.
- Can I practise speaking both?
- Yes. The tutor speaks both Dutch and German aloud, and both support pronunciation practice with your microphone.