de holle
Head
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your head
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "hollen". Corresponds to Dutch "hoofd". "Headache" is "pineholle" (pine + holle)
it hier
Hair
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your hair
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "hieren". Corresponds to Dutch "haar". "hier" also means rent, but "it hier" with this article is hair
it gesicht
Face
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your face
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "gesichten". Corresponds to Dutch "gezicht".
it each
Eye
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your eye
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "eagen". Corresponds to Dutch "oog". The plural changes the stem: "eagen"
it ear
Ear
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your ear
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "earen". Corresponds to Dutch "oor".
de noas
Nose
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your nose
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "noazen". Corresponds to Dutch "neus".
de mûle
Mouth
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your mouth
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "mûlen". Corresponds to Dutch "mond".
de tosk
Tooth
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your tooth
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "tosken". Corresponds to Dutch "tand".
de tonge
Tongue
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your tongue
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "tongen". Corresponds to Dutch "tong".
de nekke
Neck (back of)
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your neck (back of)
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "nekken". Corresponds to Dutch "nek". Also used for the back of the neck
de kiel
Throat
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your throat
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "kielen". Corresponds to Dutch "keel". Useful for saying that your throat hurts
it skouder
Shoulder
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your shoulder
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "skouders". Corresponds to Dutch "schouder". Unlike Dutch "schouder", "skouder" is neuter
de earm
Arm
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your arm
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "earmen". Corresponds to Dutch "arm". Same form as the adjective "earm" (poor)
de earmtakke
Elbow
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your elbow
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "earmtakken". Corresponds to Dutch "elleboog". A compound of "earm" (arm) and "takke" (branch)
de hân
Hand
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your hand
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "hannen". Corresponds to Dutch "hand". The diminutive "hantsje" also exists
de finger
Finger
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your finger
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "fingers". Corresponds to Dutch "vinger". Starts with f where Dutch has v
de neil
Nail
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your nail
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "neilen". Corresponds to Dutch "nagel". "neil" is the nail on a finger or toe (it can also mean a metal nail). "nagel" means the clove spice, so do not use it for a fingernail
it boarst
Chest
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your chest
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "boarsten". Corresponds to Dutch "borst".
de bûk
Belly / Abdomen
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your belly / abdomen
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "bûken". Corresponds to Dutch "buik". The preferred spelling is "bûk" ("búk" is the non-preferred variant)
de rêch
Back
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your back
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "rêgen". Corresponds to Dutch "rug".
de heupe
Hip
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your hip
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "heupen". Corresponds to Dutch "heup".
de skonk
Leg
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your leg
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "skonken". Corresponds to Dutch "been". "skonk" is the whole leg; do not confuse it with "bonke" (bone)
de knibbel
Knee
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your knee
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "knibbels". Corresponds to Dutch "knie".
de foet
Foot
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your foot
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "fuotten". Corresponds to Dutch "voet". The plural changes vowel: "fuotten"
it ankel
Ankle
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your ankle
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "ankels". Corresponds to Dutch "enkel".
de hûd
Skin
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your skin
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "hûden". Corresponds to Dutch "huid".
de bonke
Bone
Usage
Show it at a clinic, pharmacy or massage studio while pointing at your bone
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "bonken". Corresponds to Dutch "bot".
it bloed
Blood
Usage
An internal organ cannot be pointed at, so show the word itself when explaining a condition or a test (blood)
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). Corresponds to Dutch "bloed". Normally used in the singular
it hert
Heart
Usage
An internal organ cannot be pointed at, so show the word itself when explaining a condition or a test (heart)
Grammar Note
Neuter noun (article "it"). The plural is "herten". Corresponds to Dutch "hart". The heart. Spelled "hert", with a different vowel from Dutch "hart"
de mage
Stomach
Usage
An internal organ cannot be pointed at, so show the word itself when explaining a condition or a test (stomach)
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "magen". Corresponds to Dutch "maag".
de terms
Intestines / Bowels
Usage
An internal organ cannot be pointed at, so show the word itself when explaining a condition or a test (intestines / bowels)
Grammar Note
Used in the plural (article "de"). The singular is "term" (common gender), which also means "term" in the sense of a word. Corresponds to Dutch "darm"
de longen
Lungs
Usage
An internal organ cannot be pointed at, so show the word itself when explaining a condition or a test (lungs)
Grammar Note
Used in the plural (article "de"). The singular is "long" (common gender)
de lever
Liver
Usage
An internal organ cannot be pointed at, so show the word itself when explaining a condition or a test (liver)
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "levers". Corresponds to Dutch "lever".
de nier
Kidney
Usage
An internal organ cannot be pointed at, so show the word itself when explaining a condition or a test (kidney)
Grammar Note
Common-gender noun (article "de"). The plural is "nieren". Corresponds to Dutch "nier".
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