[A Dutch flag on the edge of a puddle of water]colors [A plate of fava beans, with bacon and potatoes]
meals 		[brooch]
jewelry 		[glasses, watch, etc.]
necessities 		[Cows in a meadow]
animals 		[chess pieces]
chess

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[The Face of Dutch]

Speelkaarten en Dobbelstenen: Dutch Words for Playing Cards and Dice

[playing cards]
kaarten, speelkaarten click to hear		 [dice]
dobbelstenen click to hear
een
twee
drie
vier
vijf
click to hear - 2 		(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(6)
 zes
zeven
acht
negen
tien
click to hear - 2 		(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
elf
twaalf
click to hear 		(11)
(12)
 all numbers
[spades]
schoppen click to hear		 [hearts]
harten click to hear - 2
schoppen
harten
ruiten
klaver
click to hear - 2
(spades)
(hearts)
(diamonds) - also: 'window-panes'
(clubs) - literally: 'clover'
[diamonds]
ruiten click to hear		 [clubs]
klaver click to hear
kleuren
troef
troeven
click to hear
(suits) - literally: 'colors'
(trump)
(trump cards)
[aces]
azen click to hear		 [kings]
heren click to hear
aas
heer
vrouw
boer
click to hear
(ace)
(king) - literally: 'lord, gentleman'
(queen) - literally: 'woman'
(jack) - literally: 'peasant, farmer'
[queens]
vrouwen click to hear		 [jacks]
boeren click to hear
slag
robber
bieden
click to hear - 2
(trick)
(round)
(bidding)

Two popular card games in Holland: klaverjassen
harten jagen
click to hear
Dutch kaart click to hear - 2 - 3 - in general means both 'greeting card' and 'map.'
kaarten -hear- 'to play cards'; also: plural of 'kaart'
dobbelen -hear - 2 - 3- 'to play dice'
gokken -hear- 'to gamble, chance'

EnglishDutch
infinitive		 simple
present
singular		 simple
present
plural		 simple
past
singular		 simple
past
plural		 perfect
tense
English example to say I say we say I said we said I have said
to gamble, chance gokken ik gok wij gokken ik gokte wij gokten ik heb gegokt hear - 2
to play cards kaarten ik kaart wij kaarten ik kaartte wij kaartten ik heb gekaart hear
to play dice dobbelen ik dobbel wij dobbelen ik dobbelde wij dobbelden ik heb gedobbeld hear
Note that the change from single to double T for the plural of 'kaarten' from the present to the past tense makes no difference to the pronunciation.

Wie is er aan de beurt? click to hear ('Whose turn is it?' 'Who's Next?')
Ben ik aan de beurt? click to hear ('Is it my turn?') ik ben click to hear ('[I am] it's my turn')
Jij bent aan de beurt click to hear ('It's your turn') jij bent click to hear 2 ('[you are] it's your turn')


zij is click to hear ('[she is] it's her turn')

Wie schrijft, die blijft click to hear He who writes, stays - i.e. the person who records the scores always stays in the game
kaarten delen click to hear to deal cards
kaarten uitleggen click to hear to lay down cards (like in solitaire)
kaarten op tafel leggen click to hear to lay cards on the table - i.e. to open your cards
kaarten van dezelfde kleur click to hear cards of the same suit
drie (3) kaarten van dezelfde kleur click to hear 2 3 cards of the same suit
vier (4) kaarten van verschillende kleuren click to hear 2 4 cards of different suits

The Verb Rules - Verb Examples - More Verb Examples

Dutch Sports - Chess - Conversation Subjects

[2 books]
media 		[glasses, watch, etc.]
necessities 		[a fleece jacket]
clothing 		[a house]
the house 		[Me riding a bicycle]
bicycles 		[a 50s radio]
days of old

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