[Dutch flag]
colors 		[plate of food]
meals 		[a house]
the house 		[a path]
the outdoors 		[books]
media 		[jacket]
clothing 		[a mirror]
beauty 		[glasses, watch, etc.]
necessities

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[The Face of a Biking Dutchman, with Helmet]

Dutch by Subject

Fietsen: Bicycling

[my bicycle]
mijn fiets (Gazelle) 		[bicycles]
fietsen 		[racer bicycle]
racefiets (Peugeot)
[tandem bicycle]
tandem (Bike Friday Family Tandem)
mijn fiets
fietsen
racefiets
tandem
hear - 2 		my bike
bikes
racing/road bike
tandem bicycle
[bicycle seat]
zadel (Brooks)
[bicycle wheel]
wiel 		[bike tube and tire]
buitenband en binnenband
wiel
buitenband
binnenband
zadel
spatbord
hear 		wheel
tire
tube
bike seat
fender
[bicycle fender]
spatbord

[bicycle cog wheel and pedal]
tandwiel en trapper		 [bike chain]
ketting en trapper
tandwiel
trapper
ketting
dérailleur
versnellingen
hear - 2 		chain wheel
pedal
chain
derailleur
'gears'

dérailleur is a French word

[]
dérailleur
[bicycle handlebars]
stuur, kabels
stuur
bel
snelheidsmeter
'fietskompjoeter'
hear 		handlebars
bell
speedometer
'bike computer'


kabels
versnellingshendel
handvat
remhendel
hear - 2 		cables
gear shifter
hand grip
brake handle

'hendel' is Dutchified 'handle'

[bicycle bell and speedometer]
bel en snelheidsmeter ('fietskompjoeter') 		[bicycle gear shifter]
versnellingshendel (Shimano) 		[bicycle hand grip]
handvat en remhendel
[friction rim brake]
knijprem
rem
knijprem
trommelrem
terugtraprem
hear 		brake
rim friction brake
drum brake
back-pedaling brake*
(* not pictured)
[bicycle drum brake]
trommelrem 		[bicycle drum brake]
trommelrem #2
[bicycle generator to power lights]
dynamo 		[front light]
voorlamp 		[bicycle back light]
achterlicht
dynamo
voorlamp
achterlicht
hear 		generator
front light
back light

fietstas
rekje
jasbeschermer
hear - 2 		pannier (bike 'saddlebag')
bike rack
'coat guard'

'Rekje' is the dimunitive of Dutchified 'rack'

[bicycle saddlebag]
fietstas 		[bicycle rack]
rekje met fietstassen 		[bicycle 'coat guard' and rack]
jasbeschermer en rekje 		[bike rack]
fietsrekje #2
[bicycle pedal and kick stand]
trapper en standaard 		[on-bike pump]
fietspompje		 [bicycle pump]
fietspomp 		[flat tire (car)]
lekke band
[flat tire]
velg, spaken, lekke band
standaard
pompje
pomp
hear 		kick stand
on-bike pump
pump

lekke band
velg
spaken
hear 		[leaking] flat tire
rim
spokes
[water bottle]
waterfles

[bike lock]
fietsslot (fiets-slot) 		[Dutch bike lock]
fietsslot (Dutch style)
fietsslot
waterfles
fietser
ik fiets
hear - 2 		bike lock
water bottle
bicyclist
I'm riding a bike

Dutch Bicycle Brands:
Gazelle click to hear 2
Fongers click to hear
Batavus click to hear
Empo click to hear
[bike helmets]
fietshelmen 		[florescent bike jacket]
fietsjasje
fietshelm
fietsjasje
hear 		bike helmet
bike jacket
[bicyclist (I ride a bike)]
fietser (ik fiets)
fietsen
ik fiets
jij fietst
hij fietst
wij fietsen
jullie fietsen
zij fietsen
U fietst
hear - 2 		(to ride a bike)
(I ride a bike)
(you ride a bike)
(he rides a bike)
(we ride bikes)
(you ride bikes)
(they ride bikes)
(you ride a bike)

ik fietste
jij fietste
hij fietste
wij fietsten
jullie fietsten
zij fietsten
U fietste
hear
(I rode a bike)
(you rode a bike)
(he rode a bike)
(we rode bikes)
(you rode bikes)
(they rode bikes)
(you rode a bike)
Ik heb een uur gefietst - hear - 2 - (I rode a bike for an hour)
Ik ben naar Veenendaal gefietst - hear - 2 - (I rode a bike to Veenendaal)
More about Dutch Verbs 		[two bicyclists sruggling against the wind, on a heath]
'Tegenwind' - Picture by Niels Melman © 2007.
All rights reserved. Used by permisssion.
On or near Ginkel Heath, where the gliders and paratroops for the Bridge too Far landed in 1944 - Market Garden

Tegenwind in Nederland

Als je in Nederland fietst dan heb je òf wind mee, òf je hebt wind tegen. Meestal heb je natuurlijk tegenwind, en als je 's morgens met tegenwind naar je werk of naar school fietst, dan draait de wind vaak, en dan heb je aan het eind van de dag niet de wind mee maar weer tegenwind. Als je 's morgens wind mee hebt dan draait de wind nooit. Theoretisch zou je zeggen dat het ook wel eens windstil zou moeten zijn, maar dat gebeurt bijna nooit.
- hear - read English translation
M'n vrouw zegt dat het alleen windstil is als je wil(t) vliegeren.
- hear
[It would have been more correct if I had pronounced the T in 'je wilt.']

key words
tegenwind
wind tegen
wind mee
als ... dan
òf ... òf
meestal
natuurlijk
's morgens
draaien
nooit
windstil
gebeuren
vliegeren
headwind
headwind
tailwind
if ... then
either ... or
most of the time
of course ('naturally')
in the morning
to turn
never
no wind
to happen
to fly a kite

[bike rack]
fietsenrek click to hear - 2 		[bike path]
fietspad click to hear (no motorcycles)

The Bicycling Words, Again

The definite article ('the') in Dutch is either 'de' (for 'male' and 'female' words, and for all plurals) or 'het' (for singular, 'neutral' words.) 'Het' is sometimes shortened to "'t." Diminutives (ending in '-je') are always 'neutral,' but otherwise you'll just have to memorize which are the 'de'- and 'het'-words.
The indefinite article ('a') in Dutch is "een," in writing sometimes shortenened to "'n." For emphasis 'één' (one) is used.
de
het
't
hear 		the
the
the
de man
de vrouw
het kind
't mannetje
hear 		the man
the woman
the child
'the little man'
een, 'n
hear - 2		 a, an
één
hear 		one

mijn fiets
(de) fietsen
(de) racefiets
(de) tandem
hear - 2
(de) fiets 		my bike
bikes
road/racing bike
tandem bicycle
(het) wiel
(de) buitenband
(de) binnenband
(het) zadel
(het) spatbord
hear 		wheel
tire
tube
bike seat
fender
 (het) tandwiel
(de) trapper
(de) ketting
(de) dérailleur
(de) versnellingen
hear - 2
(de) versnelling 		chain wheel
pedal
chain
derailleur
'gears'
(het) stuur
(de) bel
(de) snelheidsmeter
(de) 'fietskompjoeter'
hear 		handlebars
bell
speedometer
'bike computer'
(de) kabels
(de) versnellingshendel
(het) handvat
(de) remhendel
hear - 2
(de) kabel 		cables
gear shifter
hand grip
brake handle
(de) rem
(de) knijprem
(de) trommelrem
(de) terugtraprem
hear 		brake
rim friction brake
drum brake
back-pedaling brake
(de) dynamo
(de) voorlamp
(het) achterlicht
hear 		generator
front light
back light
(de) fietstas
(het) rekje
(de) jasbeschermer
hear - 2 		pannier (bike 'saddlebag')
bike rack
'coat guard'
(de) standaard
(het) pompje
(de) pomp
hear 		kick stand
on-bike pump
pump
(de) lekke band
(de) velg
(de) spaken
hear
(de) spaak 		[leaking] flat tire
rim
spokes
(het) fietsslot
(de) waterfles
(de) fietser
ik fiets
hear - 2 		bike lock
water bottle
bicyclist
I'm riding a bike
(de) fietshelm
(het) fietsjasje
hear

(het) fietspad
hear		 bike helmet
bike jacket


bike path

The common Dutch word for 'bicycle' is fiets click to hear - 2 and 'bicyclist' is fietser click to hear - 2 but the 'official' words (like in a police report) are rijwiel click to hear ('bicycle') and the pretty wielrijder click to hear - 2 ('bicyclist.')

[a picture of an empty tandem bicycle, waiting in the Dutch countryside]
fietspad en tandem (Gazelle)
fietspad -hear- (bike path)
More Dutch Bicycling
Hear the Names of Dutch Bicycle Racers
A Dutch Bicycling site
3rd Grade Bike Safety Day Diagrams
Humorous Bike Safety Pieces for High or Middle School March Newsletters

More Dutch Words with Pictures:
Colors and Materials - Chess
Animals - NEW: Tools

Everyday Dutch Words Basic vocabulary for conversation and reading
Useful Words and Phrases for Travelers
Learning Dutch? (Lessons - Suggested Method)

Hear Dutch Names
Vermeer's World - Rembrandt
17th Century Sailors and Ships - Old New York

[grapes]
food 		[pan]
kitchen		 [rose]
flowers 		[cows]
animals 		[a building]
buildings 		[bus]
traffic 		[flame]
fire 		[lightswitch]
electricity

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