English - Dutch Vocabulary: Food, Dining, and Physical Appearance

A comprehensive vocabulary set covering food, dining, and physical appearance terms from Unit 1 and associated study lists, pairing English terms with their Dutch translations and example contexts.

bland

flauw (The soup needs salt; it's quite bland.)

cabbage

kool (Cabbage is a round, green vegetable with big leaves.)

to devour

verorberen, verslinden (I could devour a chocolate bar within a minute.)

disgusting

walgelijk (I hate asparagus; it's absolutely disgusting!)

flavour (UK); flavor (US)

smaak (The soup needs salt to give it more flavour.)

to have a table

een tafel vrij hebben (Do you have a table for four?)

napkin

servet (The customer wiped his mouth with a napkin.)

on the house

van het huis (gratis) (The cake is on the house because it's your birthday.)

pork

varkensvlees (Pork is the meat from a pig.)

reservation

reservering (I made a reservation at that popular restaurant.)

treat

traktatie; iets lekkers (Blueberry pie is a real treat.)

tip

fooi (She gave the server a $5 tip because he was friendly.)

pastry

gebakje (Let's go to the bakery to buy a pastry.)

savoury (UK); savory (US)

hartig (Do you prefer savoury or sweet foods?)

ingredient

ingrediënt (We're missing an ingredient for this recipe.)

crunchy

knapperig (These crisps aren't crunchy; they're old.)

(spring) onion

(lente) ui (A spring onion is a small onion with long green leaves.)

pancake

pannenkoek (I ordered a pancake with maple syrup for breakfast.)

pepper (UK); bell pepper (US)

paprika (A pepper is a red, orange, yellow or green vegetable.)

to try

proberen (You should try a dish before saying you don't like it.)

rice

rijst (The Indian curry is served with rice and bread.)

sauce

saus (Does the pasta come with tomato or cream sauce?)

tasty

smakelijk (I liked the lunch special; it was very tasty.)

bacon

spek (We always have eggs and bacon for breakfast.)

tomato

tomaat (A tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable.)

fresh

vers (Dad buys fresh vegetables at the market on Saturdays.)

sausage

worst (A hot dog is a type of sausage.)

sweet (food)

zoet (I like my coffee sweet with lots of sugar.)

sour

zuur (Lemons taste very sour.)

broad

breed

full

vol

to go grey (UK); gray (US)

grijs worden

to grow old

oud worden

grumpy

knorrig

in your twenties / thirties / forties, etc.

in de twintig / dertig / veertig, etc.

to look scruffy

er onverzorgd uitzien

to look tired

er moe uitzien

to lose your hair

kaal worden

middle-aged

middelbare leeftijd

petite

klein en tenger

pointy

spits

to remind of

doen denken aan

senior citizen (US); pensioner (UK)

bejaarde; gepensioneerde

smartly-dressed

netjes gekleed

stocky

gezet

tanned

gebruind

twenty-something

ergens in de twintig; twintiger

athletic

atletisch

beard

baard

elderly

bejaarde

glamorous

betoverend mooi

depressed

depressief

to wear

dragen

to look smart

er netjes uitzien

to be into

geïnteresseerd zijn in

youthful

jeugdig

short

klein

tall

lang

sweet (personality)

lief

fashionable

modieus

bangs (US); a fringe (UK)

pony

cute

schattig

slim

slank

tattoo

tatoeage