Travel and vacation in Dutch

This chapter will provide some vocabulary that is useful for a vacation in a Dutch speaking country, whether you have already arrived at your destination or you are still travelling to it.

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1.Travelling in Dutch
2.Holiday vocabulary in Dutch
3.Exercises
3.1.Translating words about travelling to Dutch
3.2.Translating words about vacation to Dutch

Travelling in Dutch

The table below will show some useful words when travelling to or when you are already in a Dutch speaking country.

English	Dutch
the passport	het paspoort
the airport	de luchthaven; het vliegveld
the airplane	het vliegtuig
the plane ticket	het vliegticket
the train	de trein
the train station	het treinstation
the ticket	het vervoersbewijs / kaartje
single ticket	enkeltje
round trip	retourtje
the bus	de bus
the bus stop	de bushalte
the luggage	de bagage
the suitcase	de koffer
the car	de auto
the motorway	de snelweg
the public transport	het openbaar vervoer
the boat	de boot
the harbour	de haven

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Holiday vocabulary in Dutch

These words are useful when you are going on vacation in a Dutch speaking country.

English	Dutch
the hotel	het hotel
the camping	de camping
the tent	de tent
the caravan	de caravan
the reception	de receptie
the single room	de eenpersoonskamer
the double room	de tweepersoonskamer
the dormitory	de slaapzaal
the bathroom	de badkamer
the toilet	de wc / het toilet
the shower	de douche
the air conditioning	de airconditioning
the heater	de verwarming
the beach	het strand
the swimming pool	het zwembad

Learn how to ask for directions in Dutch by looking at this chapter.

These words and sentences will hopefully be useful when travelling to a Dutch speaking country. Now, it is time to practice the vocabulary by doing the exercises below!