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A non-exhaustive list of words that are identical or similar in both English and Dutch. A basic introduction to the Dutch language, spoken in Belgium, South-Afica, Suriname and The Netherlands.

I have left out any obvious Romanic words. These are most words ending in -(i)al, -ic, -ion, -y, as they have equivalents in many languages. For example:

Artificial -> Artificieel
Electric -> Elektrisch
Fascination -> Fascinatie
Relativity -> Relativiteit

If I were to include the Romanic words with those endings as well, the list would contain thousands of words. Now only about 350, which is what I got to after a few hours of thinking.





[English word here] = [Dutch translation]

For a word carrying multiple meanings in either language, I have included a note if the translation counts only for one meaning. An English word followed by (n.) means that the translation counts only for the noun-form, not for any verb-form. Same for verbs, in which case I have added a (v.).

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IN CASE YOU WANT TO PRONOUNCE THE DUTCH WORDS (Examples from the list)

-Book (n.) [English] = Boek [Dutch]. [Oe] sound = exactly the same sound as [oo]  in "book" or "moon", this counts for all [oe]-words.

-Claw (n.) = Klauw. Both [au] and [auw] sound like [ou] in "hour" and [ow] in "meow"
----> Same for all Dutch words containing the [ou(w)] sound. [Au] and [ou] are identical in Dutch. Also, the [w] sound in [ou(w)/au(w)] is always pronounced, even when there is no letter [w] in the word.

-Light (n.) = Licht. [Ch] sound does not exist in English. Sounds like the [j] in Spanish (Jalapenõ, Javier), but with a lot of force on the [j], like a hissing sound.

-Man = Man. Sound does not exist in English, imagine a Jamaican saying "Man".
----> Same for Apple = Appel

-Moon = Maan. [Aa] = Does not exist in English, imagine a smiling Jamaican saying "Man" and hold the [a] for just a little longer than in "Man".

-Shadow (n.) = Schaduw. Like the [J] from the "Light = Licht" example, but with an [s] in front of it.

-Stone (n.) = Steen. Sound does not exist in English, Google Translator (the sound option) is the best way to find out.

Those are the most important ones. Additionally, I should also mention that a [J] in dutch is always pronounced like the [y] in "year" or "canyon"; that a [d] at the end of a word is always pronounced like a [t]; and that the Dutch words "account", "baby", "bitch", "cruise", "fun", "musical", "pony", "weekend" are pronounced exactly the same as their English equivalents.
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The list.

Format:
English word (optional notes) = Dutch translation

Account (n.) = Account
All = Alle
Angel = Engel
Angst = Angst
Ankle = Enkel
Ape = Aap
Apple = Appel
Arm = Arm
Atlas = Atlas

Baby = Baby
Ball = Bal
Balloon = Ballon
Band (n.) = Band
Bank (n., financial)= Bank
Bar (long, hard object & pub) = Bar
Bath = Bad
Battery (the item) = Batterij
Bear = Beer
Beast = Beest
Bed = Bed
Beginning = Begin
Bell = Bel
Beer = Bier
Better = Beter
Bishop = Bisschop
Bitch = Bitch
Bitter = Bitter
Blind = Blind
Blood = Bloed
Blossom = Bloesem
Bluff (n.) = Bluf
Board (n.) = Bord
Bomb (n.) = Bom
Book (n.) = Boek
Brain = Brein
Bronze = Brons
Bus = Bus
Butter = Boter

Cable = Kabel
Cake = Cake
Calendar = Kalender
Calm = Kalm
Castle = Kasteel
Cat = Kat
Cement = Cement
Chance = Kans
Chaos = Chaos
Chapel = Kapel
Chin = Kin
Cigar = Sigaar
Class = Klas
Claw (n.) = Klauw
Client = Cliënt
Clock = Klok
Coal = Kool
Coast = Kust
Coffee = Koffie
Comma = Komma
Computer = Computer
Cookie = Koekje
Cork = Kurk
Cord = koord
Cow = Koe
Cramp = Kramp
Crane = Kraan
Crater = Krater
Crown = Kroon
Cruise (n.) = Cruise
Crust = Korst

Dam (n.) = Dam
Dance (n.) = Dans
Dapper = Dapper
Day = Dag
Deep = Diep
Depth = Diepte
Dolphin = Dolfijn
Door = Deur
Doorbell = Deurbel
Double = Dubbel
Dove = Duif
Dream (n.) = Droom

Duel (n.) = Duel
Duet = Duet
Echo (n.) = Echo
Eight = Acht
Elephant = Olifant

Fair = Fair
Fall (n., not the season) = Val
Family = Familie
Fat = Vet
Father = Vader
Ferret = Fret
Field = Veld
Film (n.) = Film
Finger (n.) = Vinger
Fish (n.) = Vis
Five = Vijf
Flag (n.) = Vlag
Flat (in building) = Flat
Foot = Voet
Fork (n.) = Vork
Friend = Vriend
Fun = Fun

Gas = Gas
Giraffe = Giraf
God = God
Golf = Golf
Grain = Graan
Grass = Gras
Ground = Grond
Gum = Gom
Guest = Gast

Hair = Haar
Hall = Hal
Ham = Ham
Hammer (n.) = Hamer
Hamster = Hamster
Hand (n.) = Hand
Haste = Haast
Hard = Hard
Harp = Harp
Harpoon (n.) = Harpoen
Hate (n.) = Haat
He = Hij
Heart = Hart
Heel = Hiel
Hell = Hel
Hello = Hallo
Help (n.) = Hulp
Here = Hier
Herring = Haring
Hint = Hint
Hope (n.) = Hoop
Hound = Hond
House = Huis
Hundred = Honderd
Hunger =  Honger
Hut = Hut

Ice = Ijs
Ice cream = Crême
Iceberg = Ijsberg
Idea = Idee
In = In
Ink = Inkt
Interest (n., financial) = Interest
Island = Eiland

Joker = Joker
Jupiter = Jupiter

Kiss (n.) = Kus
Knee (n.) = Knie
Knight (n.) = Knecht

Lamb = Lam
Lamp = Lamp
Land (n.) = Land
Landscape = Landschap
Lane = Laan
Lantern =  Lantaarn
Later = Later
Lava = Lava
Leather = Leder
Length = Lengte
Lens = Lens
Lessons = Lessen
Letter (alphabet) = Letter
Level (n.) = Level
Light (n. + adj. [weight]) = Licht
Limit (n.) = Limiet
Line (n.) = Lijn
Link (n.) = Link
Lip = Lip
List (n.) = Lijst
Liver = Lever
Long = Lang
Loose = Los
Loud = Luid
Lung = Long

Magma = Magma
Man = Man
Market = Markt
Mars = Mars
Master (n.) = Meester
Mate (n.) = Maat
Melon = Meloen
Menu = Menu
Middle finger = Middelvinger
Mild = Mild
Milk (n.) = Melk
Mist = Mist
Monster = Monster
Moon = Maan
Mother = Moeder
Mouse = Muis
Muffin = Muffin
Music = Muziek
Musical (n.) = Musical

Name (n.) = Naam
Neck (n.) = Nek
Nether = Neder
New = Nieuw
North = Noord
North Pole = Noordpool
Nose (n.) = Neus
Number (n.) = Nummer

Open (adverb [it is open] = Open
Order (n., neatness) = Orde
Over (adv. [it is over] = Over
Overwhelmed = Overwelmd

Pain (n.) = Pijn
Pair (n.) = Paar
Park (n.) = Park
Path = Pad
Pear = Peer
Pearl = Parel
Pearls = Parels
Pen (n., for writing) = Pen
Penis = Penis
Pepper = Peper
Piano = Piano
Pickle = Pekel
Pinky/Pinkie = Pink
Plank = Plank
Plant (n.) = Plant
Pleasant = Plezant
Pluto = Pluto
Pony = Pony
Poodle = Poedel
Pot = Pot
Powder (n.) = Poeder
Price (n.) = Prijs
Primate = Primaat
Prince = Prins
Princess = Prinses
Pump (n.) = Pomp

Quark (food) = Kwark

Rat = Rat
Raw = Rauw
Rest (n., the remainder) = Rest
Rest (n., period of inactivity) = Rust
Rice = Rijst
Ring (n.) = Ring
Ring finger = Ringvinger
River = Rivier
Roster (n.) = Rooster
Round = Rond
Rucksack = Rugzak
Rust (n.) = Roest

Sack (n.) = Zak
Salamander = Salamander
Saloon = Salon
Sand = Zand
Sandal = Sandaal
Sandbank = Zandbank
Sauce (n.) = Saus
School (n.) = School
Sea = Zee
Season (n.) = Seizoen
Seldom = Zelden
Serene = Sereen
Seven = Zeven
Shadow (n.) = Schaduw
Sharp = Scherp
She = Ze/Zij
Shield (n.) = Schild
Ship (n.) = Schip
Shock (n.) = Schok/choque
Shot = Schot
Sick = Ziek
Silver = Zilver
Sketch (n.) = Schets
Slut = Slet
Smith = Smid
Snow (n.) = Sneeuw
Sock = Sok
Sole (bottom of shoe/foot) = Zool
South Pole = Zuidpool
Spear = Speer
Splinter = Splinter
Sponge = Spons
Stalker = Stalker
Star (n.) = Ster
Start (n.) = Start
Station (n.) = Station
Steel = Staal
Stick = Stok
Still [A still night] = Stil
Stone (n.) = Steen
Storm (n.) = Storm
Stove (n.) = Stoof
Street = Straat
Summer = Zomer
Sun = Zon
Sweat (n.) = Zweet
Sword = Zwaard

Tank (n.) = Tank
Ten = Tien
Tent = Tent
Test (n.) = Test
That = Dat
The = De
Thief = Dief
Thigh = Dij
Thing = Ding
Thirst = Dorst
This = Dit
Thorn = Doorn
Thousand = Duizend
Three = Drie
Throne = Troon
Tiger = Tijger
Tit = Tet
Tongue = Tong
Top = Top
Train = Trein
Tram = Tram
Trumpet = Trompet
Tulip = Tulp
Tunnel = Tunnel
Two = Twee

Under = Onder
Underground = Ondergrond
Unfair = Onfair [and other words: -un -> -on]
Uranus = Uranus

Vagina = Vagina
Valley = Vallei
Venus = Venus

Waffle = Wafel
Wagon = Wagen
Warm = Warm
Wasp = West
Water (n.) = Water
Waterfall = Waterval
Watermelon = Watermeloen
We = We/Wij
Weapon = Wapen
Week = Week
Weekend = Weekend
West = West
Wheel = Wiel
Whore = Hoer
Wild = Wild
Wilderness = Wildernis
Wind = Wind
Winter = Winter
Witloof = Witloof
Wolf = Wolf
Wool = Woll
Word = Woord
Work (n.) = Werk
World = Wereld
Worm = Worm
Wreck (n.) = Wrak

Yacht = Jacht
Year = Jaar
Young = Jong

Zebra = Zebra

There are probably many more words. English and Dutch have some vocabulary (almost) in common!
Got any favourites?