If you already know one of these languages, you have a bigger head start on the other than you might expect. Centuries of contact left Indonesian with a large layer of Dutch-derived vocabulary, and both languages have also taken in international words for modern things. The result is pairs like naam and nama, or kantoor and kantor, where the meaning holds steady and the spelling shifts by only a letter or two — so you can learn the patterns instead of memorising each word cold.
Vocab Voyage turns the list into flashcards you actually use: you see an English prompt and type the Dutch word, spaced repetition brings back the ones you keep missing, and accents are forgiven so you can concentrate on the word itself. It is free, you sign up with an email address, and there is no card and no password to deal with. The material suits A2 to C1 learners who already have some grammar in place and want to move faster between the two languages.
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| # | English | Dutch | Indonesian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | name | naam | nama |
| 2 | hand | hand | hand |
| 3 | idea | idee | ide |
| 4 | problem | probleem | problem |
| 5 | pair | paar | pair |
| 6 | best | beste | best |
| 7 | agent | agent | agen |
| 8 | moment | moment | momen |
| 9 | room | kamer | kamar |
| 10 | doctor | dokter | dokter |
| 11 | order | orde | order |
| 12 | bell | bel | bel |
| 13 | photo | foto | foto |
| 14 | word | woord | word |
| 15 | water | water | water |
| 16 | dollar | dollar | dolar |
| 17 | baby | baby | baby |
| 18 | dad | papa | papa |
| 19 | heart | hart | heart |
| 20 | mom | mama | mama |
| 21 | blood | bloed | blood |
| 22 | bed | bed | bed |
| 23 | office | kantoor | kantor |
| 24 | telephone | telefoon | telefon |
| 25 | serious | serieus | serius |
| 26 | hard | hard | hard |
| 27 | information | informatie | informasi |
| 28 | normal | normaal | normal |
| 29 | rest | rest | rest |
| 30 | perfect | perfect | perfect |
| 31 | president | president | presiden |
| 32 | light | licht | light |
| 33 | person | persoon | person |
| 34 | sex | seks | seks |
| 35 | pistol | pistool | pistol |
| 36 | special | speciaal | special |
| 37 | bank | bank | bank |
| 38 | camera | camera | kamera |
| 39 | ground | grond | ground |
| 40 | hotel | hotel | hotel |
| 41 | fantastic | fantastisch | fantastis |
| 42 | band | band | band |
| 43 | ball | bal | ball |
| 44 | planet | planeet | planet |
| 45 | deep | diep | deep |
| 46 | partner | partner | partner |
| 47 | monster | monster | monster |
| 48 | bomb | bom | bom |
| 49 | meter | meter | meter |
| 50 | computer | computer | komputer |
| 51 | club | club | klub |
| 52 | class | klas | kelas |
| 53 | bag | tas | tas |
| 54 | table | tafel | tabel |
| 55 | bar | bar | bar |
| 56 | deal | deal | deal |
| 57 | test | test | tes |
| 58 | glass | glas | gelas |
| 59 | cool | cool | cool |
| 60 | risk | risico | risiko |
| 61 | code | code | kode |
| 62 | apartment | appartement | apartemen |
| 63 | extra | extra | extra |
| 64 | favorite | favoriet | favorit |
| 65 | system | systeem | system |
| 66 | bus | bus | bus |
| 67 | professor | professor | profesor |
| 68 | cat | kat | kat |
| 69 | energy | energie | energi |
| 70 | ring | ring | ring |
| 71 | inspector | inspecteur | inspektur |
| 72 | simple | simpel | simpel |
| 73 | motor | motor | motor |
| 74 | cell | cel | cell |
| 75 | video | video | video |
| 76 | beer | bier | bir |
| 77 | aunt | tante | tante |
| 78 | radio | radio | radio |
| 79 | program | programma | program |
| 80 | director | directeur | direktur |
| 81 | kilometer | kilometer | kilometer |
| 82 | elevator | lift | lift |
| 83 | process | proces | proses |
| 84 | politics | politiek | politik |
| 85 | truck | truck | truk |
| 86 | green | groen | green |
| 87 | task | taak | task |
| 88 | belt | belt | belt |
| 89 | wonder | wonder | wonder |
| 90 | basis | basis | basis |
| 91 | lab | lab | lab |
| 92 | super | super | super |
| 93 | restaurant | restaurant | restaurant |
| 94 | toilet | toilet | toilet |
| 95 | jacket | jas | jas |
| 96 | vampire | vampier | vampir |
| 97 | dna | dna | DNA |
| 98 | detective | detective | detective |
| 99 | top | top | top |
| 100 | national | nationaal | nasional |
| 101 | signal | signaal | signal |
| 102 | camp | kamp | kamp |
| 103 | virus | virus | virus |
| 104 | pilot | piloot | pilot |
| 105 | wind | wind | wind |
| 106 | sexy | sexy | sexy |
| 107 | jury | jury | juri |
| 108 | senator | senator | senator |
| 109 | mile | mijl | mil |
| 110 | internet | internet | internet |
| 111 | lamp | lamp | lampu |
| 112 | fan | fan | fan |
| 113 | manager | manager | manajer |
| 114 | press | pers | pers |
| 115 | local | lokaal | lokal |
| 116 | gas | gas | gas |
| 117 | romantic | romantisch | romantis |
| 118 | alarm | alarm | alarm |
| 119 | model | model | model |
| 120 | data | data | data |
| 121 | angel | engel | angel |
| 122 | pizza | pizza | pizza |
| 123 | article | artikel | artikel |
| 124 | assistant | assistent | asisten |
| 125 | ambulance | ambulance | ambulans |
| 126 | dance | dans | dansa |
| 127 | positive | positief | positif |
| 128 | coach | coach | coach |
| 129 | rat | rat | rat |
| 130 | ticket | ticket | tiket |
| 131 | robot | robot | robot |
| 132 | kilo | kilo | kilo |
| 133 | motive | motief | motif |
| 134 | talent | talent | talenta |
| 135 | tank | tank | tank |
| 136 | helicopter | helikopter | helikopter |
| 137 | dinner | diner | dinner |
| 138 | |||
| 139 | pot | pot | pot |
| 140 | winter | winter | winter |
| 141 | reputation | reputatie | reputasi |
| 142 | block | blok | blok |
| 143 | online | online | online |
| 144 | alcohol | alcohol | alkohol |
| 145 | route | route | rute |
| 146 | material | materiaal | material |
| 147 | rocket | raket | roket |
| 148 | international | internationaal | internasional |
| 149 | market | markt | market |
| 150 | media | media | media |
| 151 | legend | legende | legenda |
| 152 | chip | chip | chip |
| 153 | negative | negatief | negatif |
| 154 | brilliant | briljant | brilliant |
| 155 | generation | generatie | generasi |
| 156 | organization | organisatie | organisasi |
| 157 | tip | tip | tip |
| 158 | wild | wild | wild |
| 159 | unique | uniek | unik |
| 160 | text | tekst | teks |
| 161 | alibi | alibi | alibi |
| 162 | original | origineel | original |
| 163 | champagne | champagne | champagne |
| 164 | version | versie | versi |
| 165 | race | race | race |
| 166 | whisky | whisky | whisky |
| 167 | oil | olie | oli |
| 168 | focus | focus | fokus |
| 169 | candidate | kandidaat | kandidat |
| 170 | modern | modern | modern |
| 171 | mask | masker | masker |
| 172 | federal | federale | federal |
| 173 | study | studie | studi |
| 174 | museum | museum | museum |
| 175 | character | karakter | karakter |
| 176 | fantasy | fantasie | fantasi |
| 177 | stable | stabiel | stabil |
| 178 | interview | interview | interview |
| 179 | zombie | zombie | zombie |
| 180 | journalist | journalist | jurnalis |
| 181 | plate | plaat | plat |
| 182 | zone | zone | zona |
| 183 | training | training | training |
| 184 | deck | dek | dek |
| 185 | studio | studio | studio |
| 186 | series | serie | seri |
| 187 | procedure | procedure | prosedur |
| 188 | clinic | kliniek | klinik |
| 189 | metal | metaal | metal |
| 190 | pen | pen | pen |
| 191 | satellite | satelliet | satelit |
| 192 | apple | appel | apel |
| 193 | stress | stress | stres |
| 194 | sand | zand | sand |
| 195 | brand | merk | merek |
| 196 | specific | specifiek | spesifik |
| 197 | division | divisie | divisi |
| 198 | central | centrale | central |
| 199 | status | status | status |
| 200 | cable | kabel | kabel |
| 201 | passport | paspoort | pasport |
| 202 | ideal | ideaal | ideal |
| 203 | drama | drama | drama |
| 204 | liver | lever | liver |
| 205 | penis | penis | penis |
| 206 | television | televisie | televisi |
| 207 | novel | roman | roman |
| 208 | ton | ton | ton |
| 209 | theater | theater | teater |
| 210 | tape | tape | tape |
| 211 | method | methode | metode |
| 212 | casino | casino | kasino |
| 213 | admiral | admiraals | admiral |
| 214 | crisis | crisis | krisis |
| 215 | humor | humor | humor |
| 216 | period | periode | periode |
| 217 | anonymous | anoniem | anonim |
| 218 | phase | fase | fase |
| 219 | plastic | plastic | plastik |
| 220 | informant | informant | informan |
| 221 | mass | massa | massa |
| 222 | laptop | laptop | laptop |
| 223 | motel | motel | motel |
| 224 | standard | standaard | standar |
| 225 | protocol | protocol | protokol |
| 226 | canal | kanaal | kanal |
| 227 | temperature | temperatuur | temperatur |
| 228 | temple | tempel | temple |
| 229 | soup | soep | sop |
| 230 | affair | affaire | affair |
| 231 | strategy | strategie | strategi |
| 232 | profile | profiel | profil |
| 233 | biological | biologisch | biologis |
| 234 | chaos | chaos | chaos |
| 235 | piano | piano | piano |
| 236 | revolution | revolutie | revolusi |
| 237 | euro | euro | euro |
| 238 | campus | campus | kampus |
| 239 | stick | stok | stik |
| 240 | helmet | helm | helm |
| 241 | staff | staf | staf |
| 242 | website | website | website |
| 243 | cowboy | cowboy | cowboy |
| 244 | agenda | agenda | agenda |
| 245 | laboratory | laboratorium | laboratorium |
| 246 | tie | das | dasi |
| 247 | pastor | pastoor | pastor |
| 248 | mafia | maffia | mafia |
| 249 | dealer | dealer | dealer |
| 250 | congress | congres | kongres |
| 251 | aggressive | agressief | agresif |
| 252 | practical | praktisch | praktis |
| 253 | figure | figuur | figur |
| 254 | criticism | kritiek | kritik |
| 255 | legal | legaal | legal |
| 256 | trauma | trauma | trauma |
| 257 | timing | timing | timing |
| 258 | heroin | heroïne | heroin |
| 259 | crystal | kristal | kristal |
| 260 | credit | krediet | kredit |
| 261 | grand | grand | grand |
| 262 | centimeter | centimeter | sentimeter |
| 263 | mental | mentaal | mental |
| 264 | receipt | bon | bon |
| 265 | flash | flash | flash |
| 266 | practice | praktijk | praktik |
| 267 | catholic | katholiek | katholik |
| 268 | radar | radar | radar |
| 269 | tragedy | tragedie | tragedi |
| 270 | sector | sector | sektor |
| 271 | genetic | genetisch | genetis |
| 272 | guitar | gitaar | gitar |
| 273 | hammer | hamer | hammer |
| 274 | tumor | tumor | tumor |
| 275 | makeup | make-up | make-up |
| 276 | gangster | gangster | gangster |
| 277 | menu | menu | menu |
| 278 | inspiration | inspiratie | inspirasi |
| 279 | package | pakket | paket |
| 280 | grenade | granaat | granat |
| 281 | hamburger | hamburger | hamburger |
| 282 | sauce | saus | saus |
| 283 | department | department | departemen |
| 284 | buddy | buddy | buddy |
| 285 | paranoid | paranoïde | paranoid |
| 286 | episode | episode | episode |
| 287 | form | formulier | formulir |
| 288 | puppy | puppy | puppy |
| 289 | dock | dok | dok |
| 290 | colony | kolonie | koloni |
| 291 | amber | amber | amber |
| 292 | balloon | ballon | balon |
| 293 | vodka | wodka | vodka |
| 294 | permanent | permanent | permanen |
| 295 | jungle | jungle | jungle |
| 296 | vision | visie | visi |
| 297 | freak | freak | freak |
| 298 | tempo | tempo | tempo |
| 299 | achievement | prestatie | prestasi |
| 300 | secretary | secretaris | sekretaris |
Some are: foto, bel and dokter are written the same way in both languages. Many others differ by just a letter or two, such as naam and nama or moment and momen, which is why the list calls them nearly identical rather than identical.
The two languages were in close contact over a long historical period, which left Indonesian with many words of Dutch origin. On top of that, both languages have borrowed international terms for modern concepts, which produces further look-alikes.
You are shown an English word and type the Dutch equivalent, and spaced repetition schedules reviews so the words you find hardest come back most often. Accents are forgiven, so a missed diacritic will not count against you.
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