{"id":9620,"date":"2024-02-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/?p=9620"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:13:37","slug":"how-to-tell-the-time-in-dutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/how-to-tell-the-time-in-dutch\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Tell the Time in Dutch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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One of the most important things you can learn to do in a new language is to tell the time. After all, you’ll need it if you want to make plans with your new friends! In this post, learn everything you need to tell the time in Dutch\u2014including why half-hours are so important and some extra time-related words that might come in handy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start with the hours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you know the numbers one\u201312 in Dutch? Although the Netherlands uses the 24-hour clock, most Dutch speakers only use the first 12 numbers when they’re speaking<\/em> about the time; this makes the job of learning how to speak the language a little easier (fewer numbers to learn!) and is also why you’ll probably never hear anyone saying ‘it’s 23 o’clock’!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Number<\/strong><\/td>Dutch<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>\u00e9\u00e9n<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>twee<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>drie<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>vier<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>vijf<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>zes<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>zeven<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>acht<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>negen<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>tien<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>elf<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>twaalf<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So far, so good? Great\u2014let’s carry on and, don’t forget, you can learn how to pronounce all these numbers in the uTalk app<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To say ‘xx o’clock’ (e.g., four o’clock), you just say the number and then the word uur<\/em>, which means ‘hour’. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n