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Weather & Nature

🇳🇱 Weer & Natuur
📖 7 min read  |  🏷️ Vocabulary  |  🌐 DutchEnglish.com

The Netherlands is famous for its unpredictable weather — and the Dutch love talking about it! Learning weather vocabulary will help you join in these essential Dutch conversations, whether you are chatting with a neighbor or watching the weather forecast on Dutch television.

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Wist je dat?

The Dutch saying "Er bestaat geen slecht weer, alleen slechte kleding" means "There is no bad weather, only bad clothing." This perfectly captures the Dutch attitude — get proper gear and go out anyway! The Dutch cycle in rain, wind and even snow.

☀️ Weather Words

EmojiDutchEnglish
☀️zonnigsunny
🌤️gedeeltelijk bewolktpartly cloudy
☁️bewolktcloudy
🌧️regenachtig / het regentrainy / it is raining
⛈️onweer / het onweertthunderstorm / there is a storm
❄️sneeuw / het sneeuwtsnow / it is snowing
💨winderig / het waaitwindy / it is blowing
🌫️mistigfoggy
🌈de regenboograinbow
🌡️de temperatuurtemperature

🌡️ Temperature Vocabulary

DutchEnglish
warm (20°C+)warm
koel (10–16°C)cool
koud (under 5°C)cold
ijskoud / vriezigfreezing cold
het vriestit is freezing

🌿 Nature Vocabulary

EmojiDutchEnglish
🌊de zeesea
🏞️de rivierriver
⛰️de bergmountain
🌲het bosforest / woods
🌳de boomtree
🌸de bloemflower
🌾het veldfield
🏖️het strandbeach
Hoe is het weer vandaag? — Het is bewolkt en koel, maar het regent niet.What is the weather like today? — It is cloudy and cool, but it is not raining.

✏️ Practice

  • It is raining → Het regent
  • I love sunny weather → Ik hou van zonnig weer

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