Days and months in Dutch

In this section, we want to share some basic Dutch phrases related with days and months, that can help you when you arrive in the Netherlands.

In the southern part of the country, called Randstad (the area between Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Rotterdam), most people speak English. However, if you happen to live in other parts of the country, you might need to learn the local language to communicate effectively.

The provided pronunciation is written in a way that makes it easier for English speakers to understand.

We don’t aim to teach you the Dutch language on our website, as that’s best done by professionals. Check out our section on language learning for advice on where to study.

BASIC DUTCH – DAYS AND MONTHS
ENGLISH	DUTCH	PHONETIC SPELLING
Sunday / Monday	Zondag / Maandag	Zon-day / Mahn-dahg
Tuesday / Wednesday	Dinsdag / Woensdag	Dins-dahg / Voons-dahg
Thursday / Friday	Donderdag / Vridaj	Don-duhr-dahg / Vray-dahg
Saturday	Zaterdag	Zah-tuhr-dahg
Spring / Summer	Lente / Zomer	Luhn-tuh / Zoh-muhr
Autumn / Winter	Herfst / Winter	Herfst / Win-tuhr
January / February	January / February	Yah-noo-ah-ree / Fay-broo-ah-ree
March / April	Maart / April	Mahrch / Ay-pril
May / June	Mei / Juni	May / Yoo-ni
July / August	Juli / Augustus	Yoo-ly / Ow-goost-us
September / October	September / Oktober	Sep-tum-ber / Ok-toh-ber
November / December	November / December	Noh-vem-ber / Dih-sem-ber
Christmas	Kerstmis	Kers-tu-mis
Christmas Eve	Kerstnacht	Kers-tah-vohnt
Easter Week / Holy Week	Paasweek / Heilige Week	Pahs-week / Hay-lee-ghuh Week
New Year	Nieuwjaar	Nyooh-yahr
New Year’s Eve	Oudejaarsavond	Owd-yahrs-ah-vohnt
Vacation / Holidays	Vakantie / Vakanties	Vah-kahn-tee / Vah-kahn-tees
Ski vacation	Skivakanties	Ski-vah-kahn-tee
A week off	Een week vrij	Ayn week fray
Can I take a day off?	Kan ik een dag vrij nemen?	Kuhn ik ayn dahg fray nay-mun?
Can I take the afternoon off?	Kan ik de middag vrij nemen?	Kuhn ik s mih-dahgs fray nay-mun?
Day off	Vrij dag	Fray duhg

Apart from basic Dutch for days and months, you can see other basic phrases in Dutch on these links on our page: