Parts of the house and Furniture in Dutch

Let us start off in the absolute beginning. Close your eyes… You are now a baby…. What are the first words that you speak? Mama… Papa… yes yes your closest family comes first.. Then you start saying words like sofa, chair, table, fridge, basically all the huge pieces of furniture in the house which you can easily see. This is true for a Dutch speaking child as well. For the Dutch child, it formulates nothing but the absolute basics of List of Furniture in Dutch including the Parts of the room in Dutch.

Now let us skip ahead and go to school… I’m sure in school, we would have learnt about the vocabulary list of Furniture. Now what about a child studying in Netherlands? Would it not be the case that they learn about the list of Furniture in Dutch and the Parts of the room in Dutch?

So why is it so important that you need to memorize this list? As you would have probably noticed it, everyone including you use one name or the other from list of furniture as you can see in the examples below. So as a person studying A1 in Dutch, the most fundamental list of Dutch vocabulary will include the List of Furniture in Dutch. So you better get cracking!!!

For example:

1. Can you sit on the “CHAIR”?
2. I like to watch “TV”
3. The baby is opening the “FRIDGE”.

This is thus an essential vocabulary test in A1 and also in A2 and obviously in real life. The question could be something along the lines of “Describe your living room” or even better “Tell me about your house”!!! What vocabulary could be more suitable that the master vocabulary list of Furniture in Dutch?

The basic vocabulary list of Furniture in Dutch is below. You can also find example sentences in Dutch with English translation for each piece of furniture.

Topics:

1. Translation for Furniture in Dutch
2. Living room furniture in Dutch
3. Bedroom furniture in Dutch
4. Bathroom furniture in Dutch
5. Kitchen furniture in Dutch
6. Other generic vocabulary

Translation for Furniture in Dutch

So how does one say Furniture in Dutch when you go to IKEA or to any of the other furniture stores?

• The Dutch word or translation for “Furniture” is “De meubels”
• Similarly for the plural, the Dutch word is the same which is “De meubels”

Living Room furniture in Dutch

Where does one spend most of their time in the house? Entertain your guests in which room? Where does one sleep when being kicked out of the room by their partner and there is no “second bedroom”? The living room of course!

If you ask me, I would say that this room is obviously the most important room from a Dutch vocabulary usage perspective. You will entertain your Dutch friends in this room and you will have to specify the name of the furniture once or twice by the end of each hour. So it is best that you memorize the list of furniture in Dutch for the living room or the list of living room furniture in Dutch.

Dining room furniture in Dutch

Where does one eat? In the dining room of course! For Dutchs, this is a very important room (almost sacred) since dinner and Lunch must be eaten with Family. It is strictly family time and one must eat properly seated around the dining table.

If you ask me, this room is also very important from a Dutch vocabulary usage perspective. You may entertain your Dutch friends in the living room but the food will be served in the dining room. All dining room talk will involve furniture and crockery so you best be prepared. Memorize the list of furniture in Dutch for the dining room and also the list of crockery in Dutch.

Toilet and Bathroom furniture in Dutch 

Your guests have had their fill. Now what next? They would need to use the toilet, of course. If you ask me, this room is very important FOR ALL HUMANS!!!! At the very least you need to point out where the toilet is to your guest. Memorize the list of furniture in Dutch for the bathroom and the toilet. Below you can find, learn and study the list of furniture in Dutch for the dining room and also the list of crockery in Dutch.

Bedroom furniture in Dutch

Where does one sleep? In the bedroom of course! You may spend the maximum amount of time here compared to all of the other rooms simply because you need to sleep J Memorize the list of furniture in Dutch for the bedroom. Below you can find, learn and study the list of furniture in Dutch for the bedroom.

Kitchen Furniture in Dutch

The kitchen is where the magic happens! One can make or break a day with this room since a bad meal might make anyone irritated! For Dutchs, this room is a sacred room since this similar to the dining room is where Family time is formed. Also the kitchen must be kept spectacularly clean and hence they spend a lot of time cleaning this room.

Memorize the list of furniture in Dutch for the Kitchen. Below you can find, learn and study the list of furniture in Dutch for the Kitchen.

Some other Generic furniture

While this below mentioned list may not be associated to any room in particular, they are generic and very important.

A few electrical appliances in Dutch

While this list will be covered extensively in another blog, I have included the list of a few commonly found electrical appliances in Dutch since it might be quite relevant.

Conclusion

Hope you had fun learning about the different types of furniture in Dutch. Do remember that this will serve you well and almost on a day to day basis so memorize it completely.