Dutch words for kids · Food & drink
Food in Dutch for kids
Mealtimes happen three or more times a day, so food words get used far more often than most vocabulary, and kids have strong opinions about them.
Food in Dutch
het eten
Sounds like ≈ ut AY-tun
Good to know: Het eten is food; eten is also "to eat". Lekker ("yummy", "nice") is one of the most-used Dutch words with kids.
The words
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Dutch songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Ik drink melk.
I drink milk.
from Ik Hou van Eten (I Love Food)
2 songs that teach it
These words are key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Dutch with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Hoeveel Zijn Er?, Rood Als een Appel, Blauw Is de Lucht, Een Rode Appel, Water en Melk, Fruit en Groente, De Keuken, Koud en Warm and 10 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Name one food on the plate in Dutch at every meal.
- 2Play shop or restaurant with toy food and order in Dutch.
- 3Unpack the shopping together and name what comes out of the bag.
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“Food” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Dutchhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Dutch songs with your family.