Dutch words for kids · Food & drink
How to say “I'm hungry” in Dutch
"I'm hungry" is one of the first full sentences kids find genuinely useful, because it gets results.
I'm hungry in Dutch
ik heb honger
Sounds like ≈ ik hep HONG-ur
Good to know: Dutch says "I have hunger". The question: heb je honger?
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Dutch songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Heb je honger?
Do you feel hungry?
from Hoe Voel Je Je? (How Do You Feel?)
Ik heb honger!
I'm hungry!
from Het Dino-Ei (The Dinosaur Egg)
The song that teaches it
“I'm hungry” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Dutch with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Hoe Voel Je Je?, Het Dino-Ei.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Before snacks, ask "are you hungry?" in Dutch and wait for ik heb honger.
- 2Give a teddy a tummy rumble and have it say ik heb honger.
- 3Use it in pretend play: the toy animals are hungry, what do they eat?
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“I'm hungry” 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.