Dutch words for kids · Food & drink
How to say “milk” in Dutch
Milk is part of daily routines for most young kids, which makes it a word with lots of natural repetition.
Milk in Dutch
de melk
Sounds like ≈ duh MELK
Good to know: Close to English. Many Dutch kids drink a glass of melk with lunch.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Dutch songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Ik wil melk
I want milk
from Water en Melk (Water and Milk)
Ik drink melk.
I drink milk.
from Neem een Hap (Bite and Say)
Het brood is warm, de melk is koud!
The bread is warm, the milk is cold.
from Mijn Dag (My Day)
2 songs that teach it
“Milk” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Dutch with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Ik Hou van Eten, Mijn Dag.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Say melk every time you pour a glass, and let your child say it first.
- 2Ask which animal gives us milk, and moo together.
- 3Play café: your child orders milk or water, you serve it.
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“Milk” 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.