2025.05.02 – Learn Dutch Naturally – Action & Dirk Flyers


Supermarket flyers become your language classroom.


Actie = promotion
🟢 Zeg het zo: [ˈɑk.si]
• You’ll see this word on almost every page
🟨 Flyers scream: ACTIE! ACTIE!
Grammar tip: it’s a de-wordde actie

Vanaf = starting from / from
🟡 Zeg het zo: [faˈnɑf]
• Used for time and price: vanaf maandag, vanaf €1,99
🔵 Literally: from a point onward — the moment something begins

Op = op = while supplies last
🔴 Zeg het zo: [ɔp ɛs ɔp]
• Literally: gone is gone
🟠 You’ll see it when there’s no restock: only what’s in store
• Spanish equivalent: hasta agotar existencias


Afwasmiddel = dish soap
🧽 Zeg het zo: [ˈɑf.ʋɑsˌmɪ.dəl]
• Compound word: af (off) + wassen (to wash) + middel (product)
🧼 Example: Dreft afwasmiddel – appel of granaatappel

Wasmand = laundry basket
🧺 Zeg het zo: [ˈʋɑs.mɑnt]
• Found in flyers as: Curver wasmand – zwart of wit

Wandlamp = wall lamp
🕯️ Zeg het zo: [ˈʋɑnt.lɑmp]
• Look for: Solar wandlamp – draadloos en waterbestendig
Draadloos = wireless, waterbestendig = waterproof


Dagcrème / Nachtcrème = day cream / night cream
French-style pronunciation: [dɑx.krɛm] / [nɑxt.krɛm]
• Seen in: Cien Gold 24K anti-aging verzorging
💧 These are beauty compound words ending in -crème

Serum = serum
🧴 Also a het-wordhet serum
• Flyers say: Gebruik serum vóór dagcrème


Sokken = socks
🧦 Singular: de sok → Plural: de sokken
• Example: 3 paar sokken voor €2,49

Huispak = loungewear / tracksuit
🧥 Common flyer phrase: van €69,99 voor €17,99
• Expression: van… voor… shows discount (from… to…)

Boxershort / Singlet = underwear items
👕 Flyers: Jack Parker kleding met Better Cotton Initiative


Knuffel = plush toy / stuffed animal
🧸 Zeg het zo: [ˈknʏ.fəl]
• Example: Peppa Pig knuffel – voor maar €3,99
• Bonus: knuffelen = to cuddle

Rugzak = backpack
🎒 Rug = back, zak = bag
• Seen in: Minnie Mouse rugzak voor kinderen

Rubik’s Magic Star = 2-piece puzzle toy
🧩 Learn: 2-delig = two-piece, spel = game, puzzel = puzzle


Gratis = free
🎁 Zeg het zo: [ˈɣraː.tɪs]
• Flyers say: Gratis brood bij €15 boodschappen

Nieuw = new
🆕 Used to highlight new products
• Example: Nieuw in assortiment!

Per stuk = per unit
⚖️ Used in: €0,99 per stuk
• Also: per kilo, per set

Actieprijs = sale price
💶 This is actie + prijs → one compound word
• Flyers: Actieprijs €2,49 i.p.v. €3,99

i.p.v. = instead of
✍️ Short for in plaats van
• Used to compare original and sale prices


• You’ve now learned over 20 real Dutch words
🧠 You’ve seen real grammar in context: compound nouns, price language, plurals
• You’ve practiced pronunciation with IPA symbols
📣 And you’ve decoded Dutch flyer culture: short, bold, honest language


Published by Leonardo Tomás Cardillo

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardocardillo

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