Dutch House Terminology
Expats in the Netherlands will find most housing and property websites and home improvement retail web shops are in Dutch. Below are common house-related words in English and the respective Dutch terminology…
ENGLISH < – > DUTCH | ENGLISH < – > DUTCH |
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air conditioning = luchtbehandeling | insulation = isolatie |
attic = zolder | kitchen = keuken |
back door = achterdeur | leak = lek |
basement = kelder | lighting = verlichting |
bathroom = badkamer | living room = woonkamer |
bedroom = slaapkamer | outside = buiten |
blinds = jaloezieen | paint = verf |
ceiling = plafond | plumbing = loodgieterswerk |
ceiling fan = plafondventilator | plywood = multiplex |
closet = kast | roof = dak |
curtain = gordijn | room = kamer |
dining room = eetkamer | screen = scherm |
door = deur | shower = douche |
door handle = deurbeslag | sink = wastafel |
door lock = deurslot | skylight = dakraam |
driveway = oprit | stairs = trappen |
faucet = wastafelkraan | storage = opbergen |
fence = hek | swimming pool = zwembad |
floor = vloer | tile = tegel |
garden = tuin | ventilation = luchtafvoer |
garden lighting = tuinverlichting | wall = wand |
hardware = ijzerwaren | wallpaper = behangpapier |
heating = verwarming | window = raam |
inside = binnen | wood = hout |
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