Dutch House Terminology
Expats in Netherlands will find most housing and property websites and home improvement retail web shops are in Dutch. Below is the Dutch house terminology for common house-related English words.
| ENGLISH < – > DUTCH | ENGLISH < – > DUTCH |
|---|---|
| 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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