English to Dutch Translation
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All 198 language pairsAbout English and Dutch
English is a Germanic language (Indo-European family), spoken in countries around the world; in India it is used alongside Hindi for the official work of the Union government, in courts and in higher education. It is written in the Latin alphabet: an alphabet in which vowels and consonants are separate letters.
Dutch (Nederlands) is a Germanic language (Indo-European family), spoken in the Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders) and Suriname. It is written in the Latin alphabet: an alphabet in which vowels and consonants are separate letters.
How English and Dutch compare
- English and Dutch are both written in the Latin alphabet, so names and shared words look the same in the Dutch translation.
- Both are Germanic languages, so they share many related words.
- Both usually put words in the order subject–verb–object, which keeps sentences close in shape.
| English | Dutch | |
|---|---|---|
| Script | Latin alphabet | Latin alphabet |
| Letters | A B C D E F G H | ij é ë |
| Hello | Hello | Hallo |
| Thank you | Thank you | Dank je |
| Written | Left to right | Left to right |
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Do English and Dutch use the same script?
Yes. Both are written in the Latin alphabet, so the translation keeps the same letters.
How do I type in Dutch?
Add the Dutch keyboard in your computer or phone settings (Windows: Settings › Time & language › Language; Android and iPhone: keyboard settings), then switch to it while typing.