Weather and travel

Weather

Talking about weather, the Dutch term for weather is weer.
When discussing seasons in Dutch, you might say het is zomer (it’s summer), het is herfst (it’s autumn), het is winter (it’s winter), and het is lente (it’s spring).
Different weather conditions include het is zonnig (it is sunny), het is bewolkt (it is cloudy), het is mistig (it is foggy), and het sneeuwt (it is snowing).
To indicate temperature, you could say het is tien graden (it is ten degrees), or het is onder nul (it is below zero).

Travel

Dutch for travel is reizen.
To express that you are travelling, use the phrase ik ga op reis (I’m going on a trip).
For more specific locations, you could say something like ik ga naar de bergen (I’m going to the mountains) or ik bezoek de stad (I’m visiting the city).
You might need to ask for directions kunt u mij de weg wijzen naar… (can you show me the way to…) or waar is het station? (where is the station?).
When using public transportation, bus is de bus, the tram is de tram, and the subway is de metro.

Accommodation

When discussing types of accommodation, hotel is referred to as het hotel, a camping site as de camping, and a vacation rental home as het vakantiehuis.
To book a room, you can use the phrase ik wil een kamer boeken (I want to book a room).
For checking in and out, use ik wil inchecken (I want to check in) or ik wil uitchecken (I want to check out).

Tip: Talking about weather and travel commonly involves using the present tense, so be sure to practice your conjugations of regular and irregular verbs.