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Dutch Licorice (Drop) — Vocabulary & Verbs

Drop is the Netherlands' favourite candy — and a fun way to learn real, everyday Dutch. Watch the video, learn the words, then practise with 4 interactive exercises.

🎬 1 short video ✏️ 4 interactive exercises

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Watch: Dutch Licorice (Drop)

A short video introducing drop — what it is, where you buy it, and the words you need to talk about it.

Word list — Drop & shopping

All the words from the video, plus a few extra useful ones (like waar, "where"). Learn these first, then try the exercises below.

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Exercise 1

Match the words

Click a Dutch word, then click its English match.

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Exercise 2

Match the verbs

Five verbs you'll need to talk about drop: to snack, to buy, to taste, to eat, to lie/be located.

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Verb conjugations — present tense

The five verbs above, fully conjugated. Notice the pattern: ik uses the bare stem, jij/hij/zij/het add -t, and wij/jullie/zij use the full infinitive.

Pronoun snoepen
(to snack)
kopen
(to buy)
proeven
(to taste)
eten
(to eat)
liggen
(to lie/be located)
iksnoepkoopproefeetlig
jij / jesnoeptkooptproefteetligt
hij / zij / hetsnoeptkooptproefteetligt
wij / wesnoepenkopenproevenetenliggen
julliesnoepenkopenproevenetenliggen
zij / zesnoepenkopenproevenetenliggen
Exercise 3

Fill in the words

Complete each sentence with the right word from the list above.

Exercise 4

Fill in the verbs

Conjugate the verb in brackets correctly. (Including the classic shop question: Waar ligt het drop?)

🎉 Nice work! You now know the words and verbs you need to talk about Dutch drop — try using them next time you're in a Dutch supermarket.

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This drop video is a fun, easy starting point for young learners and absolute beginners alike.

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