Dutch Math: Ordinal Numbers

The numbers in words are written in one word until thousand. The millions, billions and trillions and so forth are written after a space.
The same as writing ordinal numbers.
1st -  first                                         1e, 1ste - eerste
2nd - second                                     2e - tweede
3rd - third                                         3e - derde                  
4th - fourth                                       4e - vierde
5th - fifth                                          5e - vijfde
6th - sixth                                         6e - zesde
7th - seventh                                     7e -  zevende
8th - eigth                                          8e - achtste
9th - ninth                                          9e - negende
10th - tenth                                        10e - tiende
de twintigste - de 20ste
de tweeëntwintigste - de 22ste
de tweehonderdste - de 200ste
de tweehonderdtweeëntwintigste - de 222ste
de tweeduizend tweehonderdtwintigste - de 2.220ste
de twee miljoenste - de 2.000.000ste
de twee miljoen tweehonderdduizendste - de 2.200.000ste

Add e/de or ste to the numbers in writing an ordinal word.
1e, 1ste
3e, 3de
105e, 105de

Exercises: Ordinal Numbers
Answers: Ordinal Numbers

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TIPS HOW TO LEARN THE DUTCH LANGUAGE (I)

I had my Dutch Language NT2 II Diploma in 1999. I want to share with you how I learned the Ducth language.
Here are some few tips:

be a good imitator. imitate your mentor, especially the pronunciation of the letters and words

be a good listener. listen what they say and try to remember
be observant. what they do and say
be expressive. tell freely what you feel, express yourself, do it in a polite way
be honest. tell the mentor that you don't understand
be a member of (library) club
be a researcher, do not stop looking for answers till you find them.
be social. expose yourself to Dutch people, join the group
be an interrogator. ask if you don't understand
self study. don't rely the teachers.
listen to yourself. record your voice so that you will know if you get the right pronunciation
know your ability to learn. if you learn fast it is fine, if not then give enough time to study
study in your own tempo
don't give up. perseverance (doorzettingsvermogen)
lastly, be broad minded. accept individual differences, don't be angry if you are corrected. don't compare. everyone is unique.
GOOD LUCK TO YOUR DUTCH LESSON!!!

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HoW To Use ThE DuTCh DIcTIOnARY

When you look up a word in the Dutch dictionary be sure to take down what part of speech it is. If you know the part of speech then it is easy to construct a sentence.
1. NOUN - zelfstandig naamwoord
meisje, znw (means zelfstandig naamwoord)
meisje o (means onzijdig, when it is onzijdig the article is HET)
het meisje (singular),
meisje + -s = de meisjes (plural)
So, when you use it in a sentence, the sentence will go like this:
The girl eats strawberries.
a. Het meisje eet aardbeien.
b. Het meisje zit aardbeien te eten.
The girls eat strawberries.
a. De meisjes eten aardbeien.
b. De meisjes zitten aardbeien te eten.
Sentence b gives the position of the girls.
(The girl/girls sits/sit eating strawberries.)
2. PRONOUN - voornaamwoord
(she) zij/ze, pers vnw (means persoonlijk voornaamwoord)
3. ADJECTIVE - bijvoeglijk naamwoord
(red) rood, bn (means bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
4. ADVERB - bijwoord
(now) nu, bijw (means bijwoord)
5. VERB - werkwoord
(cook) koken (kookte, past tense), (h. gekookt, participle), ww (means werkwoord)
Hij kookte gisteren ons avondeten.
Hij heeft gisteren ons avondeten gekookt.
These two sentences have the same meaning.
Actions took in the past.
6. PREPOSITION - voorzetsel
(to, on) aan, op; voorz (means voorzetsel)
7. CONJUNCTION - voegwoord
(and, or) en, of; voegw (means voegwoord)

You should know the abbreviations in your dictionary
znw means zelfstandig naamwoord
Zelfstandig naamwoord (noun) can be v (vrouwelijk), m (mannelijk) and o (onzijdig)
Dutch nouns are divided into three groups. Words can be feminine (vrouwelijk), masculine (mannelijk) and neuter (onzijdig)
If the noun is vrouwelijk and mannelijk then the article is DE
If the noun is onzijdig then the article is HET
per vnw means persoonlijk voornaamwoord
bn means bijvoeglijk naamwoord
bijw means bijvwoord
ww means werkwoord
voorz means voorzetsel
voegw means voegwoord

When you take notes don't forget to:
a. write the vrouwelijk, mannelijk and onzijdig. So that you will know the article you are going to use when you construct a sentence.
b. jot down the tenses of the verbs
c. take note sample sentences
d. choose the correct meaning of the word which fits your sentence. One word has many explanations dus choose the right one.

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