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/ɦeːt/
The English phrase "hot" can be translated into Dutch as heet or warm.
Meaning: having a high temperature (adj)
Ways to say it
| Dutch | IPA |
|---|---|
| heet | /ɦeːt/ |
| warm | /ʋɑr(ə)m/ |
Both words describe high temperatures, but heet is used for very high temperatures such as boiling soup. warm describes moderate temperatures, such as lukewarm or pleasantly warm water. When describing the weather, you can use either word depending on the intensity, though it is most natural to say het is heet or het is warm.
Which one should you use?
In Dutch, warm is generally a lower intensity of heat than heet. While both can mean hot, heet is used for high temperatures like boiling soup, whereas warm is used for moderate temperatures.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɦeːt/
Did you know?
- If you want to say the weather is 'scorching', you might use bloedheet, which literally translates to 'blood hot'.
- When discussing spicy food, a Dutch speaker might say it is pittig instead of using a word for temperature like heet.
- The phrase heet onder de huid zijn literally means 'to be hot under the skin' and is used to describe someone who is irritable or quick-tempered.
Examples in context
- De soep is heet.The soup's very hot.This sentence is useful for describing how hot the soup is using heet.Tatoeba #827112 by martinod, translation #2268541 by _undertoad
- De thee is heet.The tea is hot.This sentence is useful for describing the temperature of tea using heet.Tatoeba #940584 by martinod, translation #462952 by lukaszpp
- Is er warm water?Is there hot water?This sentence is useful for asking about the temperature of water using warm.Tatoeba #7489262 by MarijnKp, translation #773344 by marloncori
- De thee is te heet om te drinken.The tea is too hot to drink.
- Het warme water uit de kraan brandde zijn handen.The hot water from the faucet burned his hands.
- De oven is erg warm.The oven is very hot.
- De pan was gloeiend heet en brandde mijn handen.The pan was scorching hot and burned my hands.
- Hij pakte het gloeiend hete ijzer niet goed vast en verbrandde zijn vingers.He didn't properly grip the burning hot iron and burned his fingers.
- Het eten is héét!The food is super hot!
- 201 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Levi and Lisa are walking outside in the summer.
- LeviHet is echt heet buiten, vind je niet?It is really hot outside, don't you think?
- LisaJa, ik heb het erg warm.Yes, I am very warm.
- LeviZullen we een koud drankje zoeken?Shall we look for a cold drink?
- LisaDat is een heel goed idee, Levi.That is a very good idea, Levi.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hot” translations and entries heet, warm, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
