- Engels Nederlands
- crime novel = misdaadroman
- science fiction novel = sciencefictionroman
- historical novel = historische roman
- horror story = griezelverhaal
- autobiography = autobiografie
- biography = biografie
- short story = kort verhaal
- romantic novel = liefdesroman
- travel literature = reisliteratuur
- poetry = poëzie
- plot = plot
- setting = achtergrond
- hero = held
- character = personage
- opening = begin
- ending = einde
- villain = schurk
- dialogue = dialoog
- anecdote = anekdote
- fairy tale = sprookje
- to engage = boeien
- to capture your attention = je aandacht vasthouden/boeien
- to pass down / to hand down = doorgeven
- blockbuster = kaskraker
- romance = romantiek
- by heart = uit het hoofd
- to appreciate = waarderen
- record = registratie
- shelter = schuilplaats
- to revive = nieuw leven inblazen
- to bend over = zich bukken
- to cast a spell = betoveren
- potential = potentieel
- original = oorspronkelijk
- to revisit = opnieuw beleven
- inspiration = inspiratie
- adolescent = puber
- special effects = special effects
- which = hetgeen/wat
- who = die
- where = waar
- whose = wiens/wier/van wie