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3 Letter Common English vs Dutch Words ("ij" is one letter)
== Only exists in English ==
act add age ago aid aim air all and any art ask
bag ban bar bay bet big bin bit box boy but buy
bye cap car cat cow cry cup cut dad day dig dog
dot dry due dvd ear eat egg end eye fan far fat
few fix flu fly for fry fun fur gap gas get gun
guy hat her him hip his hit hot how ice ill ink
its jam job joy key kid lab law lay leg let low
mad may mix mom mrs mud mum new nor not now nut
odd off oil old one our out owe own pay pet pig
pin pop pot pub put raw rid rob rub run sad say
sea see set sew she shy sit six sky son sum sun
tap tax tea ten the tie tin tip ton too top toy
try two use war way web who why win yes yet you
== Only exists in Dutch ==
aan aap als bal bel ben blij bos bot bui dag dak
dan dat dik dit doe dom dun dus een eer eis elk
ene ens erg fel fijn gaf gat gek gif had hal heb
hel hem hen het hey hoe hoi hou hun hut jas jou
kan kat ken kip koe kok kom kon kop kun kijk les
lof los lui lul lijk lijn mag mam mee mes met min
mis moe mijn nat nee nek nog nou nul oke oma ons
oog ook oom oor opa oud pad pak pan pas pijn rok
rot rug rijk sap sla sok sta tak tas ter tot tijd
uit uur vak ver vet vis vol vos vrij vijf wat wee
weg wel wie wil wit wou wijn wijs zag zak zal zat
zee zeg zei zes zet zie zin zit zon zou zus zijn
== Exists in both languages ==
arm bad bed bus die fee fit god lid lip lot man
map net pen per red sex sir toe van via was wet
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This is only for the COMMON words (for example, bot is technically both langs, but not common enough as a 3LW in English)

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