Wij zijn in december thuis.

Both wij and we mean we.

• we is the unstressed, more common form in everyday speech.
• wij is the stressed or slightly more emphatic form.

So in this sentence, Wij zijn in december thuis is correct, but We zijn in december thuis is also completely natural and often more common in conversation.

Zijn is the present tense of to be for we/wij.

The verb zijn is irregular, and in the present tense it goes:

• ik ben = I am
• jij bent / ben jij = you are
• hij/zij/het is = he/she/it is
• wij zijn = we are
• jullie zijn = you all are
• zij zijn = they are

So Wij zijn simply means we are.

In Dutch, in is normally used with months, just like in in English:

• in januari = in January
• in mei = in May
• in december = in December

So in december is the standard way to say in December.

In Dutch, names of months are normally written with a lowercase letter, unless they start a sentence.

So:

• in december ✅
• in December ❌

This is different from English, where December is capitalized.

Because Dutch uses thuis as a single word meaning at home or sometimes simply home.

So:

• thuis = at home / home

You do not need a separate preposition like at here.

That is why Wij zijn in december thuis is natural Dutch.

Thuis is usually treated as an adverb, not an adjective.

It tells you someone’s location:

• Ik ben thuis. = I am at home.
• Ben je thuis? = Are you at home?

So in Wij zijn in december thuis, thuis is the location part of the sentence.

This is the normal word order for a basic Dutch main clause:

subject + verb + other information

So here:

• Wij = subject
• zijn = verb
• in december = time expression
• thuis = place/state

Dutch often puts time before place, so in december comes before thuis. That matches a very common Dutch pattern.

Yes, you can, and it would still be understood.

But Wij zijn in december thuis sounds more natural because Dutch often prefers:

time before place

So:

• Wij zijn in december thuis. = more standard/natural
• Wij zijn thuis in december. = possible, but less neutral in many contexts

It can match either English version, depending on context.

Dutch thuis covers the idea of being at home/home. English may choose one wording or the other depending on style.

So the Dutch sentence is straightforward and natural either way.

Not always. In everyday spoken Dutch, we is often more common.

Compare:

• We zijn in december thuis. = very natural in conversation
• Wij zijn in december thuis. = correct, and can sound slightly more emphatic or careful

So learners should recognize both forms.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

wij zijn in de-sem-ber thuis

A bit more closely:

• wij sounds roughly like English why
• zijn is tricky, something like zayn with a Dutch z
• december has stress on the second syllable: de-SEM-ber
• thuis sounds a bit like thouse, but with the Dutch ui sound, which does not exist in English

If you want a simple learner-friendly approximation, you could think:

Why zayn in duh-SEM-ber th-ouse

But the real Dutch vowel sounds are different from English approximations.

Yes. In a yes/no question, Dutch usually puts the verb first:

• Zijn wij in december thuis? = Are we at home in December?

This is a very common pattern in Dutch:

• statement: Wij zijn ...
• question: Zijn wij ...?

Yes. Then the sentence becomes:

• Wij zijn thuis. = We are at home.

Adding in december just gives the time. The core sentence is:

• Wij zijn thuis.