What to use for the word "to" in Dutch?
Can somebody help me to understand when to use what?

om - to, for, at, on, about, by
aan - to, on, at, in, by, upon
naar - to, for, at, in, from, after
tot - to, until, for, into, till, at
voor - to, until, towards, pro, like, in
bij - at, in, to, by, with, on
om te - to

this list has been provided by google translate. I just am too afraid to talk about anything because I don't understand the prepositions.

Question

What to use for the word "to" in Dutch?
Can somebody help me to understand when to use what?

om - to, for, at, on, about, by
aan - to, on, at, in, by, upon
naar - to, for, at, in, from, after
tot - to, until, for, into, till, at
voor - to, until, towards, pro, like, in
bij - at, in, to, by, with, on
om te - to

this list has been provided by google translate.  I just am too afraid to talk about anything because I don't understand the prepositions.

Answer

Like said there is no 1 to 1 translation. Prepositions are the most irregular part of languages. You can only learn them by trial and error and memorizing standard expressions. But I can give a few examples.

om - naar
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I go to town to buy some clothes.
Ik ga NAAR de stad OM wat kleren te kopen.

aan 
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I give my old clothes to my sister.
I geef mijn oude kleren AAN mijn zuster.

tot 
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From Monday to Friday I work in a grocery shop.
Van maandag TOT vrijdag werk ik in een supermarkt.

voor, om te 
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That is to pay for my shopping.
Dat is VOOR het betalen van mijn boodschappen.
Dat is OM mijn boodschappen TE betalen.

bij - at, in, to, by, with, on
This one is a bit difficult.., 'bij' mostly will be 'at' or 'by'. Forget this one.

Answer

From ... to  = van .... naar
I give this to you  = ik geef het aan jou
I go to the shop in order to ......  = ik gaa naar de winkel om .....
I walked from here to his house (and arrived).  ...  Ik liep van hier tot zijn huis
For the other ones I would need to see a sentence in English first. Context, you know.

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It's all about context. Lots of times there's no consistent 1:1 translation possible.

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