Annie MG Schmidt: De Nationale Oma van Nederland

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B1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 1:18 video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 176 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • ▸Books & Reading - Books, literature, and reading culture.
  • ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

89.2%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Dutch words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday Dutch.

General Dutch frequency

85.9%
Top 1,000
89.2%
Top 2,000
92.4%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

89.8%
Top 1,000
94.6%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-Dutch data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.

animaties
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
buurtvriendjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
cliphanger
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
cliphanger
dap
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
DAP (acronym)
dikertje
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
chubby one (diminutive, often affectionate)
nationale oma van Nederland
1×
national grandmother of the Netherlands

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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