Bijna de eerste schooldag: heb jij zin?

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A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "geen zin" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch idiom. A Dutch motivational refusal — "no desire" or "not in the mood" — declining without explanation.

“Ja, want ik heb helemaal geen zin in school.”
Hear "geen zin" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 1:51 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 223 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
  • ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

93.8%
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

91.6%
Top 1,000
93.8%
Top 2,000
96.7%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

95.4%
Top 1,000
98.1%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A2 level.

schoolspullen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
school supplies
speltjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small trinkets

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

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