Douwe Bob over countrymuziek en succes

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B1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 7:00 video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 214 words per minute, rated 4.0/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.
  • Interviews - Long-form conversations and Q&As.
  • Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
  • Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
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Vocabulary frequency

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

87.4%
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

81.9%
Top 1,000
87.4%
Top 2,000
95.3%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

90.4%
Top 1,000
94%
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.

kinda
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) kind of
relletjes
Rare / outside top 5,000
little stories
tokkelen
Rare / outside top 5,000
to strum
while
Rare / outside top 5,000
period
ballad
Rare / outside top 5,000
ballad
Rome is niet in één dag gebouwd
big things take time to achieve

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

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