Drie grappige feitjes over honden
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "echt waar" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch interjection of disbelief — "really?" or "for real?" — flagging surprise at a claim.
“De gemiddelde hond kan ja, echt waar wel 20 kilometer weg ruiken.”
Hear "echt waar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 1:13 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 216 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
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- ▸Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
From Dylanhaegens↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
89.4%
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
84.5%
Top 1,000
89.4%
Top 2,000
96.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
87.7%
Top 1,000
96.7%
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 A2 level.
bulldog
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
Bulldog
hoe dit is afgelopen
1×
how this turned out or ended
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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