Duif bouwt een nest in een stoplicht
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "echt wel" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch defiant affirmative — "really, definitely" — asserting against doubt.
“Omdat hij er echt wel heel gang stilstaat.”
Hear "echt wel" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 32s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 214 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.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
86.6%
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
86.6%
Top 2,000
97.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
89.1%
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.
stoplicht
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
traffic light
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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