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A2 Dutch listening practice · Surinamese Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "hoezo" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch discourse marker. A Dutch question word meaning "how come?" or "what do you mean?" — the all-purpose challenge to a claim.

“Hoezo heb ik last dan?”
Hear "hoezo" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 2:28 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 249 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
  • ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
  • ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.

Vocabulary frequency

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

89.3%
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

86%
Top 1,000
89.3%
Top 2,000
95%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

93.2%
Top 1,000
95.8%
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.

afknapt
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
gestofzuigd
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
gestrest
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
stressed (misspelling)
handdoekjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
oeh
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
oh

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

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