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A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "toch niet" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch discourse marker. A Dutch negative tag — "you're not... are you?" — using toch to flag soft concern about an expected "no."

“Maar dan kunt je toch niet concentreren.”
Hear "toch niet" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 20s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 235 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.
  • ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
  • ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.

Vocabulary frequency

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

88.1%
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

76.2%
Top 1,000
88.1%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

92.7%
Top 1,000
100%
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.

concentreren
3×
Top 5,000Common in speech
to concentrate
ge
1×
Top 5,000
(regional) you (singular)
jawel
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
yes indeed

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

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