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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "een beetje" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch idiom. A Dutch hedge — "a little" or "a bit" — both literal quantifier and pragmatic softener.
“Hij krijgt natuurlijk iedere week krijgt die een beetje wat je kunstmest met water.”
Hear "een beetje" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 35s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 207 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
From Omroep West↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
93.5%
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
91.6%
Top 1,000
93.5%
Top 2,000
99.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
90.3%
Top 1,000
96.1%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A2 level.
belopen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to cover (as in area)
bijkomt
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to add (additional)
boekenkist
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
book chest
plantenbak
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
plant box
kunstmest
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
artificial fertilizer
de hele dag open
1×
window stays open all day long
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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