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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "ga maar" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch dismissal-as-permission — "go ahead" or "off you go" — using ga + the maar particle.

Mijn trainer, he bak, ga maar naast elkaar staan.
Hear "ga maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 4:43 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 203 words per minute, rated 2.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
  • Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
  • Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.

Vocabulary frequency

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

91.7%
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

85.7%
Top 1,000
91.7%
Top 2,000
95.4%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

92.7%
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.

dribbelen
12×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to dribble (a ball)
supergoed
Rare / outside top 5,000
super good
keepertje
Rare / outside top 5,000
little keeper (goalie)
een trucje, trucje, trucje
a clever move in sports or play

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

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