Kerstovereten: Wat heb je nog te eten?

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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 "zeg maar" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch hedge meaning "kind of" or "let's say" — usable as filler or as an invitation to speak.

“zeg maar stop.”
Hear "zeg maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 37s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 215 words per minute, rated 4.0/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.
  • ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
  • ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • ▸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?

89.5%
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

88.4%
Top 1,000
89.5%
Top 2,000
95.3%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

92.9%
Top 1,000
96.4%
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.

buikspek
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pork belly
carpaccio
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
thinly sliced raw meat
gluewijn
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
spiced wine
kerstklikjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
Christmas treats
het moet op
1×
it must be finished or consumed

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

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