Krokodil gezien voor de kust van Bonaire
B1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 2:25 video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 196 words per minute, rated 3.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
85.3%
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
82.9%
Top 1,000
85.3%
Top 2,000
92.4%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
88.3%
Top 1,000
94.5%
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 B1 level.
diergaarde
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(regional) zoo
lasso
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
lasso
spitssnuitkrokodil
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
snout crocodile
uitdagender
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
more challenging
verrekijkers
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
binoculars
bijzondere afwisseling in zijn werk
1×
special change in his job routine
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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