Man uit Deventer in zijn eentje
A1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "hoezo" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch discourse marker. A Dutch question word meaning "how come?" or "what do you mean?" — the all-purpose challenge to a claim.
“Hoezo ben je eentje dan? Ja, mama. Hart niet”
Hear "hoezo" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 39s video in Dutch at A1 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 203 words per minute, rated 2.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
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From Kor Hoebe↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A1 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
91.3%
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
89.1%
Top 1,000
91.3%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91.1%
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 A1 level.
hoezo
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
why (informal)
tuurlijk
2×
Top 5,000Common in speech
sure (informal)
mama
1×
Top 2,000Common in speech
mom
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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