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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "eigenlijk wel" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch reluctant affirmative — "actually, yes" — agreeing after initial hesitation.

Dat klopt eigenlijk wel.
Hear "eigenlijk wel" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 29s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 221 words per minute, rated 3.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
  • 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?

88.6%
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

86.1%
Top 1,000
88.6%
Top 2,000
92.4%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

93.2%
Top 1,000
95.9%
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.

uitgeruimd
Rare / outside top 5,000
tidy, cleared out
vaatwas
Rare / outside top 5,000
dishwasher, dishes
hm
Rare / outside top 5,000
expressing thought
negen maanden gedragen
carried you for nine months (pregnancy)

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

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