Nieuwe brandweerwagens op Brussels Airport

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B1 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 1:42 video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 214 words per minute, rated 4.2/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Transportation - Cars, trains, planes, and getting around.
  • Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

89.9%
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

86.4%
Top 1,000
89.9%
Top 2,000
96.1%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

90.1%
Top 1,000
95.8%
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.

brandweerwagens
Rare / outside top 5,000
abonneren
Rare / outside top 5,000
to subscribe
brandweerman
Rare / outside top 5,000
firefighter (male)
opstijgen
Rare / outside top 5,000
to take off
in geval van nood
in case of emergency

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

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