Ooievaars bouwen een nest op het schoolplein
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "best wel" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch softening intensifier — "quite" or "kinda" — adding emphasis without overcommitting.
“Dat is eigenlijk best wel bijzonder.”
Hear "best wel" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "best wel" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 58s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 225 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
91.1%
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%
Top 1,000
91.1%
Top 2,000
94.8%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
94.9%
Top 1,000
97.2%
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.
ooievaars
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
storks
schoolplein
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
schoolyard
ooievaar
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
stork
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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