Origineel uit eten in Amsterdam met Sandra
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "geen zin" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch idiom. A Dutch motivational refusal — "no desire" or "not in the mood" — declining without explanation.
“Als ik geen zin heb in een traditionele lunch zoals een broodje of een salade, dan ga ik het liefst naar Surf Moon.”
Hear "geen zin" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 1:44 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 213 words per minute, rated 3.7/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
88.2%
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
83.3%
Top 1,000
88.2%
Top 2,000
94.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91%
Top 1,000
95.5%
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 A2 level.
borrelen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
snack while drinking
eettentjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small eateries
embassy
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
diplomatic mission
de allerbeste koffie van de pijp
1×
best coffee in the neighborhood
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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