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B1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for intermediate learners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "zeg maar" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch hedge meaning "kind of" or "let's say" — usable as filler or as an invitation to speak.

Ze maakt altijd hele leuke liedjes en haar liedjes zijn heel erg zeg maar uphypend zeg maar.
Hear "zeg maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 2:41 video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 202 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.
  • Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.

Vocabulary frequency

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

87.6%
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

82.2%
Top 1,000
87.6%
Top 2,000
93.2%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

91.5%
Top 1,000
94.5%
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 B1 level.

feitjes
Rare / outside top 5,000
hyped
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) excited or publicized
soloartiest
Rare / outside top 5,000
solo artist
superster dingen
superstar-level achievements or things

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

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