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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "kijk maar" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch directive softener — "just look" or "have a look" — pointing without insisting.

Ja, kijk maar.
Hear "kijk maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 30s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 220 words per minute, rated 3.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
  • Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

82%
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

78.7%
Top 1,000
82%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

86.2%
Top 1,000
89.7%
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.

terugzwaaien
Rare / outside top 5,000
to swing back
attractie
Top 5,000
attraction
zwaai
Top 5,000
to wave
bedienen
Top 5,000
to serve

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

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