Sprookjesbos vol bloeiende boshyacinten in het Hallerbos

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A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "natuurlijk niet" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch negation pattern. A Dutch denial-with-superiority — "of course not" — refusing while flagging the question as silly.

“Ja, soms lopen mensen daarom zelfs tussen de bloemen en dat is natuurlijk niet de bedoeling.”
Hear "natuurlijk niet" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 26s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 212 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
  • ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.

Vocabulary frequency

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

92%
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

85.1%
Top 1,000
92%
Top 2,000
98.9%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

93.8%
Top 1,000
97.5%
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.

bosjazinten
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
boswachters
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
forest rangers
sprookje
1×
Top 5,000
fairy tale
place to be
1×
popular location for socializing or events

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

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