Tandenpoetsen voor of na het ontbijt?
A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "niet echt" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch negation pattern. A Dutch hedged negation — "not really" — partial denial with room to maneuver.
“Het is een beetje raar dat mensen voor hun ontbijt hun tanden poetsen, omdat dan zitten er niet echt stukjes tussen je tanden en dan is dan verspil je ook veel tandpasta.”
Hear "niet echt" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "niet echt" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 1:26 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 219 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
From Karrewiet van Ketnet↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
92.7%
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
86.2%
Top 1,000
92.7%
Top 2,000
95.8%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91%
Top 1,000
98.4%
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.
abonneren
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to subscribe
carweed
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
cannabis product
verspil
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to waste
zuurfruits
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
sour fruits
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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