Vermissing van een hond bij het dierenasiel
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "kan ik" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch modal-and-pronoun pairing. A Dutch capability question — "can I" or "am I able to" — using kunnen, distinct from mag ik.
“Wat kan ik doen als iemand hem vindt?”
Hear "kan ik" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 1:13 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 216 words per minute, rated 3.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
From Learn Dutch in Minutes↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
93.8%
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
90.6%
Top 1,000
93.8%
Top 2,000
97.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
94.2%
Top 1,000
99.4%
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.
middelgroot
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
medium-sized
vermissingsmelding
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
missing report
halsband
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
collar
weggelopen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
run away
vlekken
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
spots
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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