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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "echt waar" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch interjection of disbelief — "really?" or "for real?" — flagging surprise at a claim.

Echt waar? Ja.
Hear "echt waar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 44s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 202 words per minute, rated 2.7/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
  • Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
  • Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.

Vocabulary frequency

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

88.6%
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

84.8%
Top 1,000
88.6%
Top 2,000
97.5%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

89.6%
Top 1,000
96.1%
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.

tuinen
Rare / outside top 5,000
gardens
opletten
Top 5,000Common in speech
to pay attention
katten
Top 5,000Common in speech
cats
vanzelf
Top 5,000Common in speech
by itself
dat waardeer ik enorm
I greatly appreciate that

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

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