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B1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 51s video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 235 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

91.2%
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

85.9%
Top 1,000
91.2%
Top 2,000
98.2%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

94.7%
Top 1,000
98.7%
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 B1 level.

bevrijdend
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
liberating; freeing
bijlopen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to catch up (on work)
borduren
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to embroider
hokjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
theedoek
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
tea towel; dishcloth
theedoek moeten borduren
1×
embroider on a dishcloth

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

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