Waarom dreigt er een watertekort in Noord-Holland?

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B1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 1:21 video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 209 words per minute, rated 4.2/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.

Vocabulary frequency

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

90%
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

85.7%
Top 1,000
90%
Top 2,000
95.6%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

89.4%
Top 1,000
94.7%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B1 level.

zoutwater
Rare / outside top 5,000
salt water
oppervlaktewater
Rare / outside top 5,000
surface water
tomatenplant
Rare / outside top 5,000
tomato plant
een grote spons
a large sponge; absorbs water

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

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