Waarom regen na droogte zo lekker ruikt
B1 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for intermediate learners
About this clip
A 1:15 video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 186 words per minute, rated 4.2/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
From De Telegraaf↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B1 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
90.1%
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
83.2%
Top 1,000
90.1%
Top 2,000
97%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
89.1%
Top 1,000
96.2%
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.
petricor
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) petricor
regenbuis
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
rain pipe
aardoppervlak
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
earth surface
bodembacteriën
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
soil bacteria
evolutionaire verklaring
1×
evolutionary explanation for phenomenon
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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