Waarom zijn de meeste mensen rechtshandig?
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "nou ja" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch discourse marker. A Dutch discourse marker meaning "well..." — a soft hedge or resigned shrug, depending on tone.
“Nou ja, vooral als je zo gekje.”
Hear "nou ja" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "nou ja" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 1:17 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 205 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
- ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
From Het Klokhuis↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
94.9%
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
90.2%
Top 1,000
94.9%
Top 2,000
98.1%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
88.8%
Top 1,000
97.1%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A2 level.
handvoorkeur
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
hand preference
linkshandig
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
left-handed
linkshandige
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(left-handed) person
linkshandigen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
left-handed people
rechtshandig
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
right-handed
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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