Waarom zoveel dieren een nieuw baasje zoeken
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "toch niet" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch discourse marker. A Dutch negative tag — "you're not... are you?" — using toch to flag soft concern about an expected "no."
“Omdat mensen beseffen dat ze daar toch niet zo goed voor kunnen zorgen.”
Hear "toch niet" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 1:59 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 200 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
From Karrewiet van Ketnet↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
92.8%
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
89.7%
Top 1,000
92.8%
Top 2,000
95.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
93.3%
Top 1,000
98.1%
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.
adopteer
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
adopt
asielen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
shelters
baarsje
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
perch (fish)
dierbescherming
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
animal protection
tweede kans
1×
second chance for animals in need
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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