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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "kijk eens" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch imperative softener with eens. A Dutch attention-getter — "look here" — using eens to soften the imperative.

Kijk eens naar die blauwe jurk.
Hear "kijk eens" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 34s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 220 words per minute, rated 3.5/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Shopping - Shopping hauls, online shopping, and consumer culture.
  • Fashion & Beauty - Style, outfits, skincare, and beauty routines.
  • 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 A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

96%
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

92%
Top 1,000
96%
Top 2,000
98.7%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

93.2%
Top 1,000
100%
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.

sneakers
Rare / outside top 5,000
jurk
Top 5,000Common in speech
dress

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

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