Zo hou je je huisdier koel tijdens warm weer
A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "bijna niet" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch negation pattern. A Dutch near-negation — "barely" or "hardly" — signaling almost-but-not-quite absence.
“Heel wat dieren zweten bijna niet en kunnen bij dit warme weer snel oververhit raken.”
Hear "bijna niet" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 1:11 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 224 words per minute, rated 4.1/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
From Karrewiet van Ketnet↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
90.3%
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
85.5%
Top 1,000
90.3%
Top 2,000
96.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
89.9%
Top 1,000
97%
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.
dierenliefhebber
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
animal lover
ijsblokjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
ice cubes
invriezen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to freeze
oververhit
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
overheated
plasticfles
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
plastic bottle
frisse snacks
1×
fresh and appealing food for animals
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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