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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "zal ik" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch modal-and-pronoun pairing. A Dutch offer-of-action — "shall I" — using zullen to propose doing something for the listener.

“Dan zal ik even kijken.”
Hear "zal ik" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 1:07 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:
  • ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
  • ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

92.9%
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

91.2%
Top 1,000
92.9%
Top 2,000
97.1%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

98.2%
Top 1,000
99.4%
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.

verbellen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to bark at
zwerver
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
wanderer or drifter
veilig onderdak bieden
1×
offer a safe place to stay

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

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