Zomercarnaval in Rotterdam: Dans, Kleur en Gezelligheid
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "echt waar" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch interjection of disbelief — "really?" or "for real?" — flagging surprise at a claim.
“Echt waar. Ja.”
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About this clip
A 1:20 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 207 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
93.6%
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
89.4%
Top 1,000
93.6%
Top 2,000
96.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
94.7%
Top 1,000
98%
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.
zomercarnaval
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
Summer Carnival
glitters
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
glitters
heupjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
hips
honderduizenden
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
hundreds of thousands
barsten
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
burst
na regen komt zonneschijn
1×
after bad times, good times will follow
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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