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B1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for intermediate learners

About this clip

A 33s video in Dutch at B1 level, suitable for intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 114 words per minute, rated 2.6/5, easy listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • ▸Work & Career - Jobs, interviews, workplace culture, and money.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B1 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

85.1%
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

80.9%
Top 1,000
85.1%
Top 2,000
93.6%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

88.1%
Top 1,000
90.5%
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 B1 level.

tomatenpuree
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
stroopwafels
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
yoghurt
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
inflatie
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
teruggaan
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech

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

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