Waarom wil Amerika Groenland?

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B2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 55s video in Dutch at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 141 words per minute, rated 3.3/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
  • ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
  • ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this B2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

84.1%
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

80.5%
Top 1,000
84.1%
Top 2,000
91.5%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

80.9%
Top 1,000
95.6%
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 B2 level.

arctische
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
geopolitiek
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
geopolitical
radarinstallaties
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
raketverdediging
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
missile defense
ruimtebewaking
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
space surveillance
niet om een eiland kopen
1×
not about buying an island

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

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