Koraalsterfte bedreigt Bonaire en overstromingen

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B2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for upper-intermediate learners

About this clip

A 1:12 video in Dutch at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 207 words per minute, rated 4.4/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
  • Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.

Vocabulary frequency

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

90%
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

85.8%
Top 1,000
90%
Top 2,000
93.6%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

93.4%
Top 1,000
97.4%
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 B2 level.

riffen
Rare / outside top 5,000
aanstormende
Rare / outside top 5,000
gedempd
Rare / outside top 5,000
rioolwater
Rare / outside top 5,000
sewage water
woonkamers
Rare / outside top 5,000
verder gaat
to go further or progress onward

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

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