150 jaar telefoon: van draaischijf tot videobellen
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "doe maar" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch nudge of permission — "go ahead, do it" — granting the listener clearance to proceed.
“Ik denk, doe maar wat.”
Hear "doe maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "doe maar" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 2:27 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 194 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
94.6%
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
90.9%
Top 1,000
94.6%
Top 2,000
98.7%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
93.7%
Top 1,000
97.8%
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.
videobellen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
video calling
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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