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A2 Dutch listening practice · Surinamese Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "laat maar" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch dismissal — "forget it" or "never mind" — built from laat (let) + the maar particle.

laat maar.
Hear "laat maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 2:20 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 170 words per minute, rated 2.6/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
  • Science - Discoveries, experiments, and how the world works.
  • Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

87.6%
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

84.6%
Top 1,000
87.6%
Top 2,000
92.3%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

96.8%
Top 1,000
97.7%
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 A2 level.

slootwater
Rare / outside top 5,000
ditch water
varkenstal
Rare / outside top 5,000
pigsty
gezeuren
Rare / outside top 5,000
complaining
onder handen nemen
to take care of something or someone

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

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