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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · 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.

“En ja, doe maar open.”
Hear "doe maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 17:37 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 156 words per minute, rated 2.2/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Shopping - Shopping hauls, online shopping, and consumer culture.
  • ▸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?

92.4%
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

89%
Top 1,000
92.4%
Top 2,000
96.6%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

94%
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.

schriftje
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
notebook
openmaken
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
to open
vulpen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
fountain pen
abonneer
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to subscribe
zie je daar neer
1×
sit down there, suggestion or command

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

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