Bestellen bij de bakker: twee croissants en vier broodjes

WhatsAppGmailTelegramEmail

A1 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.

Ja, doe maar twee appelflappen.
Hear "doe maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "doe maar" in Dutch
About this clip

A 25s video in Dutch at A1 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 188 words per minute, rated 3.1/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
  • Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.
  • Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A1 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

91.3%
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

89.1%
Top 1,000
91.3%
Top 2,000
95.7%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

97.7%
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 A1 level.

appelflappen
Rare / outside top 5,000
croissants
Rare / outside top 5,000
broodjes
Rare / outside top 5,000
gesneden
Top 5,000Common in speech

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

Explore Dutch Comprehensible Input on Reelang

Open Dutch hub