De geschiedenis van de eerste spelcomputer

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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "een beetje" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch idiom. A Dutch hedge — "a little" or "a bit" — both literal quantifier and pragmatic softener.

Een beetje zoals we ze nu kennen dus.
Hear "een beetje" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 2:02 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 161 words per minute, rated 3.2/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.
  • Video Games - Gaming, consoles, and game culture.
  • History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
  • Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.
  • Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.

Vocabulary frequency

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

87%
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

82.5%
Top 1,000
87%
Top 2,000
93.7%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

89.9%
Top 1,000
96.5%
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.

spelcomputer
Rare / outside top 5,000
(brand) spelcomputer — video game console
odyssey
Rare / outside top 5,000
gaming platform
apparaatjes
Rare / outside top 5,000
atari
Rare / outside top 5,000
video game company
de uitdaging aangaan
to confront a challenge or difficulty

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

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