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A1 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "bijna niet" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch negation pattern. A Dutch near-negation — "barely" or "hardly" — signaling almost-but-not-quite absence.

Ja, u kunt het bijna niet missen.
Hear "bijna niet" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 51s video in Dutch at A1 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 179 words per minute, rated 2.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
  • Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.

Vocabulary frequency

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

90.4%
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

90.4%
Top 1,000
90.4%
Top 2,000
95.2%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

92.9%
Top 1,000
93.9%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A1 level.

rechtdoor
Rare / outside top 5,000
straight ahead
rechterkant
Rare / outside top 5,000
right side
kruispunt
Rare / outside top 5,000
intersection
ah
Top 5,000Common in speech
ah
het bijna niet missen
it's almost impossible to miss it

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

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