Duif bouwt bijzonder nest in stoplicht
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "kijk maar" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch directive softener — "just look" or "have a look" — pointing without insisting.
“Kijk maar hier achter hier, daar zit”
Hear "kijk maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "kijk maar" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 2:28 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 197 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
92%
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
87.9%
Top 1,000
92%
Top 2,000
97.7%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91.6%
Top 1,000
97.6%
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.
duif
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
dove
roeku
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
smoker (slang)
stoplicht
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
traffic light
tortel
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
turtledove
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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