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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.

Hij lijkt een beetje bang.
Hear "een beetje" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 1:00 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 190 words per minute, rated 2.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
  • 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?

93.8%
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

85.2%
Top 1,000
93.8%
Top 2,000
95.1%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

87.2%
Top 1,000
96.2%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Words above this video’s level

Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A2 level.

halsband
Rare / outside top 5,000
collar
verdwaald
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
lost
dierenarts
Rare / outside top 5,000
veterinarian
weggelopen
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
run away
chip
Top 5,000Common in speech
microchip
arme kat
poor cat, feeling sympathy for it

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

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