Eén keer een scheldwoord zeggen en dan nooit meer

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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "zeg maar" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch hedge meaning "kind of" or "let's say" — usable as filler or as an invitation to speak.

“Oké, zeg maar wat je wilt zeggen. Kut.”
Hear "zeg maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "zeg maar" in Dutch
About this clip

A 25s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 192 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.

Vocabulary frequency

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

92.3%
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

87.7%
Top 1,000
92.3%
Top 2,000
98.5%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

96.9%
Top 1,000
96.9%
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.

scheldwoord
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
swear word

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

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