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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.
“Zijn wij zeg maar de eerste zijn.”
Hear "zeg maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 2:48 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 191 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
92.9%
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
87.4%
Top 1,000
92.9%
Top 2,000
97.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
89.5%
Top 1,000
96%
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.
boarding
6×
Rare / outside top 5,000
boarding (of a vehicle)
tegenaan
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
against; toward (slang)
voetballen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to play soccer
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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