Een verrassing die geen verrassing blijkt te zijn
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "hoezo" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch discourse marker. A Dutch question word meaning "how come?" or "what do you mean?" — the all-purpose challenge to a claim.
“Ik ben zo benieuwd wat Dylan voor me heeft. Hoezo?”
Hear "hoezo" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 58s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 187 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
From Dylanhaegens↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
95.9%
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
86.2%
Top 1,000
95.9%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91%
Top 1,000
98.6%
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.
maandje
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
little month
jawel
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
yes (emphatic)
de grote verrassing
1×
the big surprise or reveal
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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