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A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "nog niet" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch negation pattern. A Dutch temporal negation — "not yet" — preserving the possibility that the answer becomes "yes" later.

Toen was er gewoon nog niet eens elektriciteit.
Hear "nog niet" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 1:23 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 188 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
  • Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
  • Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.

Vocabulary frequency

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

87.3%
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

82.7%
Top 1,000
87.3%
Top 2,000
95.8%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

87.6%
Top 1,000
93.3%
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.

tollen
Rare / outside top 5,000
spinning tops
anticlimax
Rare / outside top 5,000
anticlimax
figuurtjes
Rare / outside top 5,000
little figures
oude speelgoed
old toys with historical significance

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

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