Kan pietje een salto?
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "kan ik" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch modal-and-pronoun pairing. A Dutch capability question — "can I" or "am I able to" — using kunnen, distinct from mag ik.
“En kan ik denk je een driedubbele?”
Hear "kan ik" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 27s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 176 words per minute, rated 2.9/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, the Olympics, and athletes.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
From Matz Akkermans↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
90.6%
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
86.8%
Top 1,000
90.6%
Top 2,000
96.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
96.1%
Top 1,000
98%
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.
salto
5×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(brand) salto — acrobatic jump
driedubbele
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
triple
achterwater
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
backwater
koprol
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
roll
lekker op ballet gaan
1×
better to pursue a safer option
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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