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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "wat doe je" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch idiom. A Dutch curiosity-or-protest — "what are you doing" — opening a question or a challenge.

“Wat doe je jongen? Oeps.”
Hear "wat doe je" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 1:02 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:
  • ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
  • ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.

Vocabulary frequency

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

81.9%
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

79.2%
Top 1,000
81.9%
Top 2,000
95.1%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

91.2%
Top 1,000
95.6%
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.

dichtgeworden
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
become closed
netje
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small net
oeps
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
oops (expression of surprise)
de kunst van verven
1×
the skill of painting, not just art

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

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