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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "nou ja" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch discourse marker. A Dutch discourse marker meaning "well..." — a soft hedge or resigned shrug, depending on tone.

Nou ja zeg.
Hear "nou ja" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "nou ja" in Dutch
About this clip

A 31s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 185 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
  • Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
  • Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
  • Entertainment - TV shows, movies, music, books, and pop culture.

Vocabulary frequency

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

95.5%
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

92.1%
Top 1,000
95.5%
Top 2,000
97.8%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

97.7%
Top 1,000
100%
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.

kardashians
Rare / outside top 5,000
Kardashians
uitgeplant
Rare / outside top 5,000
planned out

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

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