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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.
“Is het uitdagen en nou ja, vullen sowieso in het best doen en zo goed mogelijk spelen.”
Hear "nou ja" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 2:30 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 157 words per minute, rated 2.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Music - Songs, artists, genres, and music culture.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
93.6%
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
90.5%
Top 1,000
93.6%
Top 2,000
96.8%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
90.4%
Top 1,000
96.2%
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.
backstreet
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(slang) backstreet
inspelen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to play along
ehm
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
um
een soort van
1×
a way to describe something vaguely
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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