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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "echt wel" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch defiant affirmative — "really, definitely" — asserting against doubt.

“echt wel lukken hoor, Chantal.”
Hear "echt wel" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 39s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 187 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
  • ▸Relationships - Dating, friendship, marriage, and social life.
  • ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.

Vocabulary frequency

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

90.5%
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

83.2%
Top 1,000
90.5%
Top 2,000
96.8%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

90%
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.

chico
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
boy (informal)
meekomen
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
to come along
choco
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
chocolate (informal)
marsepijn
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
marzipan

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

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