Mijn auto start niet meer
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "even kijken" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch even + verb construction. A Dutch hesitation marker — "let me see" or "give me a sec" — using the time-softener even.
“Ik zal even kijken.”
Hear "even kijken" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 1:09 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 186 words per minute, rated 2.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Transportation - Cars, trains, planes, and getting around.
From Learn Dutch in Minutes↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
92.9%
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
89%
Top 1,000
92.9%
Top 2,000
99.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
95.9%
Top 1,000
100%
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.
versleten
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
worn out
batterij
4×
Top 5,000
battery
vervelend
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
annoying
sleutel
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
key
de motor start niet
1×
engine won't starting problem
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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