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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.

Laat me even kijken.
Hear "even kijken" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 54s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 190 words per minute, rated 2.7/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Technology - Tech, gadgets, software, AI, and the digital world.
  • 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?

86.7%
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

82.9%
Top 1,000
86.7%
Top 2,000
95.2%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

93.7%
Top 1,000
97.9%
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.

oplader
Rare / outside top 5,000
charger
defect
Rare / outside top 5,000
broken
hoelang
Top 5,000Common in speech
how long
batterij
Top 5,000
battery
dat verklaart veel
that explains a lot

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

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