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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "ga maar" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch dismissal-as-permission — "go ahead" or "off you go" — using ga + the maar particle.

“Doe maar, ga maar jongen.”
Hear "ga maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 1:14 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 183 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
  • ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
  • ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.

Vocabulary frequency

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

89.2%
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

87.8%
Top 1,000
89.2%
Top 2,000
95.7%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

87.1%
Top 1,000
93.9%
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.

dammen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
dams
gaffe
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
gaffe (blunder)
oentje
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
little bit (slang)

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

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