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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "zeg maar" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch imperative softener with maar. A Dutch hedge meaning "kind of" or "let's say" — usable as filler or as an invitation to speak.
“Maar qua uitdrukke verzorging doe ik best een hoop zeg maar.”
Hear "zeg maar" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 33s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 173 words per minute, rated 3.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
93.3%
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
85%
Top 1,000
93.3%
Top 2,000
95%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
96.4%
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.
mhmm
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
expression of agreement
knapper
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
handsomer
verzorging
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
care
qua
1×
Top 5,000
in terms of
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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