Paardenprocessie in Hakendover: kinderen dragen een oude traditie

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A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "eigenlijk wel" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch reluctant affirmative — "actually, yes" — agreeing after initial hesitation.

“Ik vind dat eigenlijk wel leuk dat ik de traditie kan voortzetten.”
Hear "eigenlijk wel" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 2:00 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 195 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, 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.
  • ▸Storytelling - Personal stories, anecdotes, and lived experience.

Vocabulary frequency

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

96.6%
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

91.2%
Top 1,000
96.6%
Top 2,000
97.3%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

94.1%
Top 1,000
98.4%
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.

abonneren
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to subscribe
bompen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to boom (verb)
cirkeltjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
little circles
galop
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
gallop (horse movement)
in het spotlight
1×
to be the center of attention

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

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