Vakantie op Bonaire met baby Julia
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "echt waar" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch interjection of disbelief — "really?" or "for real?" — flagging surprise at a claim.
“En de tijd gaat snel met een baby is echt waar.”
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About this clip
A 19:27 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 181 words per minute, rated 2.6/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
91%
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
86.6%
Top 1,000
91%
Top 2,000
95.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91.9%
Top 1,000
96.9%
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.
strandje
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small beach
acclimatiseren
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to acclimatize
anyway
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
<short description>
barbecuen
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to barbecue
de tijd gaat snel met een baby
1×
time passes quickly with a baby
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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