Waarom Awel niet altijd opneemt

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A2 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "echt wel" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch intensifier or hedge. A Dutch defiant affirmative — "really, definitely" — asserting against doubt.

En dat is echt wel heel jammer. Hallo.
Hear "echt wel" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 1:43 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 197 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
  • Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.

Vocabulary frequency

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

94.8%
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

85.8%
Top 1,000
94.8%
Top 2,000
99.3%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

91.9%
Top 1,000
97.4%
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.

awel
Rare / outside top 5,000
(acronym) AWEL — an organization
mercie
Rare / outside top 5,000
thanks (informal)
onthou
Rare / outside top 5,000
remember
supertof
Rare / outside top 5,000
super cool (slang)
blijft bellen en chatten
keep calling and chatting for help

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

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