Wanneer je wegkijkt als de docent vraagt
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "even checken" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch even + verb construction. A Dutch "just check" — using the English loan checken with the even-softener.
“Even checken.”
Hear "even checken" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 21s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 183 words per minute, rated 3.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
From Bas Knobbout↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
79.7%
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
79.7%
Top 1,000
79.7%
Top 2,000
96.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
88.5%
Top 1,000
90.4%
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.
topografie
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
topography
oogcontact
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
eye contact
ehm
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
um (filler sound)
cijfer
1×
Top 5,000
number/grade
geen oogcontact maken
1×
avoid making eye contact
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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