Wanneer zeg je doei, dag of tot ziens?

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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos

What does "tot ziens" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch greeting or closing. A formal Dutch goodbye — "until I see you" — the standard polite closer in service and business contexts.

Weet jij wanneer je tot ziens, doei of dag gebruikt?
Hear "tot ziens" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 50s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 185 words per minute, rated 3.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • Language Learning - Grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and real conversation practice.
  • Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.

Vocabulary frequency

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

86.3%
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

81.5%
Top 1,000
86.3%
Top 2,000
91.9%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

85.3%
Top 1,000
94%
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.

begroeting
Rare / outside top 5,000
greeting
formeler
Rare / outside top 5,000
more formal
neutraler
Rare / outside top 5,000
more neutral

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

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