Zwarte beer uit boom gered door politie
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "een tijdje" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch idiom. A Dutch vague duration — "a while" or "for a bit" — using the diminutive -tje on tijd (time).
“Ze schieten met een verdovingspij op hem, zodat hij na een tijdje hangen naar beneden valt.”
Hear "een tijdje" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "een tijdje" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 27s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 185 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Politics - Politics, elections, government, and policy debates.
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
92.2%
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
81.3%
Top 1,000
92.2%
Top 2,000
96.9%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
90.5%
Top 1,000
96.8%
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.
beren
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
bears
teruggegaan
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
returned
verdovingspij
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
anesthesia needle
woonwijken
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
residential neighborhoods
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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