Kinderen in Finland gaan met een hovercraft naar school
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "niet meer" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch negation pattern. A Dutch ended-state negation — "no longer" or "not anymore" — flagging that something used to be true but isn't now.
“Normaal gaan ze met een boot naar school, maar deze winter is het ijs zo dik dat niet meer kan varen.”
Hear "niet meer" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 34s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 136 words per minute, rated 3.4/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
- ▸Transportation - Cars, trains, planes, and getting around.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
93.4%
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
85.2%
Top 1,000
93.4%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
88.1%
Top 1,000
94.9%
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.
hovercraft
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
hovering vehicle
ritjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
short rides
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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