Nieuwjaarswensen en karrewiet in 2026

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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners

💡 Did you know?

What is 'Karrewiet' in Flemish kids' TV?

Karrewiet
proper noun · Flemish kids' news show
Flanders' nightly kids'-news show on Ketnet, running since 2000: where Belgian children learn how a news bulletin sounds

Karrewiet is the daily kids' news show on Flemish public broadcaster Ketnet, running since 2000. Hosted by a rotating cast of young Flemish presenters, it covers the day’s stories at a level a 10-year-old can follow: school strikes, climate marches, Eurosong picks, Studio 100 anniversaries. The Dutch equivalent on NPO is Jeugdjournaal, which Karrewiet draws from.

This year-end clip is a 20-second New Year’s wish from the Karrewiet desk: « We wensen jullie een top 2026, een jaar vol met leuk nieuws, toffe momenten met vrienden, en natuurlijk heel veel karwiet » (we wish you a top 2026, a year of good news, fun friend-moments, and lots of Karrewiet). The countdown closes with a question for viewers.

Vocabulary frequency

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

90%
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

86.7%
Top 1,000
90%
Top 2,000
93.3%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

92.6%
Top 1,000
100%
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.

karwiet
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(brand) karrewiet — a game or toy
yay
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
expression of excitement
comments
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
responses or remarks
killer
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
dangerous person or thing
toffe
1×
Top 5,000
cool or great
top 20
1×
best ranking or selection of items

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

★Where you’ll hear this
  • ▸On Flemish public broadcaster Ketnet every weekday afternoon, where Karrewiet anchors the kids'-news slot
  • ▸In Flemish school taalonderwijs (language lessons) where teachers use Karrewiet segments as listening practice for ages 8 to 12
  • ▸Alongside its Dutch counterpart NOS Jeugdjournaal on NOS and the German logo! on ZDFtivi in regional kids'-news comparisons
  • ▸On Flemish lifestyle coverage in HUMO and Knack when journalists profile Karrewiet presenters launching adult careers

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