Over nederlandse festivallen en kamperen
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).
“Nou, het is een tijdje geleden, ehm, maar ik denk dat het een festival is zoals alle andere festivals.”
Hear "een tijdje" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip
A 1:10 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 141 words per minute, rated 2.5/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.
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- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
87.1%
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
85.8%
Top 1,000
87.1%
Top 2,000
93.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91.2%
Top 1,000
94.2%
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.
woordengrap
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
wordplay
fresh
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
fresh
ehm
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
um
achterliggende
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
underlying
hm
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
uncertain
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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