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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Picked for people who know a little

Common Dutch phrase. Found in 3 other videos too.

What does "een beetje" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch saying. A Dutch hedge — "a little" or "a bit" — both literal quantifier and pragmatic softener.

“Alleen het was gewoon een beetje wankok.”
Hear "een beetje" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "een beetje" in Dutch
About this video

A 23s video in Dutch, level A2. Good for people who know a little. People talk at about 227 words a minute, rated 4.1/5, hard to listen to.

What this video covers:
  • ▸Music - Songs and new music.
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  • ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and help for parents.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A2 Dutch listening practice video?

94.4%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Dutch words
Most of the words in this video are common Dutch words.

How common in written Dutch

91.7%
Top 1,000
94.4%
Top 2,000
98.6%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Dutch

91.5%
Top 1,000
98.6%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than A2. Here is what they mean.

wankel
1×
Not in top 5,000
unsteady, fragile
negentien
1×
Not in top 5,000
nineteen
jeetje
1×
Top 5,000People say this a lot
(slang) oh my, jeez
vervelend
2×
Top 5,000People say this a lot
boring, tedious
heb spijt
1×
regret; I have remorse

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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