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

Common Dutch phrase. Found in 3 other videos too.

What does "eigenlijk wel" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch word that makes things stronger or less sure. A Dutch reluctant affirmative — "actually, yes" — agreeing after initial hesitation.

“Ik vind dat eigenlijk wel leuk voor die mevrouw, maar ik vind dat daar niet in passen, want daar zitten grote kunstschilders zoals van Gog en Rubens.”
Hear "eigenlijk wel" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "eigenlijk wel" in Dutch
About this video

A 2:10 video in Dutch, level A2. Good for people who know a little. People talk at about 200 words a minute, rated 3.8/5, hard to listen to.

What this video covers:
  • ▸Culture & Society - How people live, the news, and history.
  • ▸Stories - Stories about people's lives.

How common are the words?

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

88.1%
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

84.4%
Top 1,000
88.1%
Top 2,000
91.4%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Dutch

93%
Top 1,000
98.9%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in Dutch.

Harder words in this video

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

kunstschilders
2×
Not in top 5,000
painters
brooddozen
1×
Not in top 5,000
lunchboxes

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

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