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A2 Dutch listening practice · Surinamese 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.

“Suriname praat wel een beetje zo met een, met met een zacht accent, weet je.”
Hear "een beetje" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "een beetje" in Dutch
About this video

A 15s video in Dutch, level A2. Good for people who know a little. People talk at about 213 words a minute, rated 4.3/5, hard to listen to.

What this video covers:
  • ▸Language Learning - How words fit together, how to say words, new words, and practice talking.
  • ▸Culture & Society - How people live, the news, and history.

How common are the words?

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

91.4%
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

88.6%
Top 1,000
91.4%
Top 2,000
97.1%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Dutch

93.9%
Top 1,000
93.9%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000

Harder words in this video

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

surinamer
2×
Not in top 5,000
person from Suriname
sranang
1×
Not in top 5,000
Sranan Tongo (Creole language)
tongo
1×
Not in top 5,000
Tongo (Creole language)
surinaams
1×
Not in top 5,000
Surinamese

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

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