Zonnecrème smeren voor het zwembad

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A1 Dutch listening practice · Flemish Dutch · Picked for people who know a little

Common Dutch phrase. Found in 3 other videos too.

What does "kan ik" mean in Dutch?

It's a Dutch way to say what you can or must do. A Dutch capability question — "can I" or "am I able to" — using kunnen, distinct from mag ik.

“Als ik dat over mijn hele lichaam doe, kan ik naar het zwembad.”
Hear "kan ik" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "kan ik" in Dutch
About this video

A 1:21 video in Dutch, level A1. Good for people who know a little. People talk at about 133 words a minute, rated 2.3/5, medium to listen to.

What this video covers:
  • ▸Health - Eating well, sleeping well, and feeling good.
  • ▸Daily Life - Things people do every day, life at home, and real life.
  • ▸Sports - Soccer, basketball, tennis, and the Olympics.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this A1 Dutch listening practice video?

88.7%
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

86.5%
Top 1,000
88.7%
Top 2,000
97.2%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Dutch

89.5%
Top 1,000
95.5%
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 A1. Here is what they mean.

zonnecrème
5×
Not in top 5,000
(brand) Zonnecrème — sun protection cream
rillen
1×
Not in top 5,000
to shiver
tomaatje
1×
Not in top 5,000
small tomato
velletje
1×
Not in top 5,000
little skin/layer
vervellen
1×
Not in top 5,000
to peel
rood als een tomaatje of een kreeft
1×
very red, especially from sunburn

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

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