Black-out tijdens een geschiedenisproefwerk in de klas
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "wacht eens" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch imperative softener with eens. A Dutch sudden-realization phrase — "wait a moment" or "hold on" — pausing the conversation.
“Wacht eens, thanks voor het antwoord.”
Hear "wacht eens" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "wacht eens" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 32s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 228 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸History - Historical events, eras, and the people who shaped the world.
- ▸Self-Improvement - Life advice, habits, motivation, and personal growth.
From Dylanhaegens↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
89.2%
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%
Top 1,000
89.2%
Top 2,000
97.5%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
95.3%
Top 1,000
98.1%
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.
geschiedenisproefwerk
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
history test
proefwerk
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
test or exam
rekenmachine
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
calculator
jaartal
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
year
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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