Kleine strijd om snoep in de winkel
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · Curated for beginners
Common Dutch phrase, spotted in 3 other videos
What does "even wachten" mean in Dutch?
It's a Dutch even + verb construction. A Dutch "just hold on" — combining even (briefly) with wachten (wait) for a soft pause request.
“Eh, dan moeten we even wachten.”
Hear "even wachten" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "even wachten" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 35s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 231 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Shopping - Shopping hauls, online shopping, and consumer culture.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
From Addo & Nick↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
95.1%
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
92.2%
Top 1,000
95.1%
Top 2,000
98%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
97%
Top 1,000
99%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s A2 level.
snoetje
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
small face
hiernaast
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
next to here
pap
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000Common in speech
porridge
verwend kind
1×
spoiled child or person
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
Explore Dutch from the Netherlands Comprehensible Input on Reelang
Open Dutch hubBy skill level
By accent / dialect