Ooievaars bouwen een nest op het schoolplein
A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch · 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.
“Dan moeten ze nog wel even wachten, want in de zomervakantie verwachten we allebei ons kindje.”
Hear "even wachten" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "even wachten" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 2:27 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 214 words per minute, rated 4.3/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
From NOS Jeugdjournaal↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
92.2%
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
89.8%
Top 1,000
92.2%
Top 2,000
96%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
92.9%
Top 1,000
97.5%
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.
ooievaar
6×
Rare / outside top 5,000
stork
schoolplein
4×
Rare / outside top 5,000
schoolyard
peppy
3×
Rare / outside top 5,000
lively, cheerful (slang)
broeden
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to brood, to incubate
ooievaars
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
storks
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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