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A2 Dutch listening practice · Dutch from the Netherlands · 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.

“Maar wacht eens even.”
Hear "wacht eens" in 3 other Dutch videos:
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About this clip

A 29s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 235 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
  • ▸Travel - Travel vlogs, tips, cultural experiences, and life abroad.

Vocabulary frequency

How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?

88.3%
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
88.3%
Top 2,000
95%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

89.5%
Top 1,000
94.7%
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.

voetjes
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pretpark
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
amusement park
trappen
2×
Top 5,000Common in speech
to kick
rusten
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
to rest
hard trappen
1×
figurative: I am pedaling very hard

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.

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