Waarom nemen mensen geen kunst mee op vakantie?
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.
“Maar wacht eens even tante Tinnie.”
Hear "wacht eens" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "wacht eens" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 2:00 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 202 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
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Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
93.9%
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
88.4%
Top 1,000
93.9%
Top 2,000
97.6%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91.7%
Top 1,000
99%
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.
bonnema
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(proper noun) Bonnema
makkem
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to make easy (slang)
wiebse
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to wiggle (informal)
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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