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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.

“Hey, wacht eens even.”
Hear "wacht eens" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "wacht eens" in Dutch
About this clip

A 28s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 176 words per minute, rated 3.8/5, medium listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Culture & Society - Traditions, current events, social issues, and history.
  • ▸Shopping - Shopping hauls, online shopping, and consumer culture.
  • ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.

Vocabulary frequency

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

92.6%
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

83.8%
Top 1,000
92.6%
Top 2,000
98.5%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

82.8%
Top 1,000
90.6%
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.

grabbelen
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
grab (slang)

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

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