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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 moet je even wachten of de eerste kwijlsliert is gepasseerd.”
Hear "even wachten" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "even wachten" in Dutch
About this clip

A 1:07 video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 196 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.

What this clip covers:
  • ▸Pets & Animals - Dogs, cats, wildlife, and pet care.
  • ▸Food & Cooking - Recipes, restaurant reviews, street food, and kitchen vocabulary.
  • ▸Health & Wellness - Fitness, mental health, nutrition, sleep, and self-care.

Vocabulary frequency

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

91%
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

86.6%
Top 1,000
91%
Top 2,000
96.5%
Top 5,000

Spoken Dutch frequency

85.8%
Top 1,000
91.1%
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.

snack
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
snack

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

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