Kinderen die liegen om eerder naar huis te mogen
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.
“Wacht eens even.”
Hear "wacht eens" in 3 other Dutch videos:
Learn more about "wacht eens" in Dutch 
About this clip
A 25s video in Dutch at A2 level, suitable for beginners. The speech is at a natural pace around 184 words per minute, rated 3.9/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
- ▸Comedy & Humor - Skits, funny moments, humor, and light-hearted content.
- ▸Transportation - Cars, trains, planes, and getting around.
- ▸Parenting & Family - Family life, raising kids, and parenting advice.
From Sarkis Sako↗ on YouTube.Watch original
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this A2 Dutch listening practice listening practice?
87.3%
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
83.1%
Top 1,000
87.3%
Top 2,000
97.2%
Top 5,000
Spoken Dutch frequency
91.3%
Top 1,000
98.6%
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.
fietsers
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
cyclists
helikopter
1×
Top 5,000Common in speech
helicopter
gaan liegen dat ik eerder huis kan
1×
to lie about leaving earlier
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · SUBTLEX-NL 2014 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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