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  1. Lars
    Dutch Een ijsbeer is groot en heel sterk.

    A polar bear is big and very strong.

  2. Anna
    Dutch Een teddy is klein en zacht.

    A teddy is small and soft.

  3. Lars
    Dutch Is de ijsbeer wit?

    Is the polar bear white?

  4. Anna
    Dutch Mijn teddy slaapt op mijn bed.

    My teddy is sleeping on my bed.

  5. Lars
    Dutch De beer in de dierentuin eet vis.

    The bear in the zoo eats fish.

  6. Anna
    Dutch Ik heb een bruine teddy en een witte.

    I have a brown teddy and a white one.

  7. Lars
    Dutch Mijn zus houdt van haar nieuwe teddy.

    My sister loves her new teddy bear.

  8. Anna
    Dutch Een ijsbeer woont op een koude plek.

    A polar bear lives in a cold place.

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