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  1. Lars
    Dutch Er is een kwal in de zee.

    There is a jellyfish in the sea.

  2. Anna
    Dutch Er zijn veel vissen in de oceaan.

    There are many fish in the ocean.

  3. Lars
    Dutch De kwal drijft op het water.

    The jellyfish floats on the water.

  4. Anna
    Dutch Ik zie een schip en een boot op de zee.

    I see a ship and a boat on the sea.

  5. Lars
    Dutch De vis zwemt vlakbij de schelpen.

    The fish swims near the shells.

  6. Anna
    Dutch Een kleine krokodil is ook in het water.

    A small crocodile is also in the water.

  7. Lars
    Dutch We zwemmen elk weekend op het strand.

    We swim at the beach every weekend.

  8. Anna
    Dutch Ik vind een mooie schelp in het zand.

    I find a pretty shell in the sand.

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