Language
Dutch
CEFR Level
A0
Theme
Tijd, ruimte en detail
Linked course
Dutch A0

Core words

Story

Lotte en de stille wekker

  1. Het is bedtijd in Lottes slaapkamer.

    It's bedtime in Lotte's bedroom.

  2. Lotte wil morgen vroeg opstaan, dus ze maakt haar kamer netjes.

    Lotte wants to get up early tomorrow, so she tidies her room.

  3. Ze vindt een oude knuffelbeer.

    She finds an old teddy bear.

  4. Hij is niet schoon.

    He is not clean.

  5. Op haar tafel staat een kleine wekker; de tik is slecht.

    A small alarm clock is on her table; its tick is weak.

  6. De tik is hard en Lotte kan niet goed rusten.

    The tick is loud and Lotte can't rest well.

  7. Papa komt zacht binnen.

    Dad comes in quietly.

  8. Hij wast de beer; nu is hij schoon.

    He washes the bear; now it is clean.

  9. Papa zet een nieuwe batterij in de wekker, en nu tikt hij rustig.

    Dad puts a new battery in the alarm clock, and now it ticks quietly.

  10. Er is stilte in de kamer en Lotte glimlacht.

    There is silence in the room and Lotte smiles.

  11. Ze zet de wekker voor morgen vroeg en kruipt onder de deken.

    She sets the alarm for early tomorrow and gets under the blanket.

  12. Papa leest een kort verhaaltje, en Lotte valt rustig in slaap.

    Dad reads a short story, and Lotte falls asleep peacefully.

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