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

Core words

Story

Finn en het afstandsspel

  1. Het is avond, en Finn zit bij het raam.

    It's evening, and Finn is sitting by the window.

  2. Zijn zus Lotte en papa Mark zitten naast hem.

    His sister Lotte and Dad Mark sit next to him.

  3. Finn wil weten wat dichtbij en ver is.

    Finn wants to know what's near and what's far.

  4. Papa maakt een spel; dit is een fijn spel.

    Dad makes a game; it's a nice game.

  5. Papa fluistert en lacht.

    Dad whispers and laughs.

  6. Finn wijst op de knuffel naast hem, en Lotte zegt.

    Finn points at the stuffed animal next to him, and Lotte says.

  7. Ze kijken uit het raam naar de donkere straat.

    They look out the window at the dark street.

  8. Oma Noor woont ver weg, zegt papa; dat is.

    Grandma Noor lives far away, says Dad; that's how it is.

  9. Maar Finn is niet zeker: hoort Oma Noor hem zo ver?

    But Finn is not sure: can Grandma Noor hear him from that far?

  10. Papa belt Oma Noor.

    Dad calls Grandma Noor.

  11. Dan zegt Finn tegen Oma Noor op de telefoon.

    Then Finn says to Grandma Noor on the phone.

  12. Oma Noor lacht, en Finn hoort haar terug en wordt rustig.

    Grandma Noor laughs, and Finn hears her and becomes calm.

  13. Finn kijkt naar links, waar de zachte maan staat, en Lotte fluistert.

    Finn looks to the left, where the soft moon is, and Lotte whispers.

  14. Er is rust in de kamer, en Finn zwaait zacht tegen de nacht.

    There is quiet in the room, and Finn waves softly to the night.

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