Language
Dutch
CEFR Level
A0
Theme
Alfabet
Linked course
Dutch A0

Core words

Story

Lotte en de letters A tot E

  1. Ik ben Lotte, en het is bijna bedtijd.

    I'm Lotte, and it's almost bedtime.

  2. Er zijn vijf kaartjes met A, B, C, D en E op mijn bed.

    There are five cards with A, B, C, D and E on my bed.

  3. Ik heb een plan: ik wil de letters zacht lezen.

    I have a plan: I want to read the letters quietly.

  4. Mijn broer Bram zit naast mij en glimlacht.

    My brother Bram sits next to me and smiles.

  5. We leggen de kaartjes op een rij.

    We lay the cards in a row.

  6. Maar de C is weg, en ik kan de C niet vinden.

    But the C is gone, and I can't find the C.

  7. Bram knielt en kijkt onder het bed.

    Bram kneels and looks under the bed.

  8. Hij haalt de C tevoorschijn en geeft hem aan mij.

    He pulls out the C and gives it to me.

  9. Nu liggen A, B, C, D en E naast elkaar, en we fluisteren ze samen.

    Now A, B, C, D and E are next to each other, and we whisper them together.

  10. Mijn ogen worden zwaar, en Bram legt de kaartjes in een doos.

    My eyes are getting heavy, and Bram puts the cards in a box.

  11. De kamer is stil, en de letters slapen mee.

    The room is quiet, and the letters sleep too.

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