Language
Dutch
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Namen en Identiteit
Linked course
Dutch A1

Core words

Story

Sterren met Namen

  1. Het is avond in de slaapkamer van Finn.

    It's evening in Finn's bedroom.

  2. Er is een zachte lamp aan.

    There is a soft lamp on.

  3. De zachte lamp geeft warm licht.

    The soft lamp gives a warm light.

  4. Finn zit op zijn bed en kijkt naar een lege ster van papier.

    Finn sits on his bed and looks at a paper star.

  5. Hij wil de namen van zijn vrienden op de ster zetten.

    He wants to put his friends' names on the star.

  6. Finn belt en zegt: 'Mijn naam is Finn'.

    Finn calls and says, 'My name is Finn.'

  7. 'Hoe zeg je jouw naam?'

    'How do you say your name?'

  8. Eerst lacht Kim en zegt: 'Ik ben Kim.'

    First Kim laughs and says, 'I'm Kim.'

  9. Dan zwaait Nick op het scherm.

    Then Nick waves on the screen.

  10. Ook Pat en Jill komen in de chat.

    Pat and Jill also join the chat.

  11. Ze praten over hun namen en over landen.

    They talk about their names and about countries.

  12. Finn kijkt naar de ster en zegt: 'De ster is klein, maar ik wil alle namen erop zetten'.

    Finn looks at the star and says, 'The star is small, but I want to put all the names on it.'

  13. Kim zegt: 'Je kunt meer kleine sterren knippen.'

    Kim says, 'You can cut more little stars.'

  14. Finn knipt vier kleine sterren en schrijft één naam op elke ster.

    Finn cuts out four small stars and writes one name on each star.

  15. Hij plakt de sterren boven zijn bed.

    He sticks the stars above his bed.

  16. De zachte namen hangen als lichtjes, en Finn glimlacht.

    The soft names hang like little lights, and Finn smiles.

  17. Hij fluistert elke naam en zegt welterusten.

    He whispers each name and says goodnight.

  18. Het licht gaat uit, en Finn valt rustig in slaap.

    The light goes out, and Finn falls asleep peacefully.

Topic examples

Jill-name is mijn vriendin.

English: Jill-name is my friend.

Kim is een vriendelijk meisje.

English: Kim is a friendly girl.

Mijn bijnaam is Sam.

English: My nick-name is Sam.

Pat-name is mijn vriend.

English: Pat-name is my friend.

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