Language
Dutch
CEFR Level
A0
Theme
Getallen en tellen
Linked course
Dutch A0

Core words

Story

Daan telt tot rust

  1. Ik ben Daan.

    I am Daan.

  2. In mijn slaapkamer wil ik tellen, want er zijn sterren op de muur.

    In my bedroom I want to count because there are stars on the wall.

  3. Ik begin bij nul.

    I start at zero.

  4. Ik tel zacht: één, twee, drie, vier, vijf, zes, en dan zeven.

    I count softly: one, two, three, four, five, six, and then seven.

  5. Maar ik raak in de war en ik stop even naast mijn bed.

    But I get confused and stop for a moment beside my bed.

  6. Mama Sara komt, en ze legt een kussen bij elk groepje.

    Mama Sara comes and puts a cushion next to each group.

  7. Ze zegt: 'Zo gaan we verder: tien, twintig, dertig, veertig, vijftig, zestig, zeventig, tachtig.'

    She says, "We continue like this: ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty."

  8. We maken samen tien groepjes en tellen tot honderd.

    We make ten groups together and count to one hundred.

  9. De muur is nu een zachte telplaat, en ik lach.

    The wall is now a soft counting board, and I laugh.

  10. Mama fluistert: 'Slaap maar, jongen', en ik slaap snel in.

    Mama whispers, 'Go to sleep, boy,' and I fall asleep quickly.

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