beach
strand
- Language
- Dutch
- CEFR Level
- A1
- Theme
- Vrijetijdsactiviteiten
- Linked course
- Dutch A1
Core words
boat
boot
fly
vlieg
bike
fiets
swim
zwemmen
Story
Lucas en de zeewind
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Het is vroeg op het strand.
It is early on the beach.
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Lucas, zijn zus Noor, en papa Tom lopen over het zachte zand.
Lucas, his sister Noor, and Papa Tom walk over the soft sand.
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"De lucht is blauw," zegt Noor rustig.
"The sky is blue," says Noor calmly.
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Noor heeft een rode vlieger, maar de wind is zacht.
Noor has a red kite, but the wind is gentle.
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De vlieger van Noor vliegt nog niet.
Noor's kite is not flying yet.
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"Waarom waait het hier zo weinig?" vraagt Lucas.
"Why is there so little wind here?" Lucas asks.
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Papa zegt: "We wachten even, en we lopen naar het pad bij de pier."
Dad says, "We'll wait a moment, and we'll walk to the path by the pier."
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Lucas heeft een kleine fiets.
Lucas has a small bike.
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Ze rijden langzaam naast elkaar op het houten pad.
They ride slowly side by side on the wooden path.
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"We kunnen hier rustig rondjes maken," zegt Papa.
"We can walk around here quietly," Dad says.
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Er is een kleine boot bij de pier.
There is a small boat at the pier.
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Lucas wijst en lacht, want hij ziet golven achter de boot.
Lucas points and laughs, because he sees waves behind the boat.
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"Als de wind van zee komt, gaat de vlieger omhoog," zegt Noor.
"When the wind comes from the sea, the kite goes up," says Noor.
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De wind wordt sterker en de vlieger gaat rustig omhoog.
The wind gets stronger and the kite rises slowly.
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"Nu wil ik het proberen," zegt Lucas, en hij houdt het touw vast.
"Now I want to try it," Lucas says, and he holds the rope.
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De vlieger danst in de lucht en Lucas voelt zich blij.
The kite dances in the sky and Lucas feels happy.
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Daarna gaan ze samen even zwemmen naast papa in het ondiepe water.
After that they swim together next to Dad in the shallow water.
Topic examples
Ga naar het strand-recreatie.
English: Go to the beach-leisure.
Zij rijden de vrijetijdsfiets.
English: They ride the bike-leisure.
Zij zijn in de boot.
English: They are in the boat.
Ik geniet van vliegers oplaten.
English: I enjoy fly-leisure kites.
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