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- Theme
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Core words
start
start
run
loop
try again
herprobeer
try again later
probeer later
close
sluiten
ask
vragen
watch
horloge
stop
stop
stand
staan
pause
pauze
looping
looping
Story
Emma’s Avondplan
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De woonkamer is warm en rustig.
The living room is warm and peaceful.
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Het is na het eten, en Emma wil haar korte dansfilmpje kijken met papa Mark.
It's after dinner, and Emma wants to watch her short dance video with her dad Mark.
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Ze tikt op de tablet op de knop open, en de app met muziek verschijnt.
She taps the open button on the tablet, and the music app appears.
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Emma drukt op start, en ze glimlacht.
Emma presses start, and she smiles.
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Er knippert ook een knop run, maar de video speelt niet af.
A 'run' button is also blinking, but the video does not play.
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"Kunnen we nu kijken?" vraagt ze.
"Can we look now?" she asks.
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Mark zegt: "We drukken op try-again."
Mark says, 'We press try-again.'
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Het werkt nog steeds niet, maar we wachten even en kiezen try-again-later.
It still doesn't work, but we wait a moment and choose 'try again later.'
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Ze drinken thee en praten rustig, want routine is fijn en flexibel zijn kan ook.
They drink tea and talk quietly, because routine is nice and being flexible is okay too.
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In de woonkamer zegt de app zacht: "stand still," en Emma staat rechtop en ademt diep.
In the living room the app says softly, "stand still," and Emma stands up and breathes deeply.
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Op het scherm ziet Emma een knop ask met een klein vraagteken.
On the screen Emma sees an 'ask' button with a small question mark.
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Ze strekt haar armen en doet een rustig danspasje zonder beeld.
She stretches her arms and does a gentle little dance step without a picture.
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Na de thee openen ze de app opnieuw, en Emma kiest watch.
After the tea they open the app again, and Emma chooses watch.
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Het filmpje begint nu wel; ze tikt even op pause om te lachen met Mark.
The video is starting now; she taps pause for a moment to laugh with Mark.
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Dan laat ze het verder gaan en drukt ze aan het einde op de knop stop.
Then she lets it continue and at the end she presses the stop button.
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De schakelaar voor looping staat uit, want één keer is genoeg.
The switch for looping is off, because once is enough.
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Emma tikt op close, en ze pakt haar boek.
Emma taps "close", and she picks up her book.
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"Dat was ons plan, maar anders," zegt Mark, "en dat is oké," en Emma knikt slaperig.
"That was our plan, but it's different," says Mark, "and that's okay," and Emma nods sleepily.
Topic examples
Ze stopt, maar probeert opnieuw.
English: She stops but tries again.
Hij vraagt om hulp.
English: He asks for help.
Sluit mijn deur alsjeblieft.
English: Please close my door.
Open alsjeblieft de deur.
English: Please open the door.
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