Language
Dutch
CEFR Level
A0
Theme
Alfabet
Linked course
Dutch A0

Core words

Story

Tess en de Franse letters met hoedjes

  1. Het is avond in de kamer van Tess.

    It's evening in Tess's room.

  2. Er is een zacht lampje naast haar bed.

    There is a soft nightlight next to her bed.

  3. Tess heeft een klein boek met Franse letters.

    Tess has a small book with French letters.

  4. Ze wil de speciale letters leren.

    She wants to learn the special letters.

  5. Ze ziet é en è met kleine streepjes.

    She sees é and è with little accent marks.

  6. Maar ze kan het nog niet zeggen.

    But she can't say it yet.

  7. Mama Noor komt zitten op het bed.

    Mama Noor sits down on the bed.

  8. Ze wijst en zegt zacht: é, zoals in café.

    She points and says softly: "é, like in café."

  9. Ze tekent ook ç met een staartje, zoals in façade.

    She also draws a ç with a little tail, like in 'façade'.

  10. Tess oefent en zegt de klanken heel rustig.

    Tess practices and says the sounds very calmly.

  11. Mama fluistert: morgen zal je meer zien, misschien â met een hoedje.

    Mama whispers, 'Tomorrow you'll see more, maybe with a little hat.'

  12. Tess knikt en ze valt kalm in slaap.

    Tess nods and falls asleep calmly.

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