- Language
- Dutch
- CEFR Level
- A0
- Theme
- Alfabet
- Linked course
- Dutch A0
Core words
Story
Tess en de Franse letters met hoedjes
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Het is avond in de kamer van Tess.
It's evening in Tess's room.
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Er is een zacht lampje naast haar bed.
There is a soft nightlight next to her bed.
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Tess heeft een klein boek met Franse letters.
Tess has a small book with French letters.
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Ze wil de speciale letters leren.
She wants to learn the special letters.
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Ze ziet é en è met kleine streepjes.
She sees é and è with little accent marks.
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Maar ze kan het nog niet zeggen.
But she can't say it yet.
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Mama Noor komt zitten op het bed.
Mama Noor sits down on the bed.
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Ze wijst en zegt zacht: é, zoals in café.
She points and says softly: "é, like in café."
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Ze tekent ook ç met een staartje, zoals in façade.
She also draws a ç with a little tail, like in 'façade'.
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Tess oefent en zegt de klanken heel rustig.
Tess practices and says the sounds very calmly.
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Mama fluistert: morgen zal je meer zien, misschien â met een hoedje.
Mama whispers, 'Tomorrow you'll see more, maybe with a little hat.'
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Tess knikt en ze valt kalm in slaap.
Tess nods and falls asleep calmly.
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