- Language
- Dutch
- CEFR Level
- A0
- Theme
- Alfabet
- Linked course
- Dutch A0
Core words
Story
Emma en de Spaanse Ñ
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Emma zit op bed met een klein boek.
Emma is sitting on the bed with a small book.
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Zij ziet een vreemde letter: Ñ.
She sees a strange letter: Ñ.
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Het is een N met een klein golfje erboven.
It's an N with a small wavy line above it.
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Hoe zeg je dat?
How do you say that?
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Mama komt zacht binnen en lacht.
Mom comes in quietly and laughs.
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Zij zegt: "Het klinkt als nje."
She says, 'It sounds like nje.'
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Mama zegt: "Het is de Spaanse Ñ."
Mom says, 'It's the Spanish Ñ.'
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Je kan het tekenen: eerst een N, dan een klein golfje.
You can draw it: first an N, then a small wave.
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Emma schrijft in de lucht met haar vinger.
Emma writes in the air with her finger.
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Samen zeggen ze heel zacht: "niño" en "mañana."
Together they say very softly: "niño" and "mañana."
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Emma glimlacht; nu kan ze het zeggen.
Emma smiles; now she can say it.
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Zij legt het boek naast haar kussen en doet haar ogen dicht.
She puts the book next to her pillow and closes her eyes.
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De kamer is stil, en de Ñ danst nog even in haar droom.
The room is quiet, and the Ñ dances a little in her dream.
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