Language
French
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Activités de loisirs
Linked course
French A1

Core words

Story

La balle aux mille mots

  1. Le jardin de Noé est calme.

    Noé's garden is quiet.

  2. Le ciel est rose, et Noé sourit doucement.

    The sky is pink, and Noé smiles softly.

  3. Il a une petite envie: jouer avant de dormir.

    He has a small wish: to play before going to sleep.

  4. Emma arrive avec une balle colorée.

    Emma arrives with a colorful ball.

  5. Sur la balle, il y a des mots en couleurs.

    On the ball, there are colored words.

  6. Noé lit 'ball' en premier, puis 'football', 'soccer', 'basketball' et 'hockey'.

    Noé reads 'ball' first, then 'football', 'soccer', 'basketball', and 'hockey'.

  7. Il rit: tant de jeux pour un seul soir!

    He laughs: so many games for one night!

  8. Noé aime le sport, mais il ne sait pas lequel choisir.

    Noé likes sports, but he doesn't know which one to choose.

  9. Emma veut jouer fort, et Papa Marc fait signe de jouer tout doux dans le jardin.

    Emma wants to play loudly, and Dad Marc signals to play softly in the garden.

  10. Noé a une idée simple.

    Noé has a simple idea.

  11. Nous allons faire un jeu calme: la balle roule, et nous disons un mot tout bas.

    We are going to play a quiet game: the ball rolls, and we say a word very quietly.

  12. Quand Noé dit 'football', il tape une fois; pour 'basketball', il fait un petit rebond; pour 'hockey' ou 'soccer', il chuchote et sourit.

    When Noé says 'football', he taps once; for 'basketball' he does a little bounce; for 'hockey' or 'soccer' he whispers and smiles.

  13. La balle roule sur l'herbe, légère comme un souffle.

    The ball rolls on the grass, light as a breeze.

  14. Ils jouent lentement, et le jardin reste tranquille.

    They play slowly, and the garden stays quiet.

  15. Bientôt, les yeux de Noé sont lourds, et il s'endort sur le plaid, près de Papa Marc.

    Soon Noé's eyes are heavy, and he falls asleep on the blanket near Papa Marc.

Topic examples

Ils jouent ballon-loisir aujourd'hui.

English: They play ball-leisure today.

Nous jouons au football-loisirs le week-end.

English: We play football-leisure at weekend.

Ils jouent au football tous les jours.

English: They play soccer-leisure daily.

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