Language
French
CEFR Level
A0
Theme
Temps et espace descript.
Linked course
French A0

Core words

Story

Le jeu de la distance de Nathan

  1. Nathan est assis sur son lit, dans sa chambre calme du soir.

    Nathan sits on his bed in his quiet bedroom at night.

  2. Il regarde la fenêtre et veut comprendre la distance des choses.

    He looks at the window and wants to understand how far things are.

  3. Sa sœur Léa sourit et propose un petit jeu pour l’aider.

    Her sister Léa smiles and suggests a little game to help her.

  4. Léa pose l’ours en peluche près du lit, et Nathan lit la carte « near » pour dire « proche ».

    Léa puts the teddy bear by the bed, and Nathan reads the word near to mean close.

  5. Elle met la petite voiture loin, près de la porte, et il lit « far » en riant.

    She puts the little car far away, near the door, and he reads "far" while laughing.

  6. Sur la table, à gauche du livre, Léa colle un papier « left », et Nathan sourit.

    On the table, to the left of the book, Léa glues a paper that says "left", and Nathan smiles.

  7. Nathan parle aux jouets, et il fait dire « hi » à l’ours et « hello » à la voiture.

    Nathan talks to the toys, and he has the bear say 'hi' and the car say 'hello'.

  8. Il y a un petit vent qui entre par la fenêtre, doux et lent.

    There is a little breeze coming in through the window, gentle and slow.

  9. Il peut sentir le vent près de la fenêtre.

    He can feel the wind by the window.

  10. Maintenant, il montre l’ours proche, la voiture loin, et le papier à gauche, alors il comprend.

    Now he points to the bear nearby, the car far away, and the paper on the left, so he understands.

  11. Léa chuchote que tout est calme et éteint la lampe.

    Léa whispers that everything is quiet and turns off the lamp.

  12. Nathan dit « goodbye » aux jouets, ferme les yeux, et s’endort.

    Nathan says 'goodbye' to the toys, closes his eyes, and falls asleep.

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