Language
French
CEFR Level
A0
Theme
Alphabet
Linked course
French A0

Core words

Story

De A à E, bonne nuit

  1. Il est l'heure de dormir dans la chambre d'Inès.

    It's bedtime in Inès's room.

  2. Inès veut apprendre les lettres A à E ce soir.

    Inès wants to learn the letters A to E tonight.

  3. Léo arrive avec un petit livre de l'alphabet.

    Léo arrives with a small alphabet book.

  4. Il y a des images dedans.

    There are pictures inside.

  5. Inès dit doucement: A comme avion, B comme ballon.

    Inès says quietly, "A is for airplane, B is for balloon."

  6. Mais elle confond C et E et elle est un peu triste.

    But she confuses C and E and she is a little sad.

  7. Léo sourit: Nous avons un jeu simple.

    Léo smiles: We have a simple game.

  8. Il pose le livre sur le lit, près de la lampe.

    He puts the book on the bed, near the lamp.

  9. Tu peux chanter avec moi: "A-avion, B-ballon, C-chat, D-dé, E-étoile".

    You can sing with me: 'A-plane, B-ball, C-cat, D-die, E-star'.

  10. Ils chantent doucement, et Inès regarde les dessins et écoute.

    They sing softly, and Inès looks at the drawings and listens.

  11. Bientôt, elle dit les lettres sans erreur et elle sourit.

    Soon she says the letters without mistakes and smiles.

  12. Inès bâille, la nuit est calme, et le livre se ferme doucement.

    Inès yawns, the night is calm, and the book closes gently.

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