Language
French
CEFR Level
A0
Theme
Alphabet
Linked course
French A0

Core words

Story

Bonne nuit, ä ö ü ß

  1. Ce soir, Lucas est dans sa chambre, avec sa sœur Emma et sa maman Marie.

    Tonight, Lucas is in his room with his sister Emma and his mom Marie.

  2. Sur le lit, il y a une petite affiche avec l'alphabet allemand.

    On the bed, there is a small poster with the German alphabet.

  3. Lucas a envie d'apprendre les lettres spéciales: ä, ö, ü et ß.

    Lucas wants to learn the special letters: ä, ö, ü and ß.

  4. Il regarde les points au-dessus et le grand ß, et il sourit.

    He looks at the dots above and the big ß, and he smiles.

  5. Mais Lucas ne peut pas les dire bien.

    But Lucas can't say them well.

  6. Ses mains tremblent un peu, et il chuchote: "Je me trompe peut-être."

    His hands tremble a little, and he whispers, "I might be wrong."

  7. Marie parle doucement et dit: "On fait un jeu."

    Marie speaks softly and says, 'Let's play a game.'

  8. Regarde, pour ä, on met deux petits points.

    Look, for ä you put two little dots.

  9. Pour ö et pour ü, on met deux points aussi.

    For ö and ü, we also put two dots.

  10. Emma montre le ß comme un grand s et un petit b collés.

    Emma shows ß like a big s and a small b stuck together.

  11. Lucas écrit les lettres sur une carte, lentement, avec Marie et Emma.

    Lucas writes the letters on a card, slowly, with Marie and Emma.

  12. Il ferme les yeux, pense aux sons doux, et s'endort content.

    He closes his eyes, thinks of the soft sounds, and falls asleep happy.

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