Language
French
CEFR Level
A1
Theme
Vie Quotidienne et Activités
Linked course
French A1

Core words

Story

Le tournoi de salon de Lucas

  1. Le soir tombe dans le salon de Lucas.

    Evening falls in Lucas's living room.

  2. Il de la pluie douce contre la fenêtre.

    He hears the soft rain against the window.

  3. Lucas est calme mais un peu déçu.

    Lucas is calm but a little disappointed.

  4. Il a envie de jouer dehors, au terrain de jeux.

    He wants to play outside on the playground.

  5. Emma et Maman Sophie restent près de lui et lui prennent la main.

    Emma and Mom Sophie stay close to him and take his hand.

  6. Ils veulent l’aider à trouver une idée joyeuse.

    They want to help them find a happy idea.

  7. Sophie dit: Nous allons jouer ici, et c’est simple.

    Sophie says, "We're going to play here, and it's simple."

  8. Emma apporte un jeu de société sur la table basse.

    Emma brings a board game to the coffee table.

  9. Près du canapé, il y a la vieille raquette de tennis et le piano qui attend.

    Near the sofa, there is the old tennis racket and the piano waiting.

  10. Lucas sourit: le petit tournoi du salon commence.

    Lucas smiles: the little living room tournament starts.

  11. Avec une chaussette roulée, il fait un match de football sur le tapis.

    With a rolled-up sock, he plays a soccer game on the rug.

  12. Emma marque dans un panier en tissu, comme au basket-ball.

    Emma scores in a cloth basket, like in basketball.

  13. Pour le base-ball, Sophie lance doucement un petit oreiller, et Lucas l’attrape en riant.

    For baseball, Sophie gently throws a small pillow, and Lucas catches it laughing.

  14. Ils posent deux coussins comme un filet et jouent au tennis sans faire de bruit.

    They put two cushions like a net and play tennis without making any noise.

  15. Sur la table, ils essaient le tennis de table avec deux cuillères en bois.

    At the table, they play table tennis with two wooden spoons.

  16. Puis un volant en papier vole très lentement, et ils jouent au badminton.

    Then a paper shuttlecock flies very slowly, and they play badminton.

  17. À chaque point, Emma joue une note douce au piano et tout le monde rit doucement.

    At each point, Emma plays a soft note on the piano and everyone laughs softly.

  18. Le tournoi est fini, Lucas remercie sa famille et s’endort sur le canapé, heureux.

    The tournament is over, Lucas thanks his family and falls asleep on the couch, happy.

Topic examples

Joues-tu au baseball?

English: Do you play baseball game?

Ils jouent au badminton.

English: They play badminton game.

Il y a un terrain de jeux ici.

English: There is a playground here.

Ils jouent souvent au basketball.

English: They play basketball-sport often.

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