box
boîte
- Language
- French
- CEFR Level
- A1
- Theme
- Noms du Quotidien
- Linked course
- French A1
Core words
cross
croix
ship
bateau
jump
sauter
ball
ballon
bus
bus
bag
sac
boat
bateau
truck
camion
fly
voler
bike
vélo
shell
coquille
sand
sable
awesome
awesome
kick
coup de pied
tail
queue
bat
chauve-souris
tick
cocher
Story
Le petit port de sable de Camille
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Sur la plage du soir, près du port, il y a Camille, Léo, Maman et leur chien Milo.
On the beach in the evening, near the harbor, there are Camille, Léo, Mom and their dog Milo.
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Camille veut faire un petit port en sable pour un petit bateau.
Camille wants to make a small sand harbor for a little boat.
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Elle ouvre un sac avec une boîte de jouets.
She opens a bag with a box of toys.
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"On va jouer ici, au port," dit Maman.
"We're going to play here, at the port," says Mom.
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Camille trace une croix dans le sable comme une carte.
Camille draws a cross in the sand like a map.
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Elle trouve une belle coquille près de l'eau et sourit: "C'est génial !"
She finds a beautiful shell by the water and smiles: 'That's great!'
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Un grand navire passe lentement, et le petit bateau danse sur les petites vagues.
A big ship passes slowly, and the little boat dances on the small waves.
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Léo sort une balle, et Milo remue la queue en regardant.
Léo takes out a ball, and Milo wags his tail while watching.
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Léo donne un petit coup de pied à la balle, et elle rebondit doucement.
Léo gives the ball a little kick, and it bounces gently.
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La montre de Maman fait "tic", le ciel devient orange.
Mom's watch goes 'tick', the sky turns orange.
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Soudain, la balle roule vers le petit port de sable, et l'eau l'emporte un peu.
Suddenly, the ball rolls toward the little sandy harbor, and the water carries it a bit.
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Camille saute par-dessus le petit ruisseau et attrape la balle.
Camille jumps over the little stream and catches the ball.
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Milo tire la boîte un peu avec ses dents, et le quai de sable bouge.
Milo pulls the box a little with his teeth, and the sandy edge moves.
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Camille rit, remet la boîte et le sable en place, et pose la coquille comme un drapeau.
Camille laughs, puts the box and sand back in place, and places the shell like a flag.
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Une mouette vole au-dessus d'eux, et, très haut, une chauve-souris passe sans bruit.
A seagull flies above them, and high up a bat passes silently.
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Sur la route derrière la plage, un bus, un camion et un vélo passent tranquillement.
On the road behind the beach, a bus, a truck and a bike pass by quietly.
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Le petit bateau flotte dans une flaque, et tout le monde regarde en paix.
The little boat floats in a puddle, and everyone watches peacefully.
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Camille chuchote: "C'était super", et Maman sourit doucement.
Camille whispers, 'That was great,' and Mum smiles softly.
Topic examples
L'avion a une queue.
English: The airplane has a tail.
Va et traverse la rue.
English: Go and cross the street.
Ils cochent dans le bus.
English: They tick on the bus.
Ils jouent avec une batte.
English: They play with a bat.
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