Dutch–English parallel text
Een dag op het werk
A Day at Work
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Nina heeft een treinkaartje. Het zit in haar schoen.
Nina has a train ticket. It is in her shoe.
De trein vertrekt op zaterdag. Het is maandag, acht uur in de ochtend.
The train leaves on Saturday. It is Monday, eight o’clock in the morning.
Ze staat met haar tas voor de baas.
She stands in front of the boss with her bag.
“Tot ziens,” zegt ze. “Bedankt voor de baan.”
“Goodbye,” she says. “Thank you for the job.”
De baas kijkt naar de soep.
The boss looks at the soup.
“Je trein is op zaterdag,” zegt hij. “Dit is maandag.”
“Your train is on Saturday,” he says. “This is Monday.”
“Ja, maar ik wil gaan.”
“Yes, but I want to go.”
“Ik heb een kok nodig. Je kunt vrijdag stoppen.”
“I need a cook. You can stop on Friday.”
“Ik heb een kaartje!”
“I have a ticket!”
“Ja,” zegt de baas. “Het zit in je schoen.”
“Yes,” the boss says. “It is in your shoe.”
Nina maakt soep.
Nina makes soup.
Het is tien uur. Nina maakt soep voor 60.
It is ten o’clock. Nina is making soup for 60.
Het restaurant heeft een heel lang menu. Er staat: soep.
The restaurant has a very long menu. It says: soup.
Het is twaalf uur. 60 mannen en vrouwen eten het.
It is twelve o’clock. 60 men and women are eating it.
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