Dutch–English parallel text
De telefoon
The Telephone
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Er is een grote klok achter de balie van mevrouw Berg.
There is a big clock behind Mrs Berg’s desk.
Hij zegt drie uur. Het is vrijdagmiddag.
It says three o’clock. It is Friday afternoon.
Mevrouw Berg neemt haar jas. Dat is nieuw.
Mrs Berg takes her coat. That is new.
“De dokter wil me zien,” zegt ze. “Zit hier.”
“The doctor wants to see me,” she says. “Sit here.”
“Bent u ziek?”
“Are you sick?”
“Nee. Zit.”
“No. Sit.”
“Bij de balie?”
“At the desk?”
“Antwoord de telefoon. Gebruik de computer niet.”
“Answer the telephone. Don’t use the computer.”
“Wat zeg ik?”
“What do I say?”
“De lift werkt vandaag niet.”
“The lift doesn’t work today.”
Ze gaat naar buiten. Nina zit achter de balie.
She goes out. Nina sits behind the desk.
Het is een goede stoel. Max zit op haar schoen.
It is a good chair. Max sits on her shoe.
Het is stil. De klok werkt. De lift niet.
It is quiet. The clock works. The lift doesn’t.
Een man komt binnen met een brief.
A man comes in with a letter.
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