Dutch–English parallel text
Oma
Grandma
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Oma
Grandma
De deur gaat open.
The door opens.
Het is heet in de keuken. Er is een geel licht op de tafel.
It is hot in the kitchen. There is a yellow light on the table.
Er is brood op de tafel. Er is veel brood.
There is bread on the table. There is a lot of bread.
Nina staat bij de deur. De regen komt met haar binnen.
Nina stands at the door. The rain comes in with her.
Er zit een kleine oude vrouw bij de tafel.
There is a small old woman at the table.
Ze kijkt niet op. Ze werkt.
She doesn’t look up. She is working.
Ze heeft brood in haar handen. Ze heeft zwarte schoenen.
She has bread in her hands. She has black shoes.
Nina kent dit gezicht. Het is in haar tas. Het is in haar telefoon.
Nina knows this face. It is in her bag. It is in her phone.
Ze heeft veel woorden voor dit gezicht.
She has a lot of words for this face.
Ze zijn van de trein. Ze zijn van de regen.
They are from the train. They are from the rain.
Ze zijn van elke deur in de stad.
They are from every door in town.
Ze zoekt ze. Er is niet één woord.
She looks for them. There is not one word.
De oude vrouw kijkt naar de sleutel in de hand van Nina.
The old woman looks at the key in Nina’s hand.
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