Dutch–English parallel text
Opa en de bril
Grandpa and the Glasses
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Jonas is acht. Hij is elke woensdag bij opa. Opa is oud, maar grappig. Hij kookt goed, en hij leest graag verhalen.
Jonas is eight. Every Wednesday he is at Grandpa’s. Grandpa is old, but funny. He cooks well, and he likes reading stories.
Vandaag is het woensdag. Jonas belt aan. Opa doet de deur open. “Hallo, Jonas! Kom binnen!”
Today is Wednesday. Jonas rings the bell. Grandpa opens the door. “Hello, Jonas! Come in!”
“Hallo, opa! Lees je vandaag een verhaal?” “Ja, graag”, zegt opa. “Maar eerst heb ik mijn bril nodig.”
“Hello, Grandpa! Will you read a story today?” “Yes, gladly,” says Grandpa. “But first I need my glasses.”
Opa zoekt. Hij zoekt op de tafel. Daar is de krant. Daar is een kopje thee. Maar daar is geen bril.
Grandpa looks. He looks on the table. There is the newspaper. There is a cup of tea. But there are no glasses.
“Hm”, zegt opa. “Waar is mijn bril?”
“Hm,” says Grandpa. “Where are my glasses?”
Jonas zoekt ook. Hij zoekt in de keuken. Hij doet de koelkast open. In de koelkast staan melk, kaas en een tomaat. Maar geen bril.
Jonas looks too. He looks in the kitchen. He opens the fridge. In the fridge there is milk, cheese and a tomato. But no glasses.
Opa zoekt in de badkamer. Daar is zijn tandenborstel. Daar is zijn kam. Maar daar is geen bril.
Grandpa looks in the bathroom. There is his toothbrush. There is his comb. But there are no glasses.
“Misschien in de tuin?”, vraagt Jonas. Ze gaan naar de tuin. Daar zit de kat van de buurman. De kat kijkt naar opa. Opa kijkt naar de kat.
“Maybe in the garden?” asks Jonas. They go into the garden. The neighbour’s cat is sitting there. The cat looks at Grandpa. Grandpa looks at the cat.
“Heb jij mijn bril?”, vraagt opa. De kat zegt niets. Ze gaat weg.
“Have you got my glasses?” asks Grandpa. The cat says nothing. She walks away.
“Katten hebben geen bril, opa”, zegt Jonas. “Katten zien heel goed.”
“Cats don’t have glasses, Grandpa,” says Jonas. “Cats see very well.”
“Katten hebben het goed”, zegt opa.
“Lucky cats,” says Grandpa.
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