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En hundehvalp ved havet

A puppy by the sea

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The storyA rainy Saturday in spring. Freja wanted to ride her bike to the park with her friend, and her mother Lene is working again. So Freja spends the day at her grandmother's, talking about summers at the sea, a puppy, and what she wants to be.

New words in the story

hundehvalp puppy
sand sand
sandslot sandcastle
kunstner artist

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Det er lørdag. Det regner. Freja sidder ved vinduet.
It is Saturday. It is raining. Freja sits by the window.
Freja
Regn igen! Jeg vil i parken med min ven.
Rain again! I want to go to the park with my friend.
Karen
Ingen cykel i dag. Det er for koldt.
No bicycle today. It is too cold.
Freja
Jeg har en regnfrakke!
I have a raincoat!
Karen
Du har en regnfrakke. Din cykel har ikke!
You have a raincoat. Your bicycle does not!
Karen
Tegn i dag. Og lav pandekager med mig.
Draw today. And make pancakes with me.
Mor ringer.
Mum calls.
Lene
Undskyld, Freja. Jeg arbejder i dag. Til i aften.
Sorry, Freja. I work today. Until this evening.
Freja
Du arbejder altid! Også om lørdagen!
You always work! On Saturdays too!
Lene
Jeg hjælper mennesker. Laver I pandekager?
I help people. Are you making pancakes?
Freja
Ja. Kom i aften. Der er mange!
Yes. Come this evening. There are lots!
Freja tegner havet, solen og sandet.
Freja draws the sea, sun and sand.
Freja
Vi tager til havet hver sommer. Alle sammen.
We go to the sea every summer. All together.
Freja
Der er varmt. Mor arbejder ikke.
It is hot there. Mum does not work.
Freja
Vi svømmer om morgenen. Havet er koldere end søen.
We swim in the morning. The sea is colder than the lake.
Karen
Og din lillebror?
And your younger brother?
Freja
Han er for lille. Han spiser sand!
He is too little. He eats sand!
Freja
Efter frokost laver vi et sandslot. Det bliver større hvert år.
After lunch we make a sandcastle. It gets bigger every year.
Karen
Om aftenen blæser det. Tag en hue på.
It is windy in the evening. Put on a hat.
Freja
Jeg fryser ikke ved havet!
I am not cold by the sea!
Karen
Sidste år var du blå som havet!
Last year you were blue like the sea!
Freja tegner en hundehvalp.
Freja draws a puppy.
Freja
Jeg vil have en hundehvalp. Min ven har en.
I want a puppy. My friend has one.
Karen
Findus kan ikke lide hunde.
Findus does not like dogs.
Freja
Findus bor her. Hvalpen skal bo hos os.
Findus lives here. The puppy will live at our home.
Karen
Hvem passer den? Dine forældre arbejder.
Who looks after it? Your parents work.
Freja
Jeg passer også Findus.
I look after Findus too.
Karen
Nej. Findus passer dig!
No. Findus looks after you!
Freja
Jeg vil være kunstner. Arbejde hjemme og passe en hvalp.
I want to be an artist. Work at home and look after a puppy.
Karen
Ikke lærer som mormor?
Not a teacher like Grandma?
Freja
Nej! Lærere siger altid: senere.
No! Teachers always say: later.
Karen
Jeg siger: nu!
I say: now!
Solen skinner. Freja må cykle nu.
The sun shines. Freja may cycle now.
Freja
Mor! Hvalpen skal også med til havet!
Mum! The puppy will come to the sea too!
Lene
En hvalp? Det ved jeg ikke endnu.
A puppy? I do not know yet.
Findus kan ikke lide tegningen.
Findus does not like the drawing.

Practice 1/4 · Who says it

Who said it?

Who says it?

Regn igen! Jeg vil i parken med min ven.
Ingen cykel i dag. Det er for koldt.
Undskyld, Freja. Jeg arbejder i dag. Til i aften.

Practice 2/4 · True or false

Right or wrong?

True or false?

Det regner om morgenen.
It rains in the morning.
Freja vil ikke i parken.
Freja does not want to go to the park.
Mor arbejder om lørdagen.
Mum works on Saturdays.
Lillebroren kan svømme.
The baby brother can swim.
Findus kan ikke lide hunde.
Findus does not like dogs.

Practice 3/4 · What happens

What happened first?

Put what happens in order.

Practice 4/4 · Questions

Understand the story

Answer the questions.

Hvad vil Freja have?
What does Freja want?
Hvad spiser lillebroren?
What does the baby brother eat?
Hvad vil Freja være?
What does Freja want to be?

Module 7 complete · The weather and what to wear

Well done!

Get ready for the town festival, two weeks away.

5scenes

65new words

168sentences heard

5grammar points

Now I can

say what the weather is like and say what I must or needn't take
understand a forecast, compare the weather here and at home, and talk about the seasons
ask for a size and colour, try things on, and pay by card
say what I can and can't do, and understand simple rules
say why something is so, and give and accept a compliment