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Thomas og hans lister

Thomas and his lists

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The storyA week in the life of Thomas, who has a list for everything: his mornings, his mother's Sunday phone call, and the one Monday when nothing goes to plan.

New words in the story

uret går ikke the clock has stopped
ansigt face
uhyggeligt frightening

A week in the life of Thomas, who has a list for everything: his mornings, his mother's Sunday phone call, and the one Monday when nothing goes to plan.

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Thomas bor ved stationen. Han har mange lister.
Thomas lives by the station. He has many lists.
Thomas
Mandag. Jeg står op klokken seks.
Monday. I get up at six.
Thomas
Jeg vasker mig kvart over seks.
I wash at a quarter past six.
Thomas
Klokken syv spiser jeg to æg.
At seven I eat two eggs.
Thomas
Halv otte: caféen. Bord tre. Te uden sukker.
Half past seven: the café. Table three. Tea without sugar.
Thomas
Kvart i ni: kontoret.
Quarter to nine: the office.
Søndag aften ringer hans mor.
On Sunday evening his mother calls.
Mor
Har du det godt? Spiser du?
Are you well? Are you eating?
Thomas
Ja. Klokken syv, halv et og seks.
Yes. At seven, half past twelve and six.
Mor
Hvordan er de andre på arbejdet?
What are the other people at work like?
Thomas
Søde. Den nye nabo arbejder også hos os.
Nice. The new neighbour works with us too.
Thomas
Der er en kat hjemme hos vores nye kollega.
There is a cat at our new colleague's home.
Mor
Du er jo bange for katte!
But you are afraid of cats!
Thomas
Kun lidt, mor.
Only a little, Mum.
Mor
Spis godt. Sov godt. Kom ikke for sent.
Eat well. Sleep well. Do not be late.
Thomas
Jeg kommer aldrig for sent.
I am never late.
Det er mandag. Uret går ikke. Thomas sover stadig.
It is Monday. The clock has stopped. Thomas is still asleep.
Thomas
Hvad er klokken? Åh! Halv ni!
What time is it? Oh! Half past eight!
I dag vasker han sig ikke. Han spiser heller ikke.
Today he does not wash. He does not eat either.
Sofie
Hvor er Te uden sukker?
Where is Tea without sugar?
Klokken er ti over ni. Thomas er her ikke!
It is ten past nine. Thomas is not here!
Klokken er ti over ni. Thomas er her ikke!
It is ten past nine. Thomas is not here!
Thomas
Hej. Jeg ved det. Jeg kommer for sent.
Hello. I know. I am late.
Thomas
Mit ur går ikke. Min liste er hjemme.
My clock has stopped. My list is at home.
Det er i orden. Her er kaffe.
It is all right. Here is coffee.
Det er i orden. Her er kaffe.
It is all right. Here is coffee.
Findus sidder på Thomas' bord.
Findus sits on Thomas' desk.
Hvorfor er du bange for katte?
Why are you afraid of cats?
Hvorfor er du bange for katte?
Why are you afraid of cats?
Thomas
Mormor havde en stor sort kat. Den lå på mit ansigt.
Grandma had a big black cat. It lay on my face.
Thomas
Jeg var fem. Det var uhyggeligt.
I was five. It was frightening.
Men Findus er grå. Han er en god kat.
But Findus is grey. He is a good cat.
Men Findus er grå. Han er en god kat.
But Findus is grey. He is a good cat.
Thomas
Godt, Findus. Sid her. Ikke på computeren.
All right, Findus. Sit here. Not on the computer.
Om aftenen står tre ure på bordet.
In the evening there are three clocks on the table.
Thomas
Ny liste: tre ure. Kom til tiden. Findus er grå!
New list: three clocks. Be on time. Findus is grey!