
Scene 8 of 50
De gele bank
The yellow sofa
Your goalI can say what colour and size things are, and where they are in a room.
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In de badkamer: een grote gele bank. Op de bank: een rode lamp.
In the bathroom: a big yellow sofa. On the sofa: a red lamp.
Wat is dit?! Een bank? In mijn badkamer?
What's this?! A sofa? In my bathroom?
Wat is dit?! Een bank? In mijn badkamer?
What's this?! A sofa? In my bathroom?
Ik heb geen bank. En ik heb geen rode lamp!
I don't have a sofa. And I don't have a red lamp!
Ik heb geen bank. En ik heb geen rode lamp!
I don't have a sofa. And I don't have a red lamp!

You go upstairs and knock. Joost opens the door, half asleep. Goedemorgen, Joost. Sorry...
Good morning, Joost. Sorry...
Goedemorgen, Joost. Sorry...
Good morning, Joost. Sorry...
JoostHoi... Wat is er?
Hi... What's up?
Heb je een gele bank?
Do you have a yellow sofa?
Heb je een gele bank?
Do you have a yellow sofa?
JoostJa. Die staat in mijn kamer.
I do. It's in my room.

He turns round and looks into his room.
JoostO... Hij is weg! Waar is mijn bank?
Oh... It's gone! Where's my sofa?
In mijn badkamer.
In my bathroom.
In mijn badkamer.
In my bathroom.

Joost runs downstairs in his slippers. 
In your bathroom, Joost stares at the sofa and the red lamp, confused.
JoostMijn bank! Ja, dat is mijn bank!
My sofa! Yes, that's my sofa!
En de rode lamp? Is die ook van jou?
And the red lamp? Is it yours too?
En de rode lamp? Is die ook van jou?
And the red lamp? Is it yours too?
JoostNee. Mijn lamp is klein en groen.
No. My lamp is small and green.
Van wie is die dan?
Then whose is it?
Van wie is die dan?
Then whose is it?
JoostIk weet het niet.
I don't know.
JoostMaar hoe? De bank is groot en de deur is klein.
But how? The sofa is big, and the door is small.
Het raam is ook klein.
The window is small too.
Het raam is ook klein.
The window is small too.

Joost sits down on the sofa and stretches out.
JoostNou ja. Nu is het jouw bank.
Oh well. Now it's your sofa.
Van mij? Maar hij staat in de badkamer!
Mine? But it's in the bathroom!
Van mij? Maar hij staat in de badkamer!
Mine? But it's in the bathroom!
JoostKijk! Max zit onder de bank.
Look! Max is under the sofa.

Who says this?
Hoi... Wat is er?
Hoi... Wat is er?
What does it mean?
Goedemorgen, Joost. Sorry...
Goedemorgen, Joost. Sorry...
Which line do you hear?
Do you have a yellow sofa?
Do you have a yellow sofa?
Put the words in order.
Oh... It's gone! Where's my sofa?
Who says this?
Nee. Mijn lamp is klein en groen.
Nee. Mijn lamp is klein en groen.
What does it mean?
Van wie is die dan?
Van wie is die dan?
Which line do you hear?
The window is small too.
The window is small too.
Put the words in order.
Oh well. Now it's your sofa.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.

Scene complete
De gele bank
Goal reachedI can say what colour and size things are, and where they are in a room.
