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Anna's Book

With Anna’s Book, you read your first real book in a foreign language.

You choose the language you are learning and start reading in short, simple sentences. Over several volumes, the language grows with your knowledge, and Anna’s Book accompanies you until you can read ordinary literature for native speakers.

When you understand one page, you understand the next one too, and if you ever get stuck, the English translation is available under each paragraph.

Follow Anna as she grows up, and find your way into a new language with her.

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Books in Dutch with English translation. Click a book to learn more.

Cover of Anna's Book, book 1Anna's boek · Anna’s Book · Volume 1Dutch with English translation

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Anna's boek · Anna’s Book · Volume 1Dutch with English translation

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Ik ben Anna. Ik ben tien jaar oud. Ik woon met mijn familie in een huis. Het huis heeft een tuin. In de tuin staat een grote boom. Ik houd van de boom.
I'm Anna. I'm ten years old. I live with my family in a house. The house has a garden. In the garden there is a big tree. I like the tree.
We hebben ook een kleine hond. De hond heet Ozzy. Ik houd veel van Ozzy. Hij is heel snel. Ik speel vaak met de hond. Ik gooi een bal, en Ozzy rent er snel achteraan.
We also have a small dog. The dog's name is Ozzy. I like Ozzy very much. He is very fast. I often play with the dog. I throw a ball, and Ozzy runs after it quickly.
Hij brengt de bal vaak naar mij terug. Soms brengt hij hem niet terug. Dan ren ik door de tuin en zoek de bal. Ozzy zoekt de bal ook. We vinden hem, en Ozzy blaft.
He often brings the ball back to me. Sometimes he doesn't bring it back. Then I run through the garden and look for the ball. Ozzy looks for the ball too. We find it, and Ozzy barks.
Hij is een slimme hond. Soms vindt Ozzy de bal sneller dan ik. Dan blaft hij. Dan weet ik: de bal is daar. Ik ren naar Ozzy en zie de bal. Zo spelen we vaak samen.
He is a clever dog. Sometimes Ozzy finds the ball faster than I do. Then he barks. Then I know: the ball is there. I run to Ozzy and see the ball. That is how we often play together.
Ik heb ook een broer. Hij heet Mats. Mijn broer is veertien jaar oud. Hij is vier jaar ouder dan ik. Hij is mijn grote broer. Mats speelt ook soms met Ozzy.
I also have a brother. His name is Mats. My brother is fourteen years old. He is four years older than I am. He is my big brother. Mats sometimes plays with Ozzy too.
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