Kilo Lingo

Le nouveau voisin

Reading time
3 min
Total words
551
Unique words
219
Avg frequency
#199

Story

. C' . . . , . Léa . , .

A new family arrives in the house next door. It is a big day in the street. The family is new here. Nobody knows them. In front of the house, there is a car full of boxes. Léa looks through the door. She sees a man, a woman and a little boy.

Léa . . . . "," Léa, . "" , . 'appelle Tom.

Léa comes out of the house. The little boy looks at her. He says nothing. He is a little afraid. "Hello," says Léa, very gently. The boy says "Hello" too, but very quietly. His name is Tom.

. . Léa . Léa . . . Tom . , c' .

The new family has a lot of boxes. The boxes are big and there are loads of them. Léa's father comes to help. Léa helps too. She takes a little box in her hands. She carries it into the house. Tom carries another box with her. Together, it is easier.

, . . Tom Léa. Léa . , , . Léa Tom . . , . , Tom ' .

Afterwards, the children are not working any more. They play in the street. Tom shows Léa a game. Léa really likes this game. They play for ages, outside, in front of the house. Léa and Tom talk a lot. They are happy. In one hour, they are friends. Now Tom is not afraid any more.

, Léa. Tom . " ," -. . C' . , .

In the evening, the new family comes over to Léa's. Tom's mother gives them something good to eat. "Thank you for your help," she says. Everyone eats together. It is a good moment. Afterwards, the two families talk for ages.

, . Léa nouvel . . ' ' . C' Tom.

Now there is a new family in the street. Léa has a new friend in the house next door. The two families are happy. It is no longer the house of people no one knows. It is Tom's house.

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Words in this story

Curriculum
71 words
#Word
27direto say, to tell
42avecwith
45voirto see
55venirto come
56quelquesome, a few, a little
57bongood, right, okay (adjective and interjection)
65chosething
67riennothing, not anything
70prendreto take
72parlerto speak, to talk
73autreother, another
79aimerto love, to like
80mercithank you, thanks
84aussialso, too, as well, as (comparison)
89maintenantnow
92deuxtwo
95appelerto call, to phone
96peulittle, few, not much
98petitsmall, little, young
104hommeman, human being
106regarderto look at, to watch
109personneperson; nobody (with ne)
115femmewoman, wife
118arriverto arrive, to happen
119jourday, daylight
126mondeworld, people
127donnerto give
132connaîtreto know (a person or place), to be familiar with
135pèrefather
137aprèsafter, afterwards
138sortirto go out, to leave
146chezat (someone's place), among
147amifriend
150beaucoupa lot, much, many
152grandbig, tall, great
153mèremother
155aiderto help
156enfantchild
159genspeople
161heurehour, time (of day)
162maisonhouse, home
168soirevening, night
172nouveaunew
184momentmoment, time
190bonjourhello, good morning, good afternoon
199travaillerto work
200famillefamily
201mainhand
202peurfear, fright
209voiturecar