Rainy Day Delights: Coffee, Cats, and Unexpected Connections in Amsterdam
FluentFiction - Dutch
Rainy Day Delights: Coffee, Cats, and Unexpected Connections in Amsterdam
Jeroen stond midden in Amsterdam.
Jeroen stood in the middle of Amsterdam.
De hemel was grijs.
The sky was grey.
Druppels vielen snel.
Drops were falling quickly.
Plots begon het hard te regenen.
Suddenly, it started to rain hard.
Zijn jas was nat.
His coat was wet.
Zijn tas ook.
His bag too.
Een paraplu had hij niet.
He didn't have an umbrella.
In de verte zag Jeroen licht.
In the distance, Jeroen saw light.
Dat was een koffieshop.
That was a coffee shop.
Snel liep hij erheen.
He quickly walked towards it.
Het was warm binnen.
It was warm inside.
De geur van koffie was sterk.
The smell of coffee was strong.
Jeroen glimlachte.
Jeroen smiled.
De meneer achter de toonbank keek op.
The man behind the counter looked up.
Hij droeg een rode das.
He was wearing a red tie.
"Hallo," zei hij.
"Hello," he said.
"Koffie?
"Coffee?"
" Jeroen knikte.
Jeroen nodded.
Hij hield van koffie.
He loved coffee.
Terwijl hij zijn koffie dronk, keek Jeroen rond.
While sipping his coffee, Jeroen looked around.
De muren waren groen.
The walls were green.
Er waren veel schilderijen.
There were many paintings.
Sommige mensen zaten te praten.
Some people were talking.
Anderen lazen boeken.
Others were reading books.
Plotseling hoorde Jeroen iets.
Suddenly, Jeroen heard something.
Het was een kat.
It was a cat.
De kat lag op een stoel.
The cat was lying on a chair.
Haar naam was Miep, zei de meneer.
Its name was Miep, the man said.
Jeroen hield ook van katten.
Jeroen also loved cats.
Buiten bleef het regenen.
Outside, the rain kept pouring.
Jeroen bleef binnen.
Jeroen stayed inside.
Hij praatte met de meneer.
He talked with the man.
Ze spraken over Amsterdam.
They spoke about Amsterdam.
De meneer wist veel.
The man knew a lot.
Jeroen leerde veel.
Jeroen learned a lot.
Toen stopte de regen.
Then, the rain stopped.
De hemel werd helder.
The sky became clear.
"Bedankt," zei Jeroen tegen de meneer.
"Thank you," Jeroen said to the man.
Hij betaalde voor zijn koffie.
He paid for his coffee.
De meneer gaf hem een muffin.
The man gave him a muffin.
Een cadeau, zei hij.
A gift, he said.
Jeroen liep naar buiten.
Jeroen walked outside.
De lucht was fris.
The air was fresh.
Hij at zijn muffin.
He ate his muffin.
Het was lekker.
It was delicious.
De straten van Amsterdam glinsterden.
The streets of Amsterdam glistened.
Jeroen dacht na over zijn dag.
Jeroen thought about his day.
Het was onverwacht, maar goed.
It was unexpected, but good.
Hij glimlachte.
He smiled.
Amsterdam was mooi, zelfs in de regen.
Amsterdam was beautiful, even in the rain.
En zonder paraplu.
And without an umbrella.