Ġṡìde

Zama yħażżir fi rùħu l'il-mektib.

1

Bàba yŧayyib fi ġṡìdet fŧùr iṡ-ṡbèħ.

2

"Ummi tŧayyib aħsin ġṡìde!" qàl Zama.

3

Il-ġṡìde taġŧi l'Zama quwwe l'il-mektib.

4

Il-ġṡìde ŧàbit.

5

Bàba yṡubb il-ħlìb b'kull maħabbe.

6

"Bàba, yużhurli he'l-ġṡìde nèqṡa sukkur," qàl Zama.

7

"Ġṡìdet Ummi aħsin b'barce min ġṡìdet Bàba," xammim Zama.

8

"Bàba, tnejjemci tzìdli sukkur, min fażlik?" s`il Zama

9

Baba zèd sukkur l'Zama.

10

"Xìt! Bàba! Ṡabbìt milħ fi'l-ġṡìde mtèġi!"

11

"Bàba, waqtèc trawwaħ Ummi?" s`il Zama.

12

Text: Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi
Illustrations: Catherine Groenewald
Translation: Ramzi Hachani
Language: Tunisian Arabic

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