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Kuhapeha Cooking Cuisiner

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Christabel Songiso and Akombelwa Muyangana

SiLozi

Level 1

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Nafalanga ma kwili.

I peel the potatoes.

Je pèle les pommes de terre.

Napumanga kabici.

I chop a cabbage.

J’émince un chou.

Na pumanga ma kaloti.

I grate the carrots.

Je râpe les carottes.

Nitapisa manawa.

I wash the beans.

Je lave les fèves.

Na pumanga mbata ya ndongo.

I cut the butternut.

Je coupe la courge musquée.

Na pumanga muloho wobiziwa sipinaci.

I chop the spinach.

Je hache les épinards.

Boma bapumanga anyisi.

My mom chops the onions.

Ma mère hache les oignons.

Anyisi yani lilisanga ahulu abaipuma.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Les oignons me font pleurer quand ils sont hachés.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Christabel Songiso and Akombelwa Muyangana

Language: SiLozi

Level: Level 1

Source: Cooking from African Storybook

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