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ዛማ ንፍዕቲ እያ! Zama is great! Zama est formidable !

Written by Michael Oguttu

Illustrated by Vusi Malindi

Translated by Daniel Berhane Habte

Language Tigrinya

Level Level 2

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ንእሽቶ ሓወይ ደቂሱ የርፍድ። ኣነ ቀልጢፈ እትንስእ፡ ምኽንያቱ ኣነ ንፍዕቲ እየ።

My little brother sleeps very late. I wake early, because I am great!

Mon petit frère dort très tard. Je me réveille tôt, parce que je suis formidable !


ኣነ እየ ንገዛና ጸሓይ ዘእትወሉ።

I am the one who lets in the sun.

Je suis celle qui laisse entrer le soleil.


ኣደይ “ናተይ ኰኸብ ጽባሕ ኢኺ፡” ትብለኒ።

“You’re my morning star,” says Ma.

« Tu es mon étoile du matin, » me dit maman.


ሰውነተይ ባዕለይ እሕጸብ፡ ዝኾነ ሓገዝ ኣይደልይን እየ።

I wash myself, I don’t need any help.

Je me lave, je n’ai pas besoin d’aide.


ዝሑል ማይን ሽታ ዘለዎ ሰማያዊ ሳምናን ክጻወር እኽእል።

I can cope with cold water and blue smelly soap.

Je peux m’adapter à de l’eau froide et du savon bleu malodorant.


ኣደይ፡ “ኣስናንኪ ኣይትረስዕዮ።” ኢላ ተዘክረኒ። ኣነ ድማ፡ “ኣነ! ብፍጹም!” ኢለ እምልሰላ።

Ma reminds, “Don’t forget teeth.” I reply, “Never, not me!”

Maman me rappelle, « N’oublie pas tes dents. » Je réponds, « Jamais, pas moi ! »


ድሕሪ ምሕጻበይ፡ ንኣባሓጎይን ኣሞይን ሰላም እብሎም፡ ቡሩኽ መዓልቲ ድማ እምነየሎም።

After washing, I greet Grandpa and Auntie, and wish them a good day.

Après m’être lavée, j’accueille grand-papa et tantine et je leur souhaite une bonne journée.


ሽዑ ክዳውንተይ እኽደን፡ “ኣደይ ሕጂ ኣነ ዓባይ እየ፡” እብላ።

Then I dress myself, “I’m big now Ma,” I say.

Ensuite, je m’habille, « Je suis grande maintenant maman, » dis-je.


ኣነ መላጕመይ ክለጕምን ሳእነይ ክኣስርን እኽእል።

I can close my buttons and buckle my shoes.

Je peux attacher mes boutons et boucler mes chaussures.


ከምኡ’ውን ኵሉ ኣብ ትምህርቲ ዘጋጠመ ሓድሽ ነገራት ንንእሽቶ ሓወይ እነግሮ።

And I make sure little brother knows all the school news.

Et je m’assure que mon petit frère connaît toutes les nouvelles de l’école.


ኣብ ክፍሊ ብዅሉ መገዲ እጽዕር።

In class I do my best in every way.

En classe je fais de mon mieux de toutes les façons possibles.


ነፍሲ-ወከፍ መዓልቲ እዚ ኵሉ ጽቡቕ ነገራት እገብር። እቲ ካብ ኵሉ ዝፈትዎ ነገር ግን፡ ምጽዋት ምጽዋት እዩ!

I do all these good things every day. But the thing I like most, is to play and play!

Je fais toutes ces bonnes choses chaque jour. Mais la chose que j’aime le mieux, c’est de jouer et jouer encore!


Written by: Michael Oguttu
Illustrated by: Vusi Malindi
Translated by: Daniel Berhane Habte
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 2
Source: Zama is great! from African Storybook
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