Fìl wèħid bic yucrub il-me.
One elephant is going to drink water.
Zùz zaràfèt bic yucrbu il-me.
Two giraffes are going to drink water.
Ċlèċe jwèmis w arbġa ġṡàfir bic yucrbu il-me kìf kìf.
Three buffaloes and four birds are also going to drink water.
Xamse ɍzèlèt w sitte ħlèlif mècìn l’il-me.
Five impalas and six warthogs are walking to the water.
Sebġa ħmùr waħciye jèrìn l’il-me.
Seven zebras are running to the water.
Ċmenye jrànèt w tisġa ħùtèt yġùmu fi’l-me.
Eight frogs and nine fish are swimming in the water.
Ṡìd wèħid yizhir.
Huwwe zède yħibb yucrub.
Ckùn yxàf min iṡ-ṡid?
One lion roars. He also wants to drink. Who is afraid of the lion?
Fìl wèħid qàġid yucrub mġa’ṡ-ṡìd.
One elephant is drinking water with the lion.
Zanele Buthelezi, Thembani Dladla, Clare Verbeek
Rob Owen
Ramzi Hachani
Tunisian Arabic
Level 1
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