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A very tall man Un homme très grand Gorko mawnuɗo sanne

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Read by Darshan Soni

Language English

Level Level 2

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His hoe was too short.

Sa houe était trop courte.

Turaawa makko no raɓɓiɗinnoo sanne.


His doorway was too low.

Sa porte d’entrée était trop basse.

Naarrude dammbu suudu makko no leesunoo sanne.


His bed was too short.

Son lit était trop court.

Fukkorgo makko no leesunoo sane.


His bicycle was too short.

Sa bicyclette était trop petite.

Belooru makko no famɗunoo sane.


This man was too tall!

Cet homme était trop grand.

Gorko oo no mawnunoo sanne.


He made a very long hoe handle.

Il fabriqua un long manche pour sa houe.

O waɗani turaawo makko leggal juutungal.


He made very high door frames.

Il agrandit ses portes.

O mawnini naarruɗe dammbule cuuɗi makko.


He made a very long bed.

Il fabriqua un très grand lit.

O waɗi fukkorgo mawngo sanne.


He bought a very high bicycle.

Il acheta une bicyclette très haute.

O soodi belooru toowundu sanne.


He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.

Il s’assit sur une chaise très haute et mangea avec une très grande fourchette.

O jooɗii dow jooɗorgal toowungal sanne nden nyaamiri girbal mawngal sanne.


He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.

Il quitta sa maison et vécut dans une grande forêt. Il vécut pendant de longues années.

O eggi ɓaade makko nden o wuuroyi nder ladde sukkunde. O wuuri ɗon duuɓi keewɗi.


Written by: Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Read by: Darshan Soni
Language: English
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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