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ዛማ ጎበዝ ነች Zama is great! Zama ni mkubwa!

Written by Michael Oguttu

Illustrated by Vusi Malindi

Translated by Mezemir Girma

Read by Abenezer Chane

Language Amharic

Level Level 2

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ትንሹ ወንድሜ አርፍዶ ነው የሚነሣው። እኔ ግን ጎበዝ ስለሆንኩ ቶሎ እነሳለሁ!

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

Mdogo wangu anachelewa kuamka. Mimi naamka mapema kwa sababu mimi ni mkubwa!


እኔ ነኝ ፀሐይን የማስገባት።

I am the one who lets in the sun.

Mimi ndiye ninayeruhusu jua kuingia ndani.


‹‹አንቺ የጠዋት ኮከቤ ነሽ›› ትለኛለች እማ።

“You’re my morning star,” says Ma.

“Wewe ni nyota wangu wa asubuhi,” anasema mama.


ራሴን በራሴ እታጠባለሁ። ምንም እገዛ አልፈልግም።

I wash myself, I don’t need any help.

Naoga mwenyewe, sihitaji msaada.


ቀዝቃዛ ውሃንም ሆነ ሽታ ያለውን ሰማያዊ ሳሙና አልፈራም።

I can cope with cold water and blue smelly soap.

Naweza kustahimili maji ya baridi na sabuni ya bluu inayonukia.


እናቴ ‹‹ጥርስሽን አትርሺ›› ብላ ታስታውሰኛለች። ‹‹በፍጹም አልረሳም!›› ብዬ እመልስላታለሁ።

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

Mama ananikumbusha, “Usisahau kupiga mswaki.” Namjibu, “Kamwe, sio mimi!”


ከታጠብኩ በኋላ አያቴንና አክስቴን ሠላም እላለሁ፤ መልካም ቀንም እመኝላቸዋለሁ።

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

Baada ya kuoga, nawasalimu babu na shangazi, na kuwatakia siku njema.


ከዚያም እለባብሳለሁ። ‹‹አሁን ትልቅ ልጅ ነኝ እማማ›› እላለሁ።

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

Najivisha nguo mwenyewe. “Mimi ni mkubwa sasa mama,” ninamwambia.


አዝራሮቼን እዘጋለሁ። ጫማዬንም አስራለሁ።

I can close my buttons and buckle my shoes.

Ninaweza kufunga vishikizo na kurekebisha viatu vyangu.


ትንሹ ወንድሜ በትምህርት ቤት የተደረገውን ነገር ሁሉ ወሬ እንዲደርሰው አደርጋለሁ።

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

Na ninahakikisha mdogo wangu anapata taarifa zote za shule.


በክፍልም ውስጥ በሁሉም መንገድ የተቻለኝን አደርጋሁ።

In class I do my best in every way.

Darasani najitahidi sana katika kila kitu.


በየቀኑ እነዚህን ሁሉ ጥሩ ጥሩ ነገሮች አደርጋለሁ። በጣም የምወደው ነገር ግን መጫወት እና መጫወት ነው።

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

Ninafanya hivi vitu vyote vizuri kila siku. Ila kitu ninachokipenda sana ni kucheza na kucheza.


Written by: Michael Oguttu
Illustrated by: Vusi Malindi
Translated by: Mezemir Girma
Read by: Abenezer Chane
Language: Amharic
Level: Level 2
Source: Zama is great! from African Storybook
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