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Halayi mukkenti hasoofti Khalai talks to plants Khalai le habla a las plantas

Written by Ursula Nafula

Illustrated by Jesse Pietersen

Translated by Demoze Degefa

Language Oromo

Level Level 2

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Isheen kuni Halayi dha. Umriin ishee wagga torba. Hikkan maqaa ishee’ nama gameti’ jechuudah afaan isheetin, Lubukusu dhan.

This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘the good one’ in her language, Lubukusu.

Ella es Khalai. Tiene siete años. Su nombre significa “bondadosa” en su idioma llamado Lubukusu.


Halayi hirbaa kaate burtukaanati dubbati. “Mukaa burtukanaa adaraa kee dafii gudadhuu ijaa mi’aawa nukenni.”

Khalai wakes up and talks to the orange tree. “Please orange tree, grow big and give us lots of ripe oranges.”

Khalai despierta y le habla a los naranjos. “Por favor naranjos crezcan mucho para que nos den muchas naranjas maduras.”


Halayin gara mana barnoota nideemiti. otuma deemitu margaatti akkan jette dubbate, “Adara margan dafii gudadhuu oto hingogin turi.”

Khalai walks to school. On the way she talks to the grass. “Please grass, grow greener and don’t dry up.”

Khalai le habla al pasto mientras camina a su escuela. “Por favor pasto, crece muy verde y nunca te seques.”


Halayin hababoo didaa bira dabarte. “Adara hababowaan bayee darara akkan mataa ko gubbaa isin ka’au.”

Khalai passes wild flowers. “Please flowers, keep blooming so I can put you in my hair.”

Khalai pasa frente a unas flores silvestres. “Por favor flores, sigan floreciendo para ponerlas en mi cabello.”


Mana barnoota kessati, Halayin mukkenti dubbati. “Adara kessan dafaati damee guddaa basaa akkaa isin jala tenyee dubifnu.”

At school, Khalai talks to the tree in the middle of the compound. “Please tree, put out big branches so we can read under your shade.”

En la escuela, Khalai le habla a un árbol que está en medio del recinto. “Por favor árbol, crece con ramas muy grandes para que podamos leer bajo tu sombra.”


Halayi mukken balbala gubbatin jiranti dubbatee. “Adara dafa gudadhati namoota ala dhufan nurra qabaa.”

Khalai talks to the hedge around her school. “Please grow strong and stop bad people from coming in.”

Khalai le habla a la cerca de arbustos que rodea su escuela. “Por favor, crece muy fuerte para que detengas a la gente mala que quiera entrar.”


Yeroo Halayi gara mana deebitu, mukaa burtukaana ilalti. “Firrin kee hinbilchanee?” jette gafati.

When Khalai returns home from school, she visits the orange tree. “Are your oranges ripe yet?” asks Khalai.

Cuando Khalai vuelve a casa, ella visita al naranjo y le pregunta: “¿Están listas tus naranjas?”


Burtukanni kun hinbilchanee, jette Halayin. “Muka burtukana bor walarginaa” jette Halayin. “Akka tasa firii bilchate nafkennita ta’a!”

“The oranges are still green,” sighs Khalai. “I will see you tomorrow orange tree,” says Khalai. “Perhaps then you will have a ripe orange for me!”

“Las naranjas aún se ven verdes,” dice Khalai. “Nos vemos mañana, naranjo,” Khalai continúa. “¡Quizás, mañana tendrás una naranja lista y madura para mí!”


Written by: Ursula Nafula
Illustrated by: Jesse Pietersen
Translated by: Demoze Degefa
Language: Oromo
Level: Level 2
Source: Khalai talks to plants from African Storybook
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