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جَسَدِي My body dʒasadijj

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Heba Tesheh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk

Read by Mashael Muhanna

Language Arabic

Level Level 1

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أَسْتَطِيعُ بِهِ أَنْ أَرْكُضْ.

I can run with it.

ʔastatˤiːʕ bihi ʔan ʔarkudˤ


أَسْتًطيعُ بِهِ أَنْ أَقْفِزْ.

I can jump with it.

@أستًطيع bihi ʔan ʔaqfiz


أَسْتَطِيعُ بِهِ َأَنْ أَرْقُصْ.

I can dance with it.

ʔastatˤiːʕ bihi ʔan ʔarqasˤa


أَسْتَطِيعُ بِهِ أَنْ أَسْبَحْ.

I can swim with it.

ʔastatˤiːʕ bihi ʔan ʔasbaħ


أَسْتَطِيعُ بِهِ أَنْ أَقْفِزْ.

I can skip with it.

ʔastatˤiːʕ bihi ʔan ʔaqfiz


أَسْتَطِيعُ بِهِ أَنْ أَرْكُلْ.

I can kick with it.

ʔastatˤiːʕ bihi ʔan ʔarkul


أَسْتَطِيعُ بِهِ أَنْ أَهْرُبْ.

I can escape with it.

ʔastatˤiːʕ bihi ʔan ʔahraba


لَكِنَّنِي لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ بِهِ أَنْ أَطِيرْ.

But I can never fly with it.

@لكنني laː ʔastatˤiːʕ bihi ʔan ʔatˤiːr


Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Heba Tesheh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk
Read by: Mashael Muhanna
Language: Arabic
Level 1
Source: My body from African Storybook
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