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الأَخُ الصَّغِيرُ الكَسُولُ Lazy little brother aːlʔax aːlsˤaɣiːr aːlkasuːl

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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أَنَا أَسْتَيْقُظُ وَأُشْعِلُ النَارَ.

I wake up and make fire.

ʔanaː ʔasteɪqiðˤ waʔaʃʕala aːlnaːr


أَنَا أَغْلِي القَلِيلَ مِنَ المَاءِ.

I boil some water.

ʔanaː ʔaɣliː aːlqaliːl min aːlmaːʔ


أَنَا أُقَطِّعُ حَطَبَ الأَشْجَارِ.

I chop the firewood.

ʔanaː ʔaqtˤaʕa ħatˤaba aːlʔaʃdʒaːr


أَنَا أُحَرِّكُ الوِعَاءَ.

I stir the pot.

ʔanaː ʔaħarrka aːlwiʕaːʔ


أَنَا أُنَظِّفُ الأرْضَ.

I sweep the floor.

ʔanaː ʔanðˤaf aːlʔardˤ


أَنَا أَغْسِلُ الصُّحُونَ.

I wash the dishes.

ʔanaː ʔaɣsil aːlsˤuħuːn


لِمَاذَا أَعْمَلُ أَنَا بِجِدٍّ… …بَيْنَما أَخِي مَشْغُولٌ بِاللَّعبِ؟

Why do I work so hard… … when my brother is busy playing?

limaːðaː ʔaʕmala ʔanaː @بجدٍ beɪnamaː ʔaxiː @مشغولٌ biaːllaʕb


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: Lazy little brother from African Storybook
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