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Friends Abahlobo Friends

Written by Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Read by Darshan Soni

Language English

Level Level 1

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My name is Simo.

Igama lam nguSimilo.

My name is Simo.


I have four friends.

Ndinabahlobo abane.

I have four friends.


Their names are Zizo, Lele, Sisa and Ayanda.

Amagama abo nguZuko, uLizo, uViwe noSiyanda.

Their names are Zizo, Lele, Sisa and Ayanda.


My friend Zizo likes to play soccer.

Umhlobo wam uZuko uthanda ibhola.

My friend Zizo likes to play soccer.


My friend Lele likes to swim.

Umhlobo wam uLizo uthanda ukudada.

My friend Lele likes to swim.


My friend Sisa likes to play hide-and-seek.

Umhlobo wam uViwe uthanda undize.

My friend Sisa likes to play hide-and-seek.


My friend Ayanda likes to read.

Umhlobo wam uSiyanda uthanda ukufunda.

My friend Ayanda likes to read.


Me? I like to do all the things they like to do.

Mna, ndithanda konke abakuthandayo.

Me? I like to do all the things they like to do.


I play soccer with Zizo.

Ndidlala ibhola noZuko.

I play soccer with Zizo.


I swim with Lele.

Ndidada edamini noLizo.

I swim with Lele.


I play hide-and-seek with Sisa.

Ndidlala undize noViwe.

I play hide-and-seek with Sisa.


Come, friend, what do you like?

Yiza mhlobo. Wena, uthandani?

Come, friend, what do you like?


Come, play soccer with us.

Yiza, uzodlala ibhola nathi.

Come, play soccer with us.


Come, swim with us.

Yiza, uzodada nathi.

Come, swim with us.


Come, play hide-andseek with us.

Yiza, uzodlala undize nathi.

Come, play hide-andseek with us.


Come, read with us!

Yiza, uzofunda nathi!

Come, read with us!


Written by: Zimbili Dlamini, Hlengiwe Zondi
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Read by: Darshan Soni
Language: English
Level: Level 1
Source: Friends from African Storybook
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License.
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