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الرَّجُلُ ذُو القَامَةِ الطَّويلَةِ Mwanamume mrefu A very tall man

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Translated by Hanadi Traifeh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk

Read by Mashael Muhanna

Language Arabic

Level Level 2

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كانَ مِعْوَلُهُ قَصِيرًا جِدًّا.

Jembe lake lilikuwa fupi mno.

His hoe was too short.


وَمَدْخَلُ مَنْزِلِهِ مُنْخَفضاً جِدًّا.

Mlango wake ulikuwa chini mno.

His doorway was too low.


كَانَ فِرَاشُهُ قَصِيرًا جِدًّا.

Kitanda chake kilikuwa kifupi mno.

His bed was too short.


وَكَذَلِكَ دَرَّاجَتَهُ الهَوَائِيَّةُ.

Baisikeli yake ilikuwa fupi sana.

His bicycle was too short.


إِنَّهُ لَرَجُلٌ طَويلٌ جِدًّا.

Mtu huyu alikuwa mrefu zaidi!

This man was too tall!


وَلِذَلِكَ فَقَدْ قامَ بِصِناعَةِ مَسْكَةٍ طَويلَةٍ لِمِجْرَفَتِهِ.

Alitengeneza mpini wa jembe mrefu sana.

He made a very long hoe handle.


وَوَسَّعَ بابَ مَنْزِلِهِ.

Alitengeneza fremu ndefu za milango.

He made very high door frames.


كَما قَامَ بِصِناعَةِ فِرَاشٍ طَوِيلٍ جِدًّا.

Alitengeneza kitanda kirefu sana.

He made a very long bed.


وَاشْتَرَى دَرَّاجَةً هَوَائِيَّةً عَالِيَةً.

Akanunua baisikeli iliyokuwa ndefu mno.

He bought a very high bicycle.


لَقَدْ جَلَسَ عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ مُرْتَفِعٍ وتَناوَلَ طَعامَهُ بِشَوْكَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.

Aliketi juu ya kiti kilichokuwa juu sana. Alikula kwa kutumia uma iliyokuwa ndefu mno.

He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.


تَرَكَ الرَّجُلُ الطَّويلُ مَنْزِلَهُ وَذَهَبَ لِلْعَيْشِ فِي غَابَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ حَيْثُ أَمْضَى سِنِيناً عَديدَةً مِنْ عُمْرِهِ هُنَاكَ.

Aliacha nyumba yake na kuishi katika msitu mkubwa. Aliishi kwa miaka mingi.

He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.


Written by: Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Translated by: Hanadi Traifeh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk
Read by: Mashael Muhanna
Language: Arabic
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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