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Un homme très grand A very tall man Umuntu umutali saana

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Translated by Isabelle Duston, Véronique Biddau

Read by Monique Bournot-Trites

Language French

Level Level 2

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Sa houe était trop courte.

His hoe was too short.

Ulukasu lwakwe lwali ulwipi saana.


Sa porte d’entrée était trop basse.

His doorway was too low.

Umwinshi wakwe wali uwipi saana.


Son lit était trop court.

His bed was too short.

Ubusanshi bwakwe bwali ubwipi saana.


Sa bicyclette était trop petite.

His bicycle was too short.

Incinga yakwe yali iipi saana.


Cet homme était trop grand.

This man was too tall!

Uyu muntu aalilepeshe saana.


Il fabriqua un long manche pour sa houe.

He made a very long hoe handle.

Aapangile umupini wa lukasu uutali saana.


Il agrandit ses portes.

He made very high door frames.

Aapangile umwinshi uutali saana.


Il fabriqua un très grand lit.

He made a very long bed.

Aapangile ubusanshi ubutali saana.


Il acheta une bicyclette très haute.

He bought a very high bicycle.

Aashitile incinga iitali saana.


Il s’assit sur une chaise très haute et mangea avec une très grande fourchette.

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

Aaikele pa cipuna icitali saana. Aaleliila kuli foloko iitali saana.


Il quitta sa maison et vécut dans une grande forêt. Il vécut pendant de longues années.

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

Aashile iŋanda yakwe no kuya mukwikala mu mpanga. Aikeele imyaka iingi.


Written by: Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Translated by: Isabelle Duston, Véronique Biddau
Read by: Monique Bournot-Trites
Language: French
Level: Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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