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A girl peeling potatoes.

Karin Cooking Cuisiner

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Abdi Muse

Read by Ibrahim Ahmed

Language Somali

Level Level 1

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A girl peeling potatoes.

Waxaan diiraa baradhada.

I peel the potatoes.

Je pèle les pommes de terre.


A boy chopping a cabbage.

Waxaan jarjaraa kaabajka.

I chop a cabbage.

J’émince un chou.


A boy grating carrots.

Waxaan jeexaa kaarootada.

I grate the carrots.

Je râpe les carottes.


A boy washing beans.

Waxaan dhaqaa digirta.

I wash the beans.

Je lave les fèves.


A boy cutting a butternut.

Waxaan jaraa lowska.

I cut the butternut.

Je coupe la courge musquée.


A boy chopping spinach.

Waxaan jarjaraa isbinaajka.

I chop the spinach.

Je hache les épinards.


A woman chopping onions and a boy watching.

Hooyaday waxay jarjartaa basasha.

My mom chops the onions.

Ma mère hache les oignons.


A boy wiping his tears in front of a plate of chopped onions.

Basasha way iiga oohisaa markii lajarjaro.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Les oignons me font pleurer quand ils sont hachés.


Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Abdi Muse
Read by: Ibrahim Ahmed
Language: Somali
Level: Level 1
Source: Cooking from African Storybook
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