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A girl wearing school clothes.

ናይ ቤት-ትምህርቲ ክዳውንቲ School clothes Les vêtements d'école

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Daniel Berhane Habte

Language Tigrinya

Level Level 1

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A girl wearing a dress which is too long.

እዛ ቀምሽ ነዋሕ እያ።

This dress is long.

Cette robe est longue.

A girl wearing a jersey which is too big.

እዚ ጎልፎ ገዚፍ እዩ።

This jersey is big.

Ce pull est grand.

A girl carrying a large bag on her shoulder.

እዛ ቦርሳ ገዛፍ እያ።

This bag is big.

Ce sac est grand.

A girl trying to do her belt up but it is too small.

እዛ ቍልፊ…

This belt is…

Cette ceinture est…

A girl wearing a small hat.

እዛ ቆቢዕ ንእሽቶ እያ።

This hat is small.

Ce chapeau est petit.

A girl looking at her socks which are very small.

እዘን ካልሲ ሓጸርቲ እየን።

The socks are short.

Les chaussettes sont courtes.

A pair of girls' shoes.

እዘን ሳእኒ ግን ሓደስቲ እየን።

But these shoes are new.

Mais ces souliers sont neufs.

A girl wearing school clothes.

… ዕቅነይ ኮይነን።

… they fit well.

… ils font bien.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Daniel Berhane Habte
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 1
Source: School clothes from African Storybook
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