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A cat hiding amongst flowers.

ዱመይ ኣበይ ኣላ? Where is my cat? Où est mon chat ?

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Daniel Berhane Habte

Language Tigrinya

Level Level 1

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A cat hiding amongst flowers.

ዱመይ ኣበይ ኣላ?

Where is my cat?

Où est mon chat ?

A boy looking underneath a bed and a cat leaving the bedroom.

ኣብ ትሕቲ ዓራት ድያ ዘላ?

Is it under the bed?

Est-ce qu’il est sous le lit ?

A boy looking on top of a cupboard and a cat hiding inside the cupboard.

ኣብ ልዕሊ’ዚ ከብሒ ድያ ዘላ?

Is it on top of the cupboard?

Est-ce qu’il est sur le placard ?

A boy looking behind a couch and a cat sitting on a fence outside.

ኣብ ድሕሪ’ዚ ሶፋ ድያ ዘላ?

Is it behind the couch?

Est-ce qu’il est derrière le canapé ?

A boy looking through the window at a bin and a cat escaping through another window.

ጥቓ እዚ እንዳ ጓሓፍ ድያ ዘላ?

Is it next to the bin?

Est-ce qu’il est à côté de la poubelle ?

A cat hiding in a box next to a basket.

ኣብ ውሽጢ’ዚ ዘንቢል ድያ ዘላ?

Is it inside the basket?

Est-ce qu’il est dans le panier ?

A boy looking outside a house and a cat hiding behind the curtains.

ካብ’ዚ ቤት ወጻኢ ድያ ዘላ?

Is it outside the house?

Est-ce qu’il est à l’extérieur de la maison ?

A boy opening cupboard doors and a cat sitting amongst cleaning products.

ኣብ’ዚ እነሆለት።

Here it is!

Le voici !

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Bronwen Heath, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Daniel Berhane Habte
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 1
Source: Where is my cat? from African Storybook
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