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Two girls playing.

ስምዒታት Feelings Les sentiments

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Daniel Berhane Habte

Language Tigrinya

Level Level 1

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A girl holding her hand on her heart.

ኣብ ልበይ ብዙሕ ነገር ይስምዓኒ።

My heart feels a lot of things.

Mon cœur ressent beaucoup de choses.


A woman sitting surrounded by children.

ምሸት ምሸት ዓባየይ ዛንታ ክትነግረና ከላ ሓጎስ ይስምዓኒ።

I feel happy when my granny tells us stories in the evening.

Je suis contente quand ma grand-mère nous raconte des histoires le soir.


Two girls playing.

ምስ መሓዛይ ክጻወት ከለኹ ዝዓሸኹ ኮይነ ይስምዓኒ።

I feel silly when I play with my friend.

Je me sens ridicule quand je joue avec mon amie.


A man holding an empty wallet and a girl standing next to him.

ኣቦይ ገንዘብ የብለይን ክብል ከሎ ጓሂ ይስምዓኒ።

I feel bad when my dad says he does not have money.

Je me sens mal quand mon père dit qu’il n’a pas d’argent.


A girl hugging a woman.

ኣደይ ክትሓቝፈኒ ከላ ፍቕሪ ይስምዓኒ።

I feel loved when my mom gives me a hug.

Je me sens aimée quand ma mère me donne un câlin.


Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Daniel Berhane Habte
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 1
Source: Feelings from African Storybook
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