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A girl peeling potatoes.

ምኽሻን Cooking Cuisiner

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 peeling potatoes.

ነቲ ድንሽ እቐርፎ።

I peel the potatoes.

Je pèle les pommes de terre.

A boy chopping a cabbage.

ሓንቲ ካውሎ እቕርድድ።

I chop a cabbage.

J’émince un chou.

A boy grating carrots.

ነቲ ካሮቲ እርፍርፎ።

I grate the carrots.

Je râpe les carottes.

A boy washing beans.

ነቲ ባልደንጓ እሓጽቦ።

I wash the beans.

Je lave les fèves.

A boy cutting a butternut.

ነቲ ካዕካዕ-ጠስሚ እመትሮ።

I cut the butternut.

Je coupe la courge musquée.

A boy chopping spinach.

ነቲ ስፒናቺ እኽንትፎ።

I chop the spinach.

Je hache les épinards.

A woman chopping onions and a boy watching.

ኣደይ ነቲ ሽጕርቲ ትቕርድዶ።

My mom chops the onions.

Ma mère hache les oignons.

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

ሽጕርቲ ክቕርደድ ከሎ የንብዓኒ እዩ።

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: Daniel Berhane Habte
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 1
Source: Cooking from African Storybook
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