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A man looking in a mirror.

ልብስ መግዛት Buying clothes Acheter des vêtements

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sara Sahar Haidari

Translated by Loza Tadesse Mamo

Read by Dawit Leykun

Language Amharic

Level Level 3

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A man looking in a mirror.

የአሊ ሸሚዝ አርጅቷል። አዲስ ያስፈልገዋል።

Ali’s shirt is old. He needs a new one.

La chemise d’Ali est vieille. Il en a besoin d’une nouvelle.


A man walking to a shopping mall.

አዲስ ልብስ ለመፈለግ ወደ ገበያ ማዕከል ይሄዳል።

He goes to the shopping mall to look for new clothes.

Il va au centre commercial pour chercher de nouveaux vêtements.


A man in a shopping mall looking confused.

በገበያ ማዕከሉ ውስጥ የልብስ ሱቁን ማግኘት አልቻለም።

In the shopping mall he cannot find the clothing store.

Dans le centre commercial, il ne trouve pas le magasin de vêtements.


A man speaking to a shop assistant.

አቅጣጫ ለመጠየቅ ወደ ሱቅ ገባ። “ልብስ የት መግዛት እችላለሁ?” ብሎ ይጠይቃል።

He goes into a shop to ask for directions. “Where can I buy clothes?” he asks.

Il va dans un magasin pour demander son chemin. “Où puis-je acheter des vêtements ?” demande-t-il.


Someone pointing to a nearby shop.

ባለሱቁ ወደ ሌላው የገበያ ማዕከሉ ይጠቁማል። የልብስ መደብር በተቃራኒው በኩል ነው።

The shopkeeper points to the other side of the mall. The clothing store is on the opposite side!

Le commerçant pointe l’autre bout du centre commercial. Le magasin de vêtements est en face !


A man holding up a shirt.

አሊ ገብቶ ሸሚዝ ይፈልጋል። ሸሚዞች ለእሱ በጣም ትልቅ እና በጣም ውድ ናቸው።

Ali goes in and looks for a shirt. The shirts are too big for him, and quite expensive.

Ali y rentre et cherche une chemise. Les chemises sont trop grandes pour lui, et assez chères.


A man buying a pair of trousers.

በምትኩም በቅናሽ ሽያጭ ላይ ከነበሩት አዲስ ሱሪ ገዛ። በሚቀጥለው ወር ደሞዙን ሲያገኝ ሸሚዝ እንደሚገዛ ወሰነ።

He buys a new pair of trousers instead because they are on sale. He decides he will buy a shirt next month when he gets his salary.

Il achète un nouveau pantalon à la place car il est en soldes. Il décide d’acheter une chemise le mois prochain quand il recevra son salaire.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sara Sahar Haidari
Translated by: Loza Tadesse Mamo
Read by: Dawit Leykun
Language: Amharic
Level: Level 3
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