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Two men standing at a bus stop.

د خلکو سره ملاقات کول Meeting people Rencontrer des personnes

Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Aakanee

Shir Ahmad Laiwal

Abdullah Khan

Pashto

Level 1

A man and woman walking towards each other.

“سلام!”

“سلام!”

“Hi!”

“Hello!”

“Salut !”

“Bonjour !”

A man and woman waving and walking away from each other.

“د خدای په امان!”

“د خدای په امان!”

“Bye!”

“Goodbye!”

“Salut !”

“Au revoir !”

A woman standing between two men pointing to the man on her left.

“دا کاما دې.”

“This is Kama.”

“C’est Kama.”

A woman standing between two men who are talking to each other.

“سلام، زه کاما یم.”

“کاما، خوشحاله شوم چی درسره ومې لیدل.”

“Hi, I’m Kama.”

“Nice to meet you, Kama.”

“Salut, je suis Kama.”

“Enchanté, Kama.”

A mobile phone ringing.

د ټلیفون زنګ وهل کیږي.

The phone is ringing.

Le téléphone sonne.

A man talking on the phone.

“سلام.”

“Hello.”

“Allô.”

A woman talking on the phone.

“سلام، زه سارا یم.”

“Hi, this is Sara.”

“Salut, c’est Sara.”

Someone pressing a button on a phone.

دې یی بندوي.

He hangs up.

Il raccroche.

A woman opening the door to a man.

“ښه راغلاست!”

“Welcome!”

“Bienvenue !”

A man standing outside and a woman standing in the doorway pointing inside.

“مهرباني وکړئ، دننه راشئ.”

“Please come in.”

“Rentrez s’il vous plaît.”

A two-panel image of a man bumping into another man at a bus stop.

“زه بخښنه غواړم.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Je suis désolé.”

Two men standing at a bus stop talking to each other.

“مشکل نلري.”

“No problem.”

“Pas de soucis.”

A woman sitting using a laptop and a man tapping on her shoulder.

“مهرباني وکړئ، وبخښي.”

“Excuse me, please.”

“Excusez-moi, s’il vous plaît.”

A man standing behind a woman who is sitting using a laptop with her hand in the air.

“مهرباني وکړئ، یوه شیبه.”

“One moment, please.”

“Un instant, s’il vous plaît.”

A two-panel image of a man pointing to people in a photograph.

“دغه علی دې.”

“دغه لیلا ده.”

“This is Ali.”

“This is Leila.”

“C’est Ali.”

“C’est Leila.”

Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by: Aakanee

Translated by: Shir Ahmad Laiwal

Read by: Abdullah Khan

Language: Pashto

Level: Level 1

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