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A woman sitting using a laptop.

Kwenda kwenye sinema Going to the cinema Aller au cinéma

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Aakanee

Translated by Jacob Haule

Read by Idrisa Mbaraka

Language Kiswahili

Level Level 3

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A woman sitting using a laptop.

Mai anatafuta filamu ya kutazama. Anataka kwenda kwenye sinema na rafiki yake kipenzi, Lisa.

Mai searches for a film to watch. She wants to go to the cinema with her best friend, Lisa.

Mai cherche un film à regarder. Elle veut aller au cinéma avec sa meilleure amie, Lisa.

A woman riding a scooter.

Mai anapanda skuta yake kwenda kwenye sinema. Wamekubaliana kukutana huko.

Mai takes her scooter to the cinema. They have agreed to meet there.

Mai va jusqu’au cinéma en scooter. Elles se sont mises d’accord pour se rencontrer là-bas.

Two women waving and walking towards each other.

Huko kwenye sinema wanasalimiana. Wana shauku ya kutazama filamu.

At the cinema they say hello. They are excited to see the film.

Au cinéma, elles se disent bonjour. Elles sont excitées de voir le film.

Two women paying at a ticket counter.

Mai ananunua tiketi za wote wawili katika kaunta ya tiketi.

Mai buys tickets for both of them at the ticket counter.

Mai achète des places pour elles deux à la billetterie.

Two women buying a bucket of popcorn.

Pia ananunua popkorni nyingi.

She also buys a big bucket of popcorn.

Elle achète aussi un grand seau de popcorn.

A man handing a woman two bottles and another woman holding a bucket of popcorn.

Lisa anabeba popkorni wakati Mai ananunua chupa mbili za soda.

Lisa takes the popcorn while Mai buys two bottles of soda.

Lisa prend le popcorn pendant que Mai achète deux bouteilles de soda.

Two women holding bottles and popcorn, and a man looking at their tickets.

Wanaonesha tiketi zao kabla ya kuingia ndani kutazama filamu.

They show their tickets before they go inside to watch the film.

Elles montrent leurs tickets avant de rentrer voir le film.

Two women in a dark cinema looking for their seats.

Wanatafuta viti vyao. Kuna giza kwa sababu filamu tayari imeanza.

They look for their seats. It is dark because the film has already started.

Elles cherchent leurs places. Il fait sombre parce que le film a déjà commencé.

Two women sitting down holding drinks and popcorn.

Wanakaa chini ili watazame filamu.

They sit down to watch the film.

Elles s’assoient et regardent le film.

People in the cinema watching a romantic film.

Ni filamu ya mapenzi, ambayo ndiyo wanayoipenda zaidi.

It is a romantic film. That is their favourite kind.

C’est un film romantique. C’est leur genre favori.

Two women waving and getting on their scooters.

Baada ya filamu wanaagana na kwenda nyumbani.

After the film they say goodbye and go home.

Après le film, elles se disent au revoir et rentrent chez elles.

Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Aakanee
Translated by: Jacob Haule
Read by: Idrisa Mbaraka
Language: Kiswahili
Level: Level 3
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