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Two men standing at a bus stop.

ሰባት ምርካብ Meeting people Rencontrer des personnes

Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Aakanee

Seyum

Loza Asgedom

Tigrinya

Level 1

A man and woman walking towards each other.

“ሰላም!”

“ሰላም!”

“Hi!”

“Hello!”

“Salut !”

“Bonjour !”

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

“ቻው!”

“ሰላም ኩኒ!”

“Bye!”

“Goodbye!”

“Salut !”

“Au revoir !”

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

“እዚ ካማ ይበሃል።”

“This is Kama.”

“C’est Kama.”

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

“ሰላም ኣነ ካማ እበሃል።”

“ስለዝረኸብኩኻ ሕጉስ እየ ካማ።”

“Hi, I’m Kama.”

“Nice to meet you, Kama.”

“Salut, je suis Kama.”

“Enchanté, Kama.”

A mobile phone ringing.

እታ ቴለፎን ትጽውዕ ኣላ።

The phone is ringing.

Le téléphone sonne.

A man talking on the phone.

“ሰላም።”

“Hello.”

“Allô.”

A woman talking on the phone.

“ሰላም ኣነ ሳራ እየ።”

“Hi, this is Sara.”

“Salut, c’est Sara.”

Someone pressing a button on a phone.

እቲ ቴለፎን ዓፂዎ።

He hangs up.

Il raccroche.

A woman opening the door to a man.

“እንኳዕ ደሓን መጻኻ!”

“Welcome!”

“Bienvenue !”

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

“በጃኻ እቶ።”

“Please come in.”

“Rentrez s’il vous plaît.”

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

“ይቅሬታ።”

“I’m sorry.”

“Je suis désolé.”

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

“ጸገም የለን።”

“No problem.”

“Pas de soucis.”

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

“ይቕሬታ ሓደ ጊዜ ከሸግረኪ።”

“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.

“እሺ ሓደ ግዘ።”

“One moment, please.”

“Un instant, s’il vous plaît.”

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

“እዚ ዓሊ ይበሃል።”

“እዚኣ ከኣ ለይላ ትበሃል።”

“This is Ali.”

“This is Leila.”

“C’est Ali.”

“C’est Leila.”

Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by: Aakanee

Translated by: Seyum

Read by: Loza Asgedom

Language: Tigrinya

Level: Level 1

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