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A woman thinking.

ምትሕግጋዝን ምርድዳእን Helping and understanding Aider et comprendre

Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Aakanee

Seyum

Loza Asgedom

Tigrinya

Level 1

A two-panel image of a woman giving a gift to a man.

“የቕንየለይ!”

“Thank you!”

“Merci !”

Two men standing in front of a laptop looking confused.

“ኣይፈለጥኩን።”

“I don’t know.”

“Je ne sais pas.”

A woman asking a man for directions.

“… ኣበይ ይርከብ?”

“Where is…?”

“Où est…?”

A woman standing next to a man who is pointing to the right.

“በዚ መንገዲ።”

“That way.”

“Par là.”

A two-panel image of a man speaking to a woman who looks confused.

“አይተረደኣንን።”

“I don’t understand.”

“Je ne comprends pas.”

A girl asking a woman to check her maths work.

“እዚ ትኽክል ድዩ?”

“እወ።”

“Is this right?”

“Yes.”

“Est-ce juste ?”

“Oui.”

A girl asking a woman to check her maths work.

“እዚ ትኽክል ድዩ?”

“ኣይኮነን።”

“Is this right?”

“No.”

“Est-ce juste ?”

“Non.”

A two-panel image of a man carrying a box and a woman walking towards him.

“ክሕግዘካ ዶ?”

“Can I help you?”

“Puis-je vous aider ?”

A two-panel image of a man and woman moving a box.

“በጃኻ ክትሕግዝኒ ትኽእልዲኻ?”

“እወ ብዝግባእ!”

“Could you help me, please?”

“Yes, of course!”

“Pourriez-vous m’aider, s’il vous plaît ?”

“Oui, bien sûr !”

A man standing next to a girl who is pointing to a teddy bear on the top shelf.

“እቲኣ ክወስዳ ይኽእል ድየ?”

“እወ ብዝግባእ!”

“Could I have that, please?”

“Yes, of course!”

“Pourrais-je avoir cela, s’il vous plaît ?”

“Oui, bien sûr !”

A man passing a teddy bear to a girl.

“የቕንየለይ!”

“Thank you!”

“Merci !”

Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by: Aakanee

Translated by: Seyum

Read by: Loza Asgedom

Language: Tigrinya

Level: Level 1

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