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A man looking in a mirror.

ክዳውንቲ ምግዛእ Buying clothes Acheter des vêtements

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sara Sahar Haidari

Translated by Seyum

Read by Loza Asgedom

Language Tigrinya

Level Level 3

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A man looking in a mirror.

ናይ ዓሊ ሸሚዝ ኣሪጉ እዩ። ሓዱሽ የድልዮ እዩ።

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.

ሓድሽ ክዳን ክደሊ ናብቲ ዕዳጋ ኸይዱ።

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.

ኣብቲ ዕዳጋ ናይ ክዳውንቲ ድኳን ክረክብ ኣይክኣለን።

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.

ቦታ ክሓትት ናብ ድኳን ኣትዩ። “ክዳውንቲ ኣበይ ክገዝእ ይኽእል?” ኢሉ ይሓትት።

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.

እቲ በዓል ድኳን ናብቲ ካልእ ሸነኽ ናይቲ ዕዳጋ የመላኽቶ። እቲ ድኳን ክዳውንቲ ብኣንጻሩ እዩ ዘሎ።

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.

ዓሊ ኣትዩ ሸሚዝ ምድላይ ይጅምር። እተን ዝረኣየን ሸሚዛት ንዕኡ ብመጠን ኣዝየን ዓበይቲን ክቡራትን እየን።

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.

ኣብ ክንድኡ ክልተ ሓድሽ ስረታት ዓዲጉ። ምኽንያቱ ስለ ዝተሸጣ። ኣብ ዝመጽእ ወርሒ ደሞዙ ምስ ተቀበል ሸሚዝ ንኽገዝእ ወሲኑ።

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: Seyum
Read by: Loza Asgedom
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 3
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