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A girl standing in front of music posters.

እንታይ ዓይነት ሙዚቃ ትፈቱ? What sort of music do you like? Quel genre de musique aimes-tu ?

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sara Rumen Krotev

Translated by Seyum

Read by Loza Asgedom

Language Tigrinya

Level Level 2

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A girl standing in front of music posters.

ቱሊማ ሙዚቃ ትፈቱ እያ። ኩሉ መዓልቲ እያ ትሰምዕ።

Tulima loves music. She listens to it every day.

Tumila adore la musique. Elle en écoute tous les jours.


A girl standing with her friends in front of a stereo.

መሓዙታ ካርሎስን ኣኒታን እውን ሙዚቃ ይፈትዉ እዮም።

Her friends Carlos and Anita also like music.

Ses amis Carlos et Anita aiment aussi la musique.


A boy and girl standing with their arms around each other.

“ቱሊማ እንታይ ዓይነት ሙዚቃ ትፈቱ?” ኢሉ ካርሎስ ይሓትት።

“Tulima, what sort of music do you like?” asks Carlos.

“Tumila, quel genre de musique aimes-tu ?” Demande Carlos.


A girl thinking of various types of music.

“ናይ ምዕራባውያን ሙዚቃ ደስ ይብለኒ ‘ዩ ይኹን እምበር ናይ ሃገረይ ኢትዮጵያ ሙዚቃ እየ ዝመርጽ።”

“I like Western music, but I prefer music from my country, Ethiopia.”

“J’aime la musique occidentale, mais je préfère la musique de mon pays, l’Éthiopie.”


A boy thinking of salsa music.

“ካብ ኮሎምብያ እየ መጺአ። ሳልሳ ጥራይ እየ ዝሰምዕ። ንሳዕስዒት ደስ ዝብል ‘ዩ” ካርሎስ ይብል።

“I come from Colombia. I only listen to salsa. It’s great for dancing,” says Carlos.

“Je viens de Colombie. Je n’écoute que de la salsa. C’est génial pour danser,” dit Carlos.


A girl thinking of romantic music.

ኣኒታ ከዓ “ናይ ፍቕሪ ደርፍታትን ዘሐጉሰኒ ሙዚቃን እየ ዝፈቱ” ትብል።

Anita says, “I like romantic songs and music that makes me happy.”

Anita dit, “J’aime les chansons romantiques et la musique qui me rend heureuse.”


A boy and two girls dancing.

እንታይ ዓይነት ሙዚቃ ኢኻ ትፈቱ?

What sort of music do you like?

Quel genre de musique aimes-tu ?


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sara Rumen Krotev
Translated by: Seyum
Read by: Loza Asgedom
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 2
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