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A man and a girl holding hands walking.

Kokende na nganda Going to a café

Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Aakanee

Paul Fuila

Elie Mvubu Mayemba

Lingala

Level 2

A man and a girl holding hands walking.

Boran na mwana na ye ya mwasi babimi mpo na kotambola.

Boran and his daughter are out for a walk.

A man holding hands with a girl is pointing at a café.

Bakomi na nganda, mpe bakoti.

They come to a café, and go in.

A man and girl walking into a café.

Na nganda, mosali ya nganda alakisi bango esika ya kovanda.

In the café the waiter shows them to a table.

A man sitting at a table with a girl is ordering a coffee.

Boran asengi kafé.

Boran orders a coffee.

A man sitting at a table with a girl who is ordering a soda.

Mwana na ye ya mwasi asengi masanga ya sukali.

His daughter orders a soda.

A waiter holding a tray of drinks.

Mosali ya nganda amemeli bango oyo basengi.

The waiter brings their order.

Someone pouring a can of soda into a glass.

Atie masanga ya sukali na kopo.

He pours the soda into a glass.

A girl drinking a soda.

Ameli masanga ya sukali.

She drinks the soda.

Someone pouring sugar into a cup of coffee.

Boran atie sukali na kafé na ye.

Boran puts sugar in his coffee.

Someone stirring a cup of coffee.

Abaloli kafé.

He stirs the coffee.

A man drinking coffee.

Ameli yango.

He drinks it.

A man sitting at a table with a girl and speaking to the waiter.

Boran asengi ntalo ya kofuta.

Boran asks for the bill.

A man giving the waiter money.

Afuti mosali ya nganda.

He pays the waiter.

A man and a girl leaving a café.

Boran na mwana na ye ya mwasi babimi na nganda.

Boran and his daughter leave the café.

Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by: Aakanee

Translated by: Paul Fuila

Read by: Elie Mvubu Mayemba

Language: Lingala

Level: Level 2

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