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Two men standing at a bus stop.

Namootaan wal arguu Meeting people Rencontrer des personnes

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Aakanee

Translated by Muhammed Berisso

Read by Rahel Abate

Language Oromo

Level Level 1

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A man and woman walking towards each other.

“Akkam!”

“Akkam!”

“Hi!”

“Hello!”

“Salut !”

“Bonjour !”


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

“Nagaatti!”

“Nagaatti!”

“Bye!”

“Goodbye!”

“Salut !”

“Au revoir !”


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

“Kun Kamaadha.”

“This is Kama.”

“C’est Kama.”


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

“Akkam, ani Kamaadha.”

“Si waliin wal arguu kootiif gammadeera, Kamaa.”

“Hi, I’m Kama.”

“Nice to meet you, Kama.”

“Salut, je suis Kama.”

“Enchanté, Kama.”


A mobile phone ringing.

Bilbilli bilbilamaa jira.

The phone is ringing.

Le téléphone sonne.


A man talking on the phone.

“Akkam.”

“Hello.”

“Allô.”


A woman talking on the phone.

“Akkam, tun Saaraadha.”

“Hi, this is Sara.”

“Salut, c’est Sara.”


Someone pressing a button on a phone.

Bilbila isaa cufe.

He hangs up.

Il raccroche.


A woman opening the door to a man.

“Baga nagaan dhufte !”

“Welcome!”

“Bienvenue !”


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

“Maaloo seeni.”

“Please come in.”

“Rentrez s’il vous plaît.”


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

“Dhiifama.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Je suis désolé.”


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

“Rakkoo hin qabu.”

“No problem.”

“Pas de soucis.”


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

“Dhiifama, maaloo.”

“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.

“Yeroo tokko, maaloo.”

“One moment, please.”

“Un instant, s’il vous plaît.”


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

“Kun Aliidha.”

“Tun Le’ilaadha.”

“This is Ali.”

“This is Leila.”

“C’est Ali.”

“C’est Leila.”


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Aakanee
Translated by: Muhammed Berisso
Read by: Rahel Abate
Language: Oromo
Level: Level 1
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