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A man riding a scooter.

ሓደጋ Accident Accident

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Aakanee

Translated by Seyum

Read by Loza Asgedom

Language Tigrinya

Level Level 3

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A man riding a scooter.

ካርሎስ ስኩተር ይዝውር። ብቕልጡፍ እዩ ዝዝውር።

Carlos rides a scooter. He rides fast.

Carlos conduit un scooter. Il conduit vite.


A man riding a scooter into a puddle.

ኣብ መንገዲ ማይ ኣሎ። እቲ መንገዲ መንሸራተቲ እዩ።

There is water on the road. The road is slippery.

Il y a de l’eau sur la route. La route est glissante.


A man falling off a scooter.

እቲ ስኩተር ካብ ቁጽጽር ወጽኢ ይኸውን እሞ ካርሎስ ይወድቕ።

He loses control of the scooter and falls off.

Il perd le contrôle du scooter et tombe.


A man lying on the road and people rushing towards him.

ካርሎስ ኣዝዩ ተጎዲኡ ኣሎ።

Carlos is badly hurt.

Carlos est grièvement blessé.


A woman phoning an ambulance.

ሓንቲ ሰበይቲ ናብ ኣምቡላንስ ትድውል እሞ “ሓደጋ ኣጋጢሙ ኣሎ ቀልጢፍኩም ንዑ!” ትብል።

A woman calls for an ambulance. “There has been an accident. Come quickly!”

Une femme appelle une ambulance. “Il y a eu un accident. Venez vite !”


An ambulance.

ኣምቡላንስ ኣዝያ ቀልጢፋ መጺኣ።

The ambulance comes very quickly.

L’ambulance arrive très vite.


Two paramedics putting a man on a stretcher.

ክልተ ሰባት ንካርሎስ ኣብ ቃሬዛ ኣደቀስዎ።

Two men put Carlos on a stretcher.

Deux hommes mettent Carlos sur un brancard.


Two paramedics carrying a man on a stretcher into an ambulance.

ንካርሎስ ናብታ ኣምቡላንስ ኣደይበምዎ።

They lift Carlos into the ambulance.

Ils portent Carlos dans l’ambulance.


An ambulance in front of a hospital.

እታ ኣምቡላንስ ናብ ሆስፒታል ትኸይድ።

The ambulance drives to the hospital.

L’ambulance roule jusqu’à l’hôpital.


A nurse pushing a man on a trolley in a hospital.

ሓንቲ ነርስ ንካርሎስ ናብ ውሽጢ ሆስፒታል ትወስዶ።

A nurse takes Carlos into the hospital.

Une infirmière emmène Carlos à l’hôpital.


Someone attaching a drip to a hand.

እታ ነርስ ድማ ትሕክሞ።

She treats him.

Elle le soigne.


A man lying in a hospital bed.

ካርሎስ እግሩ ብጣዕሚ ስለ ዝተጎድአ ይጭነቕ ኣሎ።

Carlos’s leg hurts a lot, and he is worried.

La jambe de Carlos lui fait très mal, et il est inquiet.


Two doctors operating on a man's leg.

ክልተ ሓካይም እግሩ መጥባሕቲ ይገብሩሉ ኣለው።

Two doctors operate on his leg.

Deux médecins opèrent sa jambe.


A man lying in a hospital bed, and a man and woman standing at the bottom of his bed.

ወለዱ ይበጽሕዎ እሞ። እቲ ሓደጋ ብኸመይ ከም ዘጋጠሞ ይሓቱዎ።

His parents visit him. They ask him how the accident happened.

Ses parents lui rendent visite. Ils lui demandent comment l’accident est arrivé.


A man walking on crutches being helped by a man and woman.

ብመኪና ናብ ገዝኡ ይመልስዎ። ሕጂ ካርሎስ ክራንች ይጥቀም ኣሎ።

They drive him home. Carlos is using crutches.

Ils le ramènent à la maison. Carlos utilise des béquilles.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Aakanee
Translated by: Seyum
Read by: Loza Asgedom
Language: Tigrinya
Level: Level 3
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