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A man and woman standing in front of a window and wall thermometer.

Jεm ë lon tɔ̈u piny Talking about the weather

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Ognjen Drageljević

Translated by Moses Ghuem wol

Language Dinka

Level Level 2

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A man and woman standing in front of a window and wall thermometer.

“Nïn acë gɔl liεεr. Atuɔc wälä liεεr piny tɔ̈u dë?”

“The days are starting to get cold. What is the temperature?”


A woman pointing to a wall thermometer standing next to a man.

Adigrïï kadhoŋuan. Ee ruël, lakin abë guɔ ya ruut.”

“It’s nine degrees. It’s still autumn, but soon it will be winter.”


A man thinking about sunbathing.

“Ɣεn tiit këër, lakin ɣεn nhiar mɛ̈ɛ̈i tädeen piεth tuc piny.”

“I’m looking forward to spring, but I prefer summer, when it’s nice and warm.”


A woman pointing to the clouds through a window and standing next to a man.

“Ɣεn ce diεεr wiir. Ee deŋ ku yom akek cä ke nhiar.”

“I don’t mind the cold. It’s the rain and wind I don’t like.”


An unhappy man looking through a window at the clouds.

“Tïŋ piaal cool kui. Deŋ abë tuεny nhiäk. Yom abë tuɔ̈ aya. Tεkdɛ̈ bë deŋ yom tuεny.”

“Look at those dark clouds. Tomorrow it will rain. It will be very windy too. Perhaps there will be a storm.”


A man standing in a house looking through the window at the stormy weather.

“Aŋääth diët cë bë tɔ̈u. Ɣεn cïï nhiar määr deŋ ku biir deŋ. Ɣεn riɔ̈c ciët ɣa bï deŋ määr.”

“I hope not. I really don’t like bad weather, especially thunder and lightning. I’m afraid the lightning might strike me.”


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Ognjen Drageljević
Translated by: Moses Ghuem wol
Language: Dinka
Level: Level 2
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