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Kujya muri sinema Going to the cinema

Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Aakanee

Abisange Iragena Sandrine

Nkulikimfura Olivier

Kinyarwanda

Level 3

A woman sitting using a laptop.

Mai ari gushaka filime yo kureba. Arashaka kujyana n’inshuti ye Lisa muri sinema.

Mai searches for a film to watch. She wants to go to the cinema with her best friend, Lisa.

A woman riding a scooter.

Mai afashe velomoteri ajya muri sinema. Bumvikanye ko bahahurira.

Mai takes her scooter to the cinema. They have agreed to meet there.

Two women waving and walking towards each other.

Bagezeyo bararamukanya. Bashishikajwe no kureba filime.

At the cinema they say hello. They are excited to see the film.

Two women paying at a ticket counter.

Mai aguze amatike yabo bombi aho bagurira amatike.

Mai buys tickets for both of them at the ticket counter.

Two women buying a bucket of popcorn.

Aguze n’igikarito kinini cy’injugu.

She also buys a big bucket of popcorn.

A man handing a woman two bottles and another woman holding a bucket of popcorn.

Lisa atwaye injugu mu gihe Mai ari kugura amacupa abiri ya fanta.

Lisa takes the popcorn while Mai buys two bottles of soda.

Two women holding bottles and popcorn, and a man looking at their tickets.

Berekanye amatike yabo mbere yo kwinjira ngo barebe filime.

They show their tickets before they go inside to watch the film.

Two women in a dark cinema looking for their seats.

Bari gushaka aho bicara. Ntihari kubona neza kubera ko filime yatangiye.

They look for their seats. It is dark because the film has already started.

Two women sitting down holding drinks and popcorn.

Baricaye ngo barebe filime.

They sit down to watch the film.

People in the cinema watching a romantic film.

Ni filime y’urukundo. Ni zo bakunda cyane.

It is a romantic film. That is their favourite kind.

Two women waving and getting on their scooters.

Filime irarangiye, basezeranyeho barataha.

After the film they say goodbye and go home.

Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by: Aakanee

Translated by: Abisange Iragena Sandrine

Read by: Nkulikimfura Olivier

Language: Kinyarwanda

Level: Level 3

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