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Kupika Cooking Ukwipika

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Matteo E. Mwita

Lauwo George

Swahili

Level 1

Ninamenya viazi.

I peel the potatoes.

Mpala Imfyumbu.

Ninakatakata kabichi.

I chop a cabbage.

Mputaula kabeci.

Ninasaga karoti.

I grate the carrots.

Nseesa kalota.

Ninaosha maharagwe.

I wash the beans.

Nsamfya cilemba.

Ninakata maboga.

I cut the butternut.

Mputula utupushi.

Ninakatakata sukuma-wiki.

I chop the spinach.

Mputula shipinaci.

Mama yangu anakatakata vitunguu.

My mom chops the onions.

Bamaayo baputula onyoni.

Vitunguu hunifanya nilie vikiwa vinakatwakatwa.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Onyoni ilalenga ukuti nalila ifilamba nga ileputulwa.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Matteo E. Mwita

Read by: Lauwo George

Language: Swahili

Level: Level 1

Source: Cooking from African Storybook

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