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A girl peeling potatoes.

Kook Cooking

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Eurika Jansen van Vuuren, Helena Vilonel

Afrikaans

Level 1

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A girl peeling potatoes.

Ek skil die aartappels.

I peel the potatoes.

A boy chopping a cabbage.

Ek kerf ‘n koolkop.

I chop a cabbage.

A boy grating carrots.

Ek rasper die wortels.

I grate the carrots.

A boy washing beans.

Ek was die boontjies.

I wash the beans.

A boy cutting a butternut.

Ek sny die botterskorsie op.

I cut the butternut.

A boy chopping spinach.

Ek kerf die spinasie.

I chop the spinach.

A woman chopping onions and a boy watching.

My ma kerf die uie op.

My mom chops the onions.

A boy wiping his tears in front of a plate of chopped onions.

Gekapte uie laat my huil.

Onions make me cry when they are chopped.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Kathy Arbuckle, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Eurika Jansen van Vuuren, Helena Vilonel

Language: Afrikaans

Level: Level 1

Source: Cooking from African Storybook

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