Storybooks Namibia
Home
About
How to use this website Contact us
Download PDF
Back to stories list

A girl wearing school clothes.

Ozombanda zosikore School clothes

Written by Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Angelika Tjoutuku, Asnath Mundjindjiri

Language Otjiherero

Level Level 1

Narrate full story The audio for this story is currently not available.

A girl wearing a dress which is too long.

Ohorokova ndji onde.

This dress is long.

A girl wearing a jersey which is too big.

Ondjesi ndji onene.

This jersey is big.

A girl carrying a large bag on her shoulder.

Ondjaṱu ndji onene.

This bag is big.

A girl trying to do her belt up but it is too small.

Ekwamo ndi e…

This belt is…

A girl wearing a small hat.

Ekori ndi eṱiṱi.

This hat is small.

A girl looking at her socks which are very small.

Ovikausina mbi ovisupi.

The socks are short.

A pair of girls' shoes.

Nu inḓa ozongaku nḓa ozombe.

But these shoes are new.

A girl wearing school clothes.

… ozo za yenene nawa.

… they fit well.

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Angelika Tjoutuku, Asnath Mundjindjiri
Language: Otjiherero
Level: Level 1
Source: School clothes from African Storybook
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.
Read more level 1 stories:
Options
Back to stories list Download PDF