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Anna's Book

With Anna’s Book, you read your first real book in a foreign language.

You choose the language you are learning and start reading in short, simple sentences. Over several volumes, the language grows with your knowledge, and Anna’s Book accompanies you until you can read ordinary literature for native speakers.

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Follow Anna as she grows up, and find your way into a new language with her.

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Books in Swahili with English translation. Click a book to learn more.

Cover of Anna's Book, book 1Kitabu cha Anna · Anna’s Book · Volume 1Swahili with English translation

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Cover of Anna's Book, book 1

Kitabu cha Anna · Anna’s Book · Volume 1Swahili with English translation

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Mimi ni Anna. Nina miaka kumi. Ninaishi na familia yangu katika nyumba. Nyumba ina bustani. Katika bustani kuna mti mkubwa. Ninaupenda mti huo.
I'm Anna. I'm ten years old. I live with my family in a house. The house has a garden. In the garden there is a big tree. I like the tree.
Pia tuna mbwa mdogo. Mbwa anaitwa Ozzy. Ninampenda Ozzy sana. Yeye ni mwepesi sana. Mara nyingi ninacheza na mbwa. Ninatupa mpira, na Ozzy anakimbia haraka nyuma yake.
We also have a small dog. The dog's name is Ozzy. I like Ozzy very much. He is very fast. I often play with the dog. I throw a ball, and Ozzy runs after it quickly.
Mara nyingi ananirudishia mpira. Wakati mwingine haurudishi. Kisha ninakimbia kwenye bustani na kutafuta mpira. Ozzy pia anatafuta mpira. Tunauona, na Ozzy anabweka.
He often brings the ball back to me. Sometimes he doesn't bring it back. Then I run through the garden and look for the ball. Ozzy looks for the ball too. We find it, and Ozzy barks.
Yeye ni mbwa mwenye akili. Wakati mwingine Ozzy anapata mpira haraka kuliko mimi. Kisha anabweka. Ndipo najua: mpira uko pale. Ninakimbia kwa Ozzy na kuona mpira. Hivyo mara nyingi tunacheza pamoja.
He is a clever dog. Sometimes Ozzy finds the ball faster than I do. Then he barks. Then I know: the ball is there. I run to Ozzy and see the ball. That is how we often play together.
Pia nina kaka. Anaitwa Mats. Kaka yangu ana miaka kumi na nne. Yeye ni mkubwa kuliko mimi kwa miaka minne. Yeye ni kaka yangu mkubwa. Mats pia wakati mwingine anacheza na Ozzy.
I also have a brother. His name is Mats. My brother is fourteen years old. He is four years older than I am. He is my big brother. Mats sometimes plays with Ozzy too.
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