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Family & people

Goal: name your family in English and say 'This is my mother', 'This is my friend'.
Point to a person or a photo and say the word out loud. Practice with your own family.

mother, father

እናት፣ አባት

slow

sister, brother

እህት፣ ወንድም

slow

family, child, friend

ቤተሰብ፣ ልጅ፣ ጓደኛ

slow

man, woman

ወንድ፣ ሴት

slow

This is my mother.

ይህ እናቴ ነው።

This is Abebe and his family. Abebe has a mother and a father. He has one sister, Hanna, and one brother, Kebede. Hanna is a small child. Kebede is a young man. Abebe's friend Sara comes for buna. Sara is a kind woman. 'This is my friend Sara,' says Abebe. His family is happy.

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