Ti ǃgâsarob ge kaixuse ra ǁom. Tita ge furuse ra khâi kai ta a amaga.
My little brother sleeps very late. I wake early, because I am great!
Ti ta ge ǁî ta soresa ra gâxa kai ta.
I am the one who lets in the sun.
Ti îs ge ra mî, ti ta ge koma ǁîs di ǁgoaǀgamirota, ti.
“You’re my morning star,” says Ma.
Hoa ǁgoade ta ra aitsama ǁāsen, hui-e ta hâba tama hâ.
I wash myself, I don’t need any help.
ǃKhaiǁgam hâ, hoa ham ra sē hân ge ǁae-ūs tsîna ta hî tama xūna.
I can cope with cold water and blue smelly soap.
“Xawe ǁgûde tā ǀuru”, tis ra mamasa âiâiǃnâ te.
Ma reminds, “Don’t forget teeth.” I reply, “Never, not me!”
ǁĀsentoa ta kara, o ta ge ti ǁnaob tsî mâkhams hâra ra tawedeǁnāxu tsî.
After washing, I greet Grandpa and Auntie, and wish them a good day.
Sao rase ta ra gaegāsen, nēsisa ta kai hâ mamas ti ra mîse.
Then I dress myself, “I’m big now Ma,” I say.
Tita ge ti kunubede aitsama ra ganam tsî ti ǁharode ra ǃgae.
I can close my buttons and buckle my shoes.
Tsî ta ge ti ǃgâsarob skoli hôana nî ansa ra dītsâ.
And I make sure little brother knows all the school news.
ǃGubis ǃnâ ra māhe ǁguiamde dīǀoaǀoasa ǃoa ta ra ǁgū.
In class I do my best in every way.
Nē ǃgâi xūn hoana ta ge tsēkōrobe ra dī. Xawe ta tita ǃnāamsase ǀnamsas ge ǀhuru ga ǀhurusa.
I do all these good things every day. But the thing I like most, is to play and play!
Michael Oguttu
Vusi Malindi
Mattheus Goraseb, Maureen So-oabes
Khoekhoegowab
Level 2
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