Transliterated Book – Ar-qahm – Numbers
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Mar-Ha-ba Bo-bo! – Hello, Bobo!
Shoo b’ta’-mil al yome? – What are you doing, today?
Bil-a’a-ab “hide-and-seek” ma’ uSS-dee-qaw-ee! – I am playing hide -and-seek with my friends!
Waynhom? – Where are they?
(open the flap)
Ba’-oo-see! Hay Muzzy! – Peek-a-boo! There’s Muzzy!
Bobo la’-ah Saw-Deeq wa-Had . – Bobo found 1 friend.
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Yella, nshoof, meen be-laa-eh Bobo ba’ad. – Let’s go see who Bobo finds next?
Fi had-da min al bait al-la’ab? – Is there’s something/someone in the playhouse?
(Open the flap)
Na’am! Hay Riff! – Yes! There’s Riff!
Hal-la’, Bobo la’-ah Saw-Dee-Qayn – Now Bobo found two friends.
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Bobo b’shoof ij-rain taHt a’l Tou-leh . . . – Bobo sees feet under the table.
Li-meen? – Whose are they?
(Open the Flap)
Tu-ba’an. Hay Snap! – Of course. It’s Snap!
Hal-la’, La’-ah Bobo uSS-dee-qaw ta-laa-teh. – Now, Bobo found 3 friends.
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Shay-feen shee wara uh-see-tar? Do you see something behind the curtain?
Meen wara uh-see-tar – Who is behind the curtain?
(open the flap)
Ba’oo’seh, ana b’shoo-fick, Lell-lee! Peek-a-boo! I see you, Lelli!
Hal-la’, Bobo la’-ah uSS-Dee-qaa ar-ba’a-a. Now Bobo found 4 friends.
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Moom-kin, Bobo la’-ah al kul. – Maybe, Bobo has found everyone.
Kem Saw-Deeq fee? How many friends are there?
wa-Had – one
Ti-nayn – two
Ta-laa-teh – three
Arba’a-a – four
Bess sten-neh! – But wait!
Wayn rak-kim Bobo? – where’s Bobo’s number?
(open the flap)
Oh! Bravo, Lelli – Oh! Bravo, Lelli
Hal-la’ fee khams uhSS-Dee-qa mub-soo-Teen sow-wa – Now, there are five happy friends altogether.
