🔊 The first time he saw my airplane, for instance (I shall not draw my airplane; that would be much too complicated for me), he asked me:

Kwa mfano, mara ya kwanza alipoona ndege yangu (sitaichora ndege yangu; hiyo ingekuwa ngumu mno kwangu), akaniuliza:

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airplane /ˈeəpleɪn/

n. ndege

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complicated /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/

adj. gumu, changamano

🔊 "What is that object?"

"Kitu gani hicho?"

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object /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/

n. kitu

🔊 "That is not an object. It flies. It is an airplane. It is my airplane." And I was proud to have him learn that I could fly.

"Hicho si kitu. Huruka. Ni ndege. Ni ndege yangu." Nalijivunia kumjulisha kwamba ninaweza kuruka angani.

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flies /flaɪz/

v. inaruka, inaenda angani

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proud /praʊd/

adj. mwajisi, anayejivuna

🔊 "What! You dropped down from the sky?" "Yes," I answered, modestly.

"Nini! Umeteremka kutoka angani?" "Ndio," nikajibu, kwa unyenyekevu.

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modestly /ˈmɒdɪstli/

adv. kwa unyenyekevu, bila majivuno

🔊 "Oh! That is funny!"

"Ah! Hiyo ni ya kufurahisha!"

🔊 "So you, too, come from the sky! Which is your planet?"

"Basi wewe pia, umetoka angani! Sayari yako ni ipi?"

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planet /ˈplænɪt/

n. sayari

🔊 At that moment I caught a gleam of light in the impenetrable mystery of his presence; and I demanded, abruptly:

Pale nikagundua mwangaza katika fumbo lisiloelezeka la uwepo wake; nikauliza, kwa ghafla:

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gleam /ɡliːm/

n. mng'aro, mwangaza mdogo

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impenetrable /ɪmˈpenɪtrəbl/

adj. isiyopenyeka, isiyoeleweka

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mystery /ˈmɪstri/

n. siri, jambo lisiloeleweka

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presence /ˈprezns/

n. uwepo, kuwapo

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abruptly /əˈbrʌptli/

adv. ghafla, bila kutarajia

🔊 "Do you come from another planet?"

"Je, unatoka sayari nyingine?"

🔊 But he did not reply. He tossed his head gently, without taking his eyes from my plane: "It is true that on that you can't have come from very far away..."

Lakini hakujibu. Alitikisa kichwa kidogo, bila kuondoa macho yake kwenye ndege yangu: "Ni kweli kwamba kwa hicho huwezi kuja kutoka mbali sana..."

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tossed /tɒst/

v. akapiga, akaitikisa

🔊 And he sank into a reverie, which lasted a long time. Then, taking my sheep out of his pocket, he buried himself in the contemplation of his treasure.

Kisha akazama katika mawazo, yaliyodumu muda mrefu. Kisha, akitoa kondoo wangu mfukoni mwake, akajikita katika kutazama hazina yake.

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sank /sæŋk/

v. alizama, alipotea ndani

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reverie /ˈrevəri/

n. ndoto macho, kutafakari kwa kina

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buried /ˈberid/

v. alijikita, alizama

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contemplation /ˌkɒntəmˈpleɪʃn/

n. kutafakari, kutazama kwa makini

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treasure /ˈtreʒə(r)/

n. hazina, kitu cha thamani kubwa

🔊 "My little man, where do you come from? What is this 'where I live,' of which you speak? Where do you want to take your sheep?"

"Mtu wangu mdogo, unatoka wapi? Hii 'mahali ninapoishi' unayozungumzia ni wapi? Unataka kumpeleka kondoo wako wapi?"

🔊 After a reflective silence he answered:

Baada ya ukimya wa kutafakari akajibu:

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reflective /rɪˈflektɪv/

adj. kinachofikirisha, -a kutafakari

🔊 "The thing that is so good about the box you have given me is that at night he can use it as his house."

"Jambo zuri kuhusu sanduku ulilonipa ni kwamba usiku anaweza kulitumia kama nyumba yake."

🔊 "That is so. And if you are good I will give you a string, too, so that you can tie him during the day, and a post to tie him to."

"Ni kweli. Na ukiwa mwema, nitakupa uzi pia, ili umweze kumfunga mchana, na nguzo ya kumfungia."

🔊 But the little prince seemed shocked by this offer:

Lakini mfalme mdogo alionekana kushangazwa na pendekezo hili:

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shocked /ʃɒkt/

adj. alishangaa, alishtushwa

🔊 "Tie him! What a queer idea!"

"Kumfunga! Wazo la ajabu!"

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queer /kwɪə(r)/

adj. -geni, -a kushangaza

🔊 "But if you don't tie him," I said, "he will wander off somewhere, and get lost."

"Lakini usipomfunga," nikasema, "atapotea mahali pengine, na kupotea."

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wander /ˈwɒndə(r)/

v. kutangatanga, kwenda bila lengo

🔊 My friend broke into another peal of laughter:

Rafiki yangu akapasuka kicheko tena:

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peal /piːl/

n. mlio, mshindo

🔊 "But where do you think he would go?"

"Lakini unafikiri angeenda wapi?"

🔊 "Anywhere. Straight ahead of him."

"Popote. Moja kwa moja mbele yake."

🔊 Then the little prince said, earnestly:

Kisha mfalme mdogo akasema, kwa umakini:

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earnestly /ˈɜːnɪstli/

adv. kwa ukweli, kwa dhati

🔊 "That doesn't matter. Where I live, everything is so small!"

"Hilo halina maana. Mahali ninapoishi, kila kitu ni kidogo sana!"

🔊 And, with perhaps a hint of sadness, he added:

Na, labda kwa kiwango cha huzuni, akaongeza:

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hint /hɪnt/

n. kidokezo, kiasi kidogo

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sadness /ˈsædnəs/

n. huzuni

🔊 "Straight ahead of him, nobody can go very far . . ."

"Moja kwa moja mbele yake, hakuna mtu awezaye kwenda mbali sana . . ."

Chapter III (Sura ya Tatu)