City Press Nal'ibali: Listen to stories

Nal'ibali: Listen to stories

Read the stories as you listen - a project in partnership with Nal'ibali
Once-off English South Africa Kids & Family · Books
36 Episodes
12 – 32

Silly Thukile

Once upon a time a young man named Thukile lived with his mother in a tiny house.
18 Mar 2021 8 min

Umthungi owayelilolo

UDell, umthungi weempahla wayehlala kwidolophana encinane ekufutshane nolwandle.
18 Mar 2021 8 min

UThembela udlala emoyeni

“Hhayi, Thembela!” kumemeza uMama. “Kunomoya omkhulu, akufanele ukuba ube phandle. Ngena endlini, uzongenwa umkhuhlane.”
15 Mar 2021 7 min

UThembela emoyeni

“Heyi, Thembela!” wakhwaza uMama. “Kuvuthuza umoya ombi phandle. Ngena endlwini okanye uza kungenwa yingqele.”
15 Mar 2021 9 min

Thembela in the wind

“Haai, Thembela!” calls Mama. “It’s too windy to be outside. Come in or you’ll catch a cold.”
15 Mar 2021 8 min

Umvundla kunye neNcanda

Kudala-dala kwakukho umvundla owawubaleka kakhulu, usogqitha zonke ezinye izilwanyana zasefama.
15 Mar 2021 8 min

UNogwaja neNhloli

Eminyakeni eminingi edlule kwakukhona unogwaja owawugijima kunazo zonke ezinye izilwane epulazini.
15 Mar 2021 10 min

The birthday wish

“Oh dear,” thought Lethabo’s mama as she sat at the kitchen table. “What shall I do? Tomorrow is Lethabo’s birthday and there’s very little money to buy a present.”
12 Mar 2021 10 min

Mr Shabalala’s garden

Mr Shabalala lived on a big piece of land. He had a lovely house, an apple tree, hens and a vegetable patch.
12 Mar 2021 10 min

Isitiya sikaMnumzana Shabalala

UMnuzana Shabalala wayenomhlaba omkhulu. Wayehlala endlwini entle, enomthi wama-apile, efuye neenkukhu kwaye enaso nesitiya semifuno.
12 Mar 2021 11 min

Ingadi kaMnumzane Shabalala

UMnumzane Shabalala wayenomhlaba omkhulu. Wayenendlu enhle, isihlahla samahhabhula, izikhukhukazi kanye nesivande semifi no.
12 Mar 2021 9 min

UVusi noSinazo - Xhosa

UVusi wayeyithanda kakhulu inja yakhe egama linguDomino. UDomino wayemhlophe enamabala amathathu amnyama emqolo. Udade boVusi omncinane uSinazo, yena wayethanda ikati yakhe, uFluffy.
12 Mar 2021 10 min

UVusi noSinazo - Zulu version

UVusi wayeyithanda inja yakhe uDomino. Wayemhlophe uDomino enamabala amathathu amnyama emhlane wakhe. Udadewabo kaVusi omncane, uSinazo, wayethanda ikati lakhe uFluffy.
12 Mar 2021 10 min

Vusi and Sinazo

Vusi loved his dog, Domino. Domino was white with three black spots on his back. Vusi’s little sister, Sinazo, loved her cat, Fluffy. Fluffy was black with three white spots on her tummy.
12 Mar 2021 9 min
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