LingQ Mini Stories, 59 - Kitabu cha Karatasi au kitabu pepe

Maria alikuwa akisoma vitabu vya karatasi tu. Maria||was reading||of paper|paper books| Maria läste bara||läste|||| Mary used to only read paper books. Maria ne lisait que des livres papier.

Kwa muda mrefu wa maisha yake wazo la kitabu cha kielektroniki halikuwepo hata. ||||life||idea||electronic book||electronic book|"did not exist"|at all ||||||idé||||elektronisk bok|fanns inte ens| ||||||||||electrónico|| For most of her life the idea of an electronic book didn't even exist. Pendant la majeure partie de sa vie, l’idée d’un livre électronique n’existait même pas.

Vifaa vyote vya kusoma vilivyotumiwa vilichapishwa kwenye karatasi. Materials|all|||that were used|were printed on||paper ||||som användes|publicerades på|| All reading materials used to be printed on paper.

Walakini, sasa kuna njia zingine za kusoma. However||||other|| However, now there are other ways to read. Cependant, il existe désormais d’autres façons d’étudier.

Katika miaka ya hivi karibuni, watu zaidi na zaidi wameanza kusoma vitabu kwenye vifaa vya rununu. In|years|||recent years||more|||"have started"||||devices||mobile devices |||||||||||||||mobilenheter In recent years, more and more people have started to read books on mobile devices. Ces dernières années, de plus en plus de personnes ont commencé à lire des livres sur des appareils mobiles.

Watu wanaweza kusoma kwenye simu zao, tarakilishi zao za mkononi, au kwa visomaji vilivyojitolea vya vitabu pepe kama vile Kindle, wakitaka. ||||||laptop computers|their|of|handheld|||e-readers|dedicated devices||e-books|e-books||such as|Kindle|if they want ||||||bärbara datorer|||handhållna|||läsplattor|dedikerade|||elektroniska böcker|||Kindle| People can read on their phones, their tablets, or on dedicated e-book readers like Kindle, if they want to. Les gens peuvent lire sur leur téléphone, leur ordinateur portable ou avec des lecteurs de livres électroniques dédiés comme Kindle, s'ils le souhaitent.

Maria anapendelea urahisi wa kusoma kwenye kifaa cha rununu, kwa sababu yeye huwa na nyenzo zake za kusoma pamoja naye. Maria|prefers|ease||||device||mobile device||||||materials|||||with her |föredrar|bekvämligheten||||enhet||||||||||||| Mary prefers the convenience of reading on a mobile device, because she always has her reading material with her.

Anaona kwamba vitabu vya kielektroniki vinamsaidia sana anaposafiri, kwa kuwa kubeba vitabu kwenye mizigo yake kunaweza kumsumbua. ||||electronic|help him/her||when she travels|||carry books|||luggage|||"bother him" |||||hjälper honom mycket|||||||||||besvära honom/henne ||||||||ya kwamba|ya que||||||| She finds e-books are especially handy when she is traveling, since carrying books in her luggage can be inconvenient. Elle trouve que les livres électroniques sont très utiles lorsqu'elle voyage, car transporter des livres dans ses bagages peut s'avérer fastidieux.

Pia anaweza kuagiza kitabu chochote anachotaka, kwa taarifa ya muda mfupi, kupitia mtandao. ||order||any|"he wants"||short notice|||short notice|through the internet|the internet |||||hon vill ha||kort varsel||||genom| She is also able to order any book she wants, at a moment's notice, via the Internet. Il peut également commander n'importe quel livre de son choix, à tout moment, via Internet.

Mumewe Yeshua, hata hivyo, anapendelea kushikilia kitabu cha karatasi cha kitamaduni mikononi mwake. Her husband|Jesus|"however"||"prefers to"|hold onto|||paper||traditional|in his hands|"in his hand" |Jesus||||hålla fast vid|||||||i sina händer |Jesús||||||||||| Her husband George, however, prefers to hold a traditional paper book in his hands. Son mari Yeshua, cependant, préfère tenir entre ses mains un livre papier traditionnel.

Yeye huona tu kuwa ni uzoefu mzuri zaidi na unaokubalika wa kusoma. |sees||||experience||||acceptable|| |ser bara||||erfarenhet||||acceptabel|| He simply finds it a more comfortable and agreeable reading experience. Il trouve simplement que c'est une expérience de lecture plus positive et plus enrichissante.

Yeshua pia anapenda kutumia muda katika maduka ya vitabu na maktaba, ili tu kuona ni aina gani za vitabu vinavyopatikana. |||spend|time||bookstores||books||library|"just to"||||type||||"that are available" |||||||||||||||||||som finns tillgängliga ||||||||||||||||||libros| George also likes spending time in bookstores and libraries, just to see what kinds of books are available. Yeshua aime aussi passer du temps dans les librairies et les bibliothèques, juste pour voir quels types de livres sont disponibles.

Yeshua anaelekea kununua vitabu, lakini Maria anaandika tu majina ya vitabu vinavyovutia, ili aweze kuagiza toleo la kitabu pepe mtandaoni na kulisoma kwenye kifaa chake kinachobebeka. |is heading to|||||is writing||names of books|||"that are interesting"||"so she can"|order|edition|||e-book|||read it||device||portable device |är på väg|||||skriver ner|||||intressanta||så att hon||utgåva||||||läsa det||||bärbar enhet George tends to buy books, but Mary just takes note of the names of interesting books, so that she can order the ebook version online and read it on her portable device.

Hapa kuna hadithi sawa iliyosimuliwa kwa njia tofauti. Aquí||||||| Here is the same story told in a different way. Voici la même histoire racontée d’une manière différente.

Kwa miaka mingi, nilisoma vitabu vya karatasi tu. ||many|I read|||| |||jag läste|||| For many years, I only read paper books.

Kwa muda mrefu wa maisha yangu wazo la kitabu cha kielektroniki halikuwepo hata. ||||||idea|||||"did not exist"| For most of my life the idea of an electronic book didn't even exist.

Nyenzo zote za kusoma zilichapishwa kwenye karatasi. ||||were printed|| ||||publicerades|| All reading materials were printed on paper. Tous les supports d'étude ont été imprimés sur papier.

Hata hivyo, miaka michache iliyopita, niligundua njia mpya za kusoma. ||years|few years|"that passed"|I discovered|||| However, a few years ago, I discovered new ways to read.

Niligundua kuwa watu zaidi na zaidi walikuwa wanaanza kusoma vitabu kwenye vifaa vya rununu. I discovered|||||||"were starting"||||||mobile devices |||||||började att|||||| I noticed that more and more people were starting to read books on mobile devices.

Niliona watu wakisoma kwenye simu zao, tarakilishi zao za mkononi, au visomaji vilivyojitolea vya vitabu pepe kama vile Kindle. I saw||reading||||laptop computers|||||e-readers|dedicated e-readers|||electronic books||| ||läser på|||||||||||||||| I saw people reading on their phones, their tablets, or on dedicated ebook readers like Kindle. J'ai vu des gens lire sur leur téléphone, leur ordinateur portable ou des liseuses de livres électroniques dédiées comme le Kindle.

Lazima niseme kwamba sasa napendelea urahisi wa kusoma kwenye kifaa cha rununu, kwa sababu mimi huwa na nyenzo zangu za kusoma kila wakati. |"I say"|||I prefer|ease||||device||mobile device||||||materials||||| |jag säger||||||||||||||||||||| I must say that I now prefer the convenience of reading on a mobile device, because I always have my reading material with me.

Nimegundua kwamba vitabu pepe ni rahisi sana wakati wa kusafiri, kwa kuwa kubeba vitabu kwenye mizigo yangu inaweza kuwa vigumu. I have discovered|||e-books||||||traveling|||carry||||||| I have found that e-books are especially handy when traveling, since carrying books in my luggage can be inconvenient.

Zaidi ya hayo, ninaweza kuagiza kitabu chochote ninachotaka, kwa taarifa ya muda mfupi, kupitia mtandao. ||"those"||order||any book|"I want"||short notice|||short notice|through the internet| |||||||jag vill ha||||||| What's more, I can order any book I want, at a moment's notice, via the Internet. De plus, je peux commander n'importe quel livre que je veux, à tout moment, sur Internet.

Mume wangu Yeshua, hata hivyo, anapendelea vitabu vya karatasi vya jadi. ||||||||||traditional ||||||||||traditionella My husband George, however, prefers traditional paper books.

Anasema kwamba kunampa uzoefu wa kusoma vizuri zaidi na unaokubalika. He says||gives him/her|experience||||||acceptable ||ger honom||||||| He says that he finds them a more comfortable and agreeable reading experience.

Yeye ni wa kizamani tu kwa maoni yangu. ||of|old-fashioned||in|opinion| |||gammaldags|||| He is just old-fashioned in my view.

Yeshua hutumia muda mwingi katika maduka ya vitabu na maktaba, ili tu kuona ni aina gani ya vitabu vinavyopatikana. |"spends"||a lot of||bookstores||||library|||||type|what type|||available there |använder||||||||||||||||| |||||||||biblioteca||||||||| George spends too much time in bookstores and libraries, just to see what kinds of books are available.

Anaweza kununua kitabu dukani baada ya kuvinjari. ||||||browsing ||||||bläddra igenom He might buy a book in the store after browsing. Il peut acheter un livre dans le magasin après l'avoir parcouru.

Walakini, napendelea kuandika tu majina ya vitabu vya kupendeza. However|I prefer|||titles||||appealing ||||||||fängslande However, I prefer to just write down the names of interesting books.

Kisha ninaweza kuagiza toleo la kitabu pepe mtandaoni na kulisoma kwenye kifaa changu kinachobebeka. Then||order|edition|||e-book|online||read it on||device||portable device Then I can order the ebook version online and read it on my portable device. Nzuri zaidi! Much better.

Maswali: Questions:

Moja: Kwa muda mrefu wa maisha yake wazo la kitabu cha kielektroniki halikuwepo hata. |||long||life||idea|||||"did not exist"|at all One: For most of her life the idea of an electronic book didn't even exist.

Ni wazo gani ambalo halikuwepo kwa muda mwingi wa maisha yake? |||"which"|"was not there"|||||| What idea didn't even exist for most of her life?

Wazo la kitabu cha kielektroniki halikuwepo hata kwa sehemu kubwa ya maisha yake. ||||||||large part|||| The idea of an electronic book didn't even exist for most of her life.

Mbili: Katika miaka ya hivi karibuni, watu zaidi na zaidi wameanza kusoma vitabu kwenye vifaa vya rununu. |||||recent years|||||||||devices||mobile Two: In recent years, more and more people have started to read books on mobile devices.

Watu wameanza lini kusoma vitabu kwenye simu za mkononi? ||"When"||||||mobile phones When have people started to read books on mobile devices?

Watu wameanza kusoma vitabu kwenye simu za mkononi katika miaka ya hivi karibuni. People have started to read books on mobile devices in recent years.

Tatu: Anaona vitabu vya kielektroniki vinafaa sana anaposafiri. three|He sees|||electronic|are useful||when she travels Three: She finds ebooks are especially handy when she is traveling.

Je, ni lini Maria huona vitabu pepe vinafaa sana? ||||finds||digital books|| |||María||||| When does Mary find ebooks especially handy?

Anaona kwamba vitabu pepe vinafaa sana anaposafiri. She finds ebooks are especially handy when she is traveling.

Nne: Pia anaweza kuagiza kitabu chochote anachotaka, kwa taarifa ya muda mfupi, kupitia mtandao. Four|||order||any|he wants||short notice||||through the internet|the internet Four: She is also able to order any book she wants, at a moment's notice, via the Internet.

Anaweza kuagiza nini kwa taarifa ya muda mfupi? ||||short notice|||short notice What is she able to order at a moment's notice?

Maria anaweza kuagiza kitabu chochote anachotaka kwa taarifa ya muda mfupi. |||||she wants||||| Mary is able to order any book she wants at a moment's notice.

Tano: Mume wangu Yeshua, hata hivyo, anapendelea vitabu vya karatasi vya jadi. |Husband||||||||||traditional |||Jesús|||||||| Five: My husband George, however, prefers traditional paper books.

Je, mume wake Yeshua anapendelea vitabu pepe au vitabu vya karatasi vya kitamaduni? ||||||||||||traditional print books Does her husband George prefer ebooks or traditional paper books?

Anapendelea vitabu vya karatasi vya jadi. He prefers traditional paper books.

Sita: Yeshua hutumia muda mwingi katika maduka ya vitabu na maktaba, ili tu kuona ni aina gani ya vitabu vinavyopatikana. ||spends|||||||||||||||||"that are available" ||||||||||bibliotecas||||||||| Six: George spends too much time in bookstores and libraries, just to see what kinds of books are available.

Je, Yeshua anatumia muda gani katika maduka ya vitabu na maktaba? How much time does George spend in bookstores and libraries?

Anatumia muda mwingi katika maduka ya vitabu na maktaba. He spends too much time in bookstores and libraries.

Saba: Anaweza kununua kitabu dukani baada ya kuvinjari. |||||||browsing Seven: He might buy a book in the store after browsing. Yeshua anaweza kununua kitabu lini? When might George buy a book? Anaweza kununua kitabu dukani baada ya kuvinjari. ||||||browsing He might buy a book in the store after browsing.

Nane: Hata hivyo, napendelea kuandika tu majina ya vitabu vya kuvutia. |||I prefer|||||||interesting ||||||||||intressanta Eight: However, I prefer to just write down the names of interesting books.

Je, ninapendelea kufanya nini katika maduka ya vitabu na maktaba? |"I prefer"|||||||| What do I prefer to do in bookstores and libraries?

Napendelea kuandika tu majina ya vitabu vya kupendeza. |||||||appealing |||||||interesantes You prefer to just write down the names of interesting books.