Earth Day Speech

Here’s what I memorized for Earth Day (in translation):

Every year, on April 20th, people in every country of the world celebrate Earth Day.

Many people, in 12,000 associations, in 174 countries, take one day to celebrate the Earth. The first celebration was 38 years ago.

What do you think? Why do we celebrate the Earth?

Good answers!

In the Koran, it says, “Allah made the world green and beautiful, and he has appointed you stewards over it. He will see how you acquit yourselves.”

In some countries, people have parties on Earth Day. In some countries, people plant trees and flowers. In some, people do something good for the environment.

Today, we’re doing something good for the environment of our village.

Here’s the original, in transliteration. (It’s pretty much entirely phonetic, so feel free to sound it out.)

Ku asugas, g asherin Avril, mddn g ku tamazight n dunit datHatafalns Yowm l’3lm l’ard.

Bzaaf n mddn, g tnash alif jma3ya, g mya o arb3a o sb3ayin dawla, datamzn yen wass ad-Htalfns l’ard. L-Hatifl amzwaru iga timinia o tlatin asugas nnayzrin.

Mayd awn idrhn? Makh danHatafals l’ard?

Mzien!

G l-qur’an, “…[It’s all in classical Arabic and someone else will recite it.]”

G kan tamazight, mddn ghorsn l-feshta n Yowm l’3lm l’ard. G kan tamazight, mddn datkrazn l-shejr d l-wrd. G kan, mddn datskarn kan l-hajt iHla i l-biya.

Essa, danskar kan l-hajt iHla i l-biya n duwarnu.