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Ishara za Marekani
Ishara za U.S
Marekani ni nchi kubwa na iko na ishara mingi
Ishara ni kitu inayosimamia kitu ingine
Bendera ya Marekani
Bendera ya Marekani ni ishara mihimu sana
Nyota husimamia mataifa hamsi
Mistari husimamia mataifa kumi na tatu wakati nchi ilipokuwa mpya
Bendera ya kwanza ilitengenezwa wakati Marekani ilikuwa nchi
Hiyo wakati bendera ilikuwa na nyota kumi na tatu.
Nyota ziliongezwa za mataifa mpya.
Bendera ya Marekani ilikuwa na nyota hamsini mwaka wa 1959
Tai wa Marekani
Tai wa Marekani ni ishara ya Marekani
Ndege huyu, ana nguvu, anapendeza na anaishi kwa muda mrefu.
ALAMA ZA MAREKANI
Marekani ina alama mingi maarufu.
Alama ni vitu, nyumba ama mahali muhimu.
Alama mingi huheshimu nyakati za kitambo za Marekani.
Amri ya Liberty hutaribisha watu kuingia Marekani kutoka nchi zingine.
Jina " Liberty" humaanisha uhuru
Watu wengi huenda Marekani kwa sababu ya uhuru.
Ishara ya Washington Monument huheshimu George Washington
Alikuwa raisi wa kwanza wa Marekani.
Ishara ya Washington Monument iko Washington D.C
Jiji hili ndio mji mkuu wa Marekani.
Ishara ya Lincoln Memorial huheshimu Abraham Lincoln.
Alikuwa raisi muda mrefu wakati wa vita za pili za dunia.
Pande mbili za Marekani vilipigana.
Raisi Lincoln hakukubali nchi ipasuke.
Raisi wa Marekani huishi katika White House.
Kila raisi ameishi huku isipokuwa George Washington.
Mikutano mingi muhimu imefanyika katika White House.
Liberty Bell ni kengele kubwa inayosimamia uhuru.
Kengere ililia wakati Marekani ilikuwa nchi huru.
Pia imelia nyakati muhimu za Marekani hapo zamani.
Hapo zamani, Marekani ilikuwa na nchi moja upande wa mashariki wa mto wa Mississipi.
Watu wengi walipitia hatari mingi walipoanza maisha upya sehemu za magharibi.
Ishara ya Gateway Arch ilitengenezwa kumkumbuka.
Mount Rushmore ni alama iliyoko upande moja wa mlima.
Vichwa vya raisi wa nne vimechongwa kwa hiyo jiwe.
Kila ishara imesimamia watu ama mawazo amabazo ni muhimu kwa wamarekani.
Je ni ishara gani ungetaka kusoma kuzihusu?
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SYMBOLS OF THE UNITED STATES
U.S. SYMBOLS
The United States is a big country with many symbols.
A symbol is a thing that stands for something else.
U.S. FLAG
The United States flag is an important symbol.
The stars stand for the fifty states.
The stripes stand for the thirteen states when the country was new.
The first U.S. flag was made when the United States became a country.
That flag only had thirteen stars.
Stars were added for new states.
The U.S. flag got fifty stars in 1959.
BALD EAGLE
The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States.
This strong, beautiful bird lives for a long time.
U.S. LANDMARKS
The United States has many famous landmarks.
Landmarks are important objects, buildings, or places.
Many U.S. landmarks honor times in America’s past.
The Statue of Liberty welcomes people to the United States from around the world.
The word liberty means freedom.
Many people have moved to the United States for freedom.
The Washington Monument honors George Washington.
He was the first president of the United States.
The Washington Monument is in Washington, D.C.
This city is the capital of the United States.
The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln.
He was president long ago during the Civil War.
Two parts of the United States fought against each other.
President Lincoln did not let the country break apart.
The president of the United States lives in the White House.
Every president but George Washington has lived there.
Many important meetings happen at the White House.
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