What does サッカーのなかまにいれてくれへんかった mean exactly
I tried to read a childrens book in Japanese:
おこだでませんように.
http://www.ehonnavi.net/brows/special/actibook_no21417/_SWF_Window.html

きょうは、やすみじかんにマーくんとターくんがサッカーのなかまにいれてくれへんかった。
Today, at playtime Ma'kun and Ta'kun were the ones who....
something about soccer-teammates
that were not allowed to play?

thanks in advance
Marjon

Question

What does サッカーの なかまに いれてくれへんかった mean exactly
I tried to read a childrens book in Japanese: 
おこだでませんように.
http://www.ehonnavi.net/brows/special/actibook_no21417/_SWF_Window.html

きょうは、 やすみじかんに マーくんと ターくんが サッカーの なかまに いれてくれへんかった。
Today, at playtime Ma'kun and Ta'kun were the ones who....
something about soccer-teammates
that were not allowed to play?

thanks in advance
Marjon

Answer

Maa-kun and Taa-kun didn't want to play soccer with the narrator.

仲間に入れる＝to join a group
くれる indicates that the action is being received by the speaker.
So サッカーの なかまに いれてくれへんかった literally means "they didn't want to join my soccer group".

By the way, this book is written in Kansai dialect, but I think you're probably aware of that.

Answer

They didn't allow me to play the game with them.
They didn't allow me to join the group who played soccer.

サッカーの なかまに いれてくれへんかった。
サッカーの仲間に入れてくれなかった。(in standard Jepanese)

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