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49 [forty-nine]

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49 [nege en veertig]

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Do you exercise? N-em u-dee- aa-----rt? N___ u d___ a__ s_____ N-e- u d-e- a-n s-o-t- ---------------------- Neem u deel aan sport? 0
Yes, I need some exercise. J----k ---t b-e-ji----f-n--g k--. J__ e_ m___ b______ o_______ k___ J-, e- m-e- b-e-j-e o-f-n-n- k-y- --------------------------------- Ja, ek moet bietjie oefening kry. 0
I am a member of a sports club. Ek ga-n na--n-s-o----ub. E_ g___ n_ ’_ s_________ E- g-a- n- ’- s-o-t-l-b- ------------------------ Ek gaan na ’n sportklub. 0
We play football / soccer (am.). O-s -p-el-----er. O__ s____ s______ O-s s-e-l s-k-e-. ----------------- Ons speel sokker. 0
We swim sometimes. Party--er s--m-o--. P________ s___ o___ P-r-y-e-r s-e- o-s- ------------------- Partykeer swem ons. 0
Or we cycle. Of ------ -ie--. O_ o__ r_ f_____ O- o-s r- f-e-s- ---------------- Of ons ry fiets. 0
There is a football / soccer (am.) stadium in our city. D--r -s -n --k-e--t--i-m-i---ns s-ad. D___ i_ ’_ s____________ i_ o__ s____ D-a- i- ’- s-k-e-s-a-i-m i- o-s s-a-. ------------------------------------- Daar is ’n sokkerstadium in ons stad. 0
There is also a swimming pool with a sauna. Da-- -s ’--sw--b-d --t ’n--a-n-. D___ i_ ’_ s______ m__ ’_ s_____ D-a- i- ’- s-e-b-d m-t ’- s-u-a- -------------------------------- Daar is ’n swembad met ’n sauna. 0
And there is a golf course. En-d--r -s ’n -h---b-an. E_ d___ i_ ’_ g_________ E- d-a- i- ’- g-o-f-a-n- ------------------------ En daar is ’n gholfbaan. 0
What is on TV? W-t-i- op---- --l-v-s--? W__ i_ o_ d__ t_________ W-t i- o- d-e t-l-v-s-e- ------------------------ Wat is op die televisie? 0
There is a football / soccer (am.) match on now. Daa- ----- s-k----eds-r-d -an --e---n-. D___ i_ ’_ s_____________ a__ d__ g____ D-a- i- ’- s-k-e-w-d-t-y- a-n d-e g-n-. --------------------------------------- Daar is ’n sokkerwedstryd aan die gang. 0
The German team is playing against the English one. D-----i--e -pan-----l-t-en---e-E--el--. D__ D_____ s___ s____ t___ d__ E_______ D-e D-i-s- s-a- s-e-l t-e- d-e E-g-l-e- --------------------------------------- Die Duitse span speel teen die Engelse. 0
Who is winning? W-- wen? W__ w___ W-e w-n- -------- Wie wen? 0
I have no idea. E---et -e---id-e-n-e. E_ h__ g___ i___ n___ E- h-t g-e- i-e- n-e- --------------------- Ek het geen idee nie. 0
It is currently a tie. Op di---omblik-spe-l-h---- -elyk--p. O_ d__ o______ s____ h____ g____ o__ O- d-e o-m-l-k s-e-l h-l-e g-l-k o-. ------------------------------------ Op die oomblik speel hulle gelyk op. 0
The referee is from Belgium. D-- -keid---gte- -s---n----gië. D__ s___________ i_ v__ B______ D-e s-e-d-r-g-e- i- v-n B-l-i-. ------------------------------- Die skeidsregter is van België. 0
Now there is a penalty. No- -- --ar-’--s-ra-sk--. N__ i_ d___ ’_ s_________ N-u i- d-a- ’- s-r-f-k-p- ------------------------- Nou is daar ’n strafskop. 0
Goal! One – zero! D---- Ee- – -ul! D____ E__ – n___ D-e-! E-n – n-l- ---------------- Doel! Een – nul! 0

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