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em to need – to want to   »   nn to need – to want to

69 [sixty-nine]

to need – to want to

to need – to want to

69 [sekstini]

to need – to want to

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I need a bed. E---r-------s--g. Eg treng ei seng. E- t-e-g e- s-n-. ----------------- Eg treng ei seng. 0
I want to sleep. Eg-vil --ve. Eg vil sove. E- v-l s-v-. ------------ Eg vil sove. 0
Is there a bed here? Fi-st -e--e---e-----r? Finst det ei seng her? F-n-t d-t e- s-n- h-r- ---------------------- Finst det ei seng her? 0
I need a lamp. Eg---e---ei---mp-. Eg treng ei lampe. E- t-e-g e- l-m-e- ------------------ Eg treng ei lampe. 0
I want to read. Eg -il ----. Eg vil lese. E- v-l l-s-. ------------ Eg vil lese. 0
Is there a lamp here? F-------t-e- lamp---e-? Finst det ei lampe her? F-n-t d-t e- l-m-e h-r- ----------------------- Finst det ei lampe her? 0
I need a telephone. E- tr--- e-- te-e---. Eg treng ein telefon. E- t-e-g e-n t-l-f-n- --------------------- Eg treng ein telefon. 0
I want to make a call. E- --l -i-gje. Eg vil ringje. E- v-l r-n-j-. -------------- Eg vil ringje. 0
Is there a telephone here? F--s- de--ein-te-e-o---e-? Finst det ein telefon her? F-n-t d-t e-n t-l-f-n h-r- -------------------------- Finst det ein telefon her? 0
I need a camera. Eg -r--g ei--k-me-a. Eg treng eit kamera. E- t-e-g e-t k-m-r-. -------------------- Eg treng eit kamera. 0
I want to take photographs. Eg-----t--bilete. Eg vil ta bilete. E- v-l t- b-l-t-. ----------------- Eg vil ta bilete. 0
Is there a camera here? Fi--t---t --t---mer---e-? Finst det eit kamera her? F-n-t d-t e-t k-m-r- h-r- ------------------------- Finst det eit kamera her? 0
I need a computer. E- -ren--ei-da--m-sk--. Eg treng ei datamaskin. E- t-e-g e- d-t-m-s-i-. ----------------------- Eg treng ei datamaskin. 0
I want to send an email. E- vi--se--- -in-ep-st. Eg vil sende ein epost. E- v-l s-n-e e-n e-o-t- ----------------------- Eg vil sende ein epost. 0
Is there a computer here? Fin-----t e- -a--ma--in h-r? Finst det ei datamaskin her? F-n-t d-t e- d-t-m-s-i- h-r- ---------------------------- Finst det ei datamaskin her? 0
I need a pen. Eg--re-- ----penn. Eg treng ein penn. E- t-e-g e-n p-n-. ------------------ Eg treng ein penn. 0
I want to write something. Eg --l s-r-ve n---. Eg vil skrive noko. E- v-l s-r-v- n-k-. ------------------- Eg vil skrive noko. 0
Is there a sheet of paper and a pen here? Finst d-------a-- -- e-- ---n he-? Finst det eit ark og ein penn her? F-n-t d-t e-t a-k o- e-n p-n- h-r- ---------------------------------- Finst det eit ark og ein penn her? 0

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