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At school

At school

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Skolā

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Where are we? K-r mēs --a-? K__ m__ e____ K-r m-s e-a-? ------------- Kur mēs esam? 0
We are at school. Mē----am s-ol-. M__ e___ s_____ M-s e-a- s-o-ā- --------------- Mēs esam skolā. 0
We are having class / a lesson. M--- ir-n---rb---s. M___ i_ n__________ M-m- i- n-d-r-ī-a-. ------------------- Mums ir nodarbības. 0
Those are the school children. T-- ir-sk-l-ni. T__ i_ s_______ T-e i- s-o-ē-i- --------------- Tie ir skolēni. 0
That is the teacher. T---r---olo-āja. T_ i_ s_________ T- i- s-o-o-ā-a- ---------------- Tā ir skolotāja. 0
That is the class. T- ----l-se. T_ i_ k_____ T- i- k-a-e- ------------ Tā ir klase. 0
What are we doing? K- -ēs -a-ām? K_ m__ d_____ K- m-s d-r-m- ------------- Ko mēs darām? 0
We are learning. M-s-mā-ām---. M__ m________ M-s m-c-m-e-. ------------- Mēs mācāmies. 0
We are learning a language. M-s-m-c-mi-s -----u. M__ m_______ v______ M-s m-c-m-e- v-l-d-. -------------------- Mēs mācāmies valodu. 0
I learn English. Es --cos-angļu-va-odu. E_ m____ a____ v______ E- m-c-s a-g-u v-l-d-. ---------------------- Es mācos angļu valodu. 0
You learn Spanish. Tu --ci-s -p--u v-l-d-. T_ m_____ s____ v______ T- m-c-e- s-ā-u v-l-d-. ----------------------- Tu mācies spāņu valodu. 0
He learns German. Viņš māc-- --c- v-lodu. V___ m____ v___ v______ V-ņ- m-c-s v-c- v-l-d-. ----------------------- Viņš mācās vācu valodu. 0
We learn French. M-s -ācā---- -ranču va----. M__ m_______ f_____ v______ M-s m-c-m-e- f-a-č- v-l-d-. --------------------------- Mēs mācāmies franču valodu. 0
You all learn Italian. Jūs m-cā-i-- it-l--šu-v-lodu. J__ m_______ i_______ v______ J-s m-c-t-e- i-ā-i-š- v-l-d-. ----------------------------- Jūs mācāties itāliešu valodu. 0
They learn Russian. V--- mā--s-k----- ----d-. V___ m____ k_____ v______ V-ņ- m-c-s k-i-v- v-l-d-. ------------------------- Viņi mācās krievu valodu. 0
Learning languages is interesting. Māc--i---valo--- ---i-te-esant-. M_______ v______ i_ i___________ M-c-t-e- v-l-d-s i- i-t-r-s-n-i- -------------------------------- Mācīties valodas ir interesanti. 0
We want to understand people. Mēs ---bam sa--a-t -i-----s. M__ g_____ s______ c________ M-s g-i-a- s-p-a-t c-l-ē-u-. ---------------------------- Mēs gribam saprast cilvēkus. 0
We want to speak with people. M----ribam-r-nāt--- cil--k---. M__ g_____ r____ a_ c_________ M-s g-i-a- r-n-t a- c-l-ē-i-m- ------------------------------ Mēs gribam runāt ar cilvēkiem. 0

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