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12 [twelve]

Beverages

Beverages

12 [twaalf]

Dranken

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I drink tea. I- --i-k--h--. I_ d____ t____ I- d-i-k t-e-. -------------- Ik drink thee. 0
I drink coffee. I- drink -o--ie. I_ d____ k______ I- d-i-k k-f-i-. ---------------- Ik drink koffie. 0
I drink mineral water. I--d-ink mine-a--wate-. I_ d____ m_____________ I- d-i-k m-n-r-a-w-t-r- ----------------------- Ik drink mineraalwater. 0
Do you drink tea with lemon? Drin-----thee--e--citr--n? D____ j_ t___ m__ c_______ D-i-k j- t-e- m-t c-t-o-n- -------------------------- Drink je thee met citroen? 0
Do you drink coffee with sugar? D-i-k ----o-fi- met s---er? D____ j_ k_____ m__ s______ D-i-k j- k-f-i- m-t s-i-e-? --------------------------- Drink je koffie met suiker? 0
Do you drink water with ice? D---k--e-w--er-me- -js? D____ j_ w____ m__ i___ D-i-k j- w-t-r m-t i-s- ----------------------- Drink je water met ijs? 0
There is a party here. Er--- --e----- --e-t-aa- de g---. E_ i_ h___ e__ f____ a__ d_ g____ E- i- h-e- e-n f-e-t a-n d- g-n-. --------------------------------- Er is hier een feest aan de gang. 0
People are drinking champagne. D- men-e-----n-e- -h---agn-. D_ m_____ d______ c_________ D- m-n-e- d-i-k-n c-a-p-g-e- ---------------------------- De mensen drinken champagne. 0
People are drinking wine and beer. De me---n-----k-n-w-jn----bi--. D_ m_____ d______ w___ e_ b____ D- m-n-e- d-i-k-n w-j- e- b-e-. ------------------------------- De mensen drinken wijn en bier. 0
Do you drink alcohol? D---- j- alcoho-? D____ j_ a_______ D-i-k j- a-c-h-l- ----------------- Drink je alcohol? 0
Do you drink whisky / whiskey (am.)? Drin- -- --is-y? D____ j_ w______ D-i-k j- w-i-k-? ---------------- Drink je whisky? 0
Do you drink Coke with rum? Dri-- je-col--m-t-rum? D____ j_ c___ m__ r___ D-i-k j- c-l- m-t r-m- ---------------------- Drink je cola met rum? 0
I do not like champagne. I- ho-- --et--an -ha----n-. I_ h___ n___ v__ c_________ I- h-u- n-e- v-n c-a-p-g-e- --------------------------- Ik houd niet van champagne. 0
I do not like wine. Ik -ou- ni---va- w-jn. I_ h___ n___ v__ w____ I- h-u- n-e- v-n w-j-. ---------------------- Ik houd niet van wijn. 0
I do not like beer. Ik------nie- van --e-. I_ h___ n___ v__ b____ I- h-u- n-e- v-n b-e-. ---------------------- Ik houd niet van bier. 0
The baby likes milk. D- b-b---oud--van ---k. D_ b___ h____ v__ m____ D- b-b- h-u-t v-n m-l-. ----------------------- De baby houdt van melk. 0
The child likes cocoa and apple juice. H-- k--- ----t -a- c--c--a--m--k-e--ap--l---. H__ k___ h____ v__ c____________ e_ a________ H-t k-n- h-u-t v-n c-o-o-a-e-e-k e- a-p-l-a-. --------------------------------------------- Het kind houdt van chocolademelk en appelsap. 0
The woman likes orange and grapefruit juice. De--r--w h-u---va- -in--sapp-l-----gr----r-it---. D_ v____ h____ v__ s___________ e_ g_____________ D- v-o-w h-u-t v-n s-n-a-a-p-l- e- g-a-e-r-i-s-p- ------------------------------------------------- De vrouw houdt van sinaasappel- en grapefruitsap. 0

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