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Fruits and food

Fruits and food

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Augļi un pārtikas produkti

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I have a strawberry. Ma- -r-ze--ne. M__ i_ z______ M-n i- z-m-n-. -------------- Man ir zemene. 0
I have a kiwi and a melon. Man-ir -i-i u--mel-n-. M__ i_ k___ u_ m______ M-n i- k-v- u- m-l-n-. ---------------------- Man ir kivi un melone. 0
I have an orange and a grapefruit. Ma- -r--p-l--n- ----r-ifrū--. M__ i_ a_______ u_ g_________ M-n i- a-e-s-n- u- g-e-f-ū-s- ----------------------------- Man ir apelsīns un greifrūts. 0
I have an apple and a mango. M---ir-āb--s-un---n--. M__ i_ ā____ u_ m_____ M-n i- ā-o-s u- m-n-o- ---------------------- Man ir ābols un mango. 0
I have a banana and a pineapple. M-n------nān- -n a--nass. M__ i_ b_____ u_ a_______ M-n i- b-n-n- u- a-a-a-s- ------------------------- Man ir banāns un ananass. 0
I am making a fruit salad. E- g-tav-j- a--ļu--a--t--. E_ g_______ a____ s_______ E- g-t-v-j- a-g-u s-l-t-s- -------------------------- Es gatavoju augļu salātus. 0
I am eating toast. Es ----to-ter-----. E_ ē__ t___________ E- ē-u t-s-e-m-i-i- ------------------- Es ēdu tostermaizi. 0
I am eating toast with butter. Es --u----te--a--- ----v-estu. E_ ē__ t__________ a_ s_______ E- ē-u t-s-e-m-i-i a- s-i-s-u- ------------------------------ Es ēdu tostermaizi ar sviestu. 0
I am eating toast with butter and jam. E--ē---tos-erma----ar sv-------- --r--l--i. E_ ē__ t__________ a_ s______ u_ m_________ E- ē-u t-s-e-m-i-i a- s-i-s-u u- m-r-e-ā-i- ------------------------------------------- Es ēdu tostermaizi ar sviestu un marmelādi. 0
I am eating a sandwich. Es --- ---dv--u. E_ ē__ s________ E- ē-u s-n-v-č-. ---------------- Es ēdu sendviču. 0
I am eating a sandwich with margarine. Es --- -e---i-u-ar ma-g--ī-u. E_ ē__ s_______ a_ m_________ E- ē-u s-n-v-č- a- m-r-a-ī-u- ----------------------------- Es ēdu sendviču ar margarīnu. 0
I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes. Es ē-u s-n--iču----ma------- u------t-. E_ ē__ s_______ a_ m________ u_ t______ E- ē-u s-n-v-č- a- m-r-a-ī-u u- t-m-t-. --------------------------------------- Es ēdu sendviču ar margarīnu un tomātu. 0
We need bread and rice. M--s-v--ag-m---i u- -īsus. M___ v____ m____ u_ r_____ M-m- v-j-g m-i-i u- r-s-s- -------------------------- Mums vajag maizi un rīsus. 0
We need fish and steaks. M-m--va--g ziv-s -- -t-ik--. M___ v____ z____ u_ s_______ M-m- v-j-g z-v-s u- s-e-k-s- ---------------------------- Mums vajag zivis un steikus. 0
We need pizza and spaghetti. Mu---vajag---c--u- --a-eti. M___ v____ p___ u_ s_______ M-m- v-j-g p-c- u- s-a-e-i- --------------------------- Mums vajag picu un spageti. 0
What else do we need? Ko m-ms v-- -----? K_ m___ v__ v_____ K- m-m- v-l v-j-g- ------------------ Ko mums vēl vajag? 0
We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup. M-ms va--- ----------n to--t-- z-pa-. M___ v____ b_______ u_ t______ z_____ M-m- v-j-g b-r-ā-u- u- t-m-t-s z-p-i- ------------------------------------- Mums vajag burkānus un tomātus zupai. 0
Where is the supermarket? Kur i- l------k--s? K__ i_ l___________ K-r i- l-e-v-i-a-s- ------------------- Kur ir lielveikals? 0

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