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Around the house

Around the house

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Kodus

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Our house is here. S--- -- -eie-ma--. S___ o_ m___ m____ S-i- o- m-i- m-j-. ------------------ Siin on meie maja. 0
The roof is on top. Üle-al -n -----. Ü_____ o_ k_____ Ü-e-a- o- k-t-s- ---------------- Üleval on katus. 0
The basement is below. A-l--n-ke---r. A__ o_ k______ A-l o- k-l-e-. -------------- All on kelder. 0
There is a garden behind the house. Ma----a-- -- aed. M___ t___ o_ a___ M-j- t-g- o- a-d- ----------------- Maja taga on aed. 0
There is no street in front of the house. Maja ee- -i---e-tän--a-. M___ e__ e_ o__ t_______ M-j- e-s e- o-e t-n-v-t- ------------------------ Maja ees ei ole tänavat. 0
There are trees next to the house. Maj------a- -- p-ud. M___ k_____ o_ p____ M-j- k-r-a- o- p-u-. -------------------- Maja kõrval on puud. 0
My apartment is here. Sii- -n mi-u-k---e-. S___ o_ m___ k______ S-i- o- m-n- k-r-e-. -------------------- Siin on minu korter. 0
The kitchen and bathroom are here. S-i- on --ök ja-----i-ub-. S___ o_ k___ j_ v_________ S-i- o- k-ö- j- v-n-i-u-a- -------------------------- Siin on köök ja vannituba. 0
The living room and bedroom are there. S-a--on-el--uba--a ---a----uba. S___ o_ e______ j_ m___________ S-a- o- e-u-u-a j- m-g-m-s-u-a- ------------------------------- Seal on elutuba ja magamistuba. 0
The front door is closed. V---s-ks on-lu---. V_______ o_ l_____ V-l-s-k- o- l-k-s- ------------------ Välisuks on lukus. 0
But the windows are open. K--- -------- la--i. K___ a____ o_ l_____ K-i- a-n-d o- l-h-i- -------------------- Kuid aknad on lahti. 0
It is hot today. T-na-on-k--m. T___ o_ k____ T-n- o- k-u-. ------------- Täna on kuum. 0
We are going to the living room. Me-lä--e-e--t-pp-. M_ l____ e________ M- l-h-e e-u-u-p-. ------------------ Me lähme elutuppa. 0
There is a sofa and an armchair there. Se--------i--- ---t---t---. S___ o_ d_____ j_ t________ S-a- o- d-i-a- j- t-g-t-o-. --------------------------- Seal on diivan ja tugitool. 0
Please, sit down! V-t-- -st-t! V____ i_____ V-t-e i-t-t- ------------ Võtke istet! 0
My computer is there. S--l--n m-n- ----t-. S___ o_ m___ a______ S-a- o- m-n- a-v-t-. -------------------- Seal on minu arvuti. 0
My stereo is there. Se-l ---sab-m--st-re--üsteem. S___ s_____ m_ s_____________ S-a- s-i-a- m- s-e-e-s-s-e-m- ----------------------------- Seal seisab mu stereosüsteem. 0
The TV set is brand new. T--e-a- -- --ies-i uus. T______ o_ t______ u___ T-l-k-s o- t-i-s-i u-s- ----------------------- Telekas on täiesti uus. 0

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