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en Around the house   »   no I huset

17 [seventeen]

Around the house

Around the house

17 [sytten]

I huset

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Our house is here. De--e-er h---t--å-t. D____ e_ h____ v____ D-t-e e- h-s-t v-r-. -------------------- Dette er huset vårt. 0
The roof is on top. T-k-t e---ver--. T____ e_ ø______ T-k-t e- ø-e-s-. ---------------- Taket er øverst. 0
The basement is below. K-e-l--e--e-----e. K________ e_ n____ K-e-l-r-n e- n-d-. ------------------ Kjelleren er nede. 0
There is a garden behind the house. B---hus---e---e--en ha-e. B__ h____ e_ d__ e_ h____ B-k h-s-t e- d-t e- h-g-. ------------------------- Bak huset er det en hage. 0
There is no street in front of the house. Fo--n-h--e--er---- i-----g--e. F____ h____ e_ d__ i____ g____ F-r-n h-s-t e- d-t i-g-n g-t-. ------------------------------ Foran huset er det ingen gate. 0
There are trees next to the house. V-- -id-- ---h---- st-- -et -r--. V__ s____ a_ h____ s___ d__ t____ V-d s-d-n a- h-s-t s-å- d-t t-æ-. --------------------------------- Ved siden av huset står det trær. 0
My apartment is here. D--te--r----l------n-min. D____ e_ l__________ m___ D-t-e e- l-i-i-h-t-n m-n- ------------------------- Dette er leiligheten min. 0
The kitchen and bathroom are here. H--------ø--enet--g-b-d-t. H__ e_ k________ o_ b_____ H-r e- k-ø-k-n-t o- b-d-t- -------------------------- Her er kjøkkenet og badet. 0
The living room and bedroom are there. De- -r s-ua-og-s---r-mmet. D__ e_ s___ o_ s__________ D-r e- s-u- o- s-v-r-m-e-. -------------------------- Der er stua og soverommet. 0
The front door is closed. I---------r-n-e------. I____________ e_ l____ I-n-a-g-d-r-n e- l-s-. ---------------------- Inngangsdøren er låst. 0
But the windows are open. M-- v-n----e--r-å-n-. M__ v_______ e_ å____ M-n v-n-u-n- e- å-n-. --------------------- Men vinduene er åpne. 0
It is hot today. Det--r -a-m- i---g. D__ e_ v____ i d___ D-t e- v-r-t i d-g- ------------------- Det er varmt i dag. 0
We are going to the living room. V- går i-- i-stu-. V_ g__ i__ i s____ V- g-r i-n i s-u-. ------------------ Vi går inn i stua. 0
There is a sofa and an armchair there. De---r-d-t-en--of- -- e--------ol. D__ e_ d__ e_ s___ o_ e_ l________ D-r e- d-t e- s-f- o- e- l-n-s-o-. ---------------------------------- Der er det en sofa og en lenestol. 0
Please, sit down! Væ---g------tt -eg! V________ s___ d___ V-r-å-o-, s-t- d-g- ------------------- Værsågod, sett deg! 0
My computer is there. De--st---d-tam-skinen m--. D__ s___ d___________ m___ D-r s-å- d-t-m-s-i-e- m-n- -------------------------- Der står datamaskinen min. 0
My stereo is there. Der-s------e-e-an-eg-et --t-. D__ s___ s_____________ m____ D-r s-å- s-e-e-a-l-g-e- m-t-. ----------------------------- Der står stereoanlegget mitt. 0
The TV set is brand new. TVen ---g-ns-e--y. T___ e_ g_____ n__ T-e- e- g-n-k- n-. ------------------ TVen er ganske ny. 0

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