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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

21 [divdesmit viens]

Neliela saruna 2

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Where do you come from? N-----ie-e----- e--t? N_ k_______ J__ e____ N- k-r-e-e- J-s e-a-? --------------------- No kurienes Jūs esat? 0
From Basel. N---ā--le-. N_ B_______ N- B-z-l-s- ----------- No Bāzeles. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. B----- -t--da- -vei--. B_____ a______ Š______ B-z-l- a-r-d-s Š-e-c-. ---------------------- Bāzele atrodas Šveicē. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? V-i es--a-----s -ep-zī-----t-a- --ll--a -ung-? V__ e_ v___ J__ i___________ a_ M______ k_____ V-i e- v-r- J-s i-p-z-s-i-ā- a- M-l-e-a k-n-u- ---------------------------------------------- Vai es varu Jūs iepazīstināt ar Millera kungu? 0
He is a foreigner. V--š ir---z---i--s. V___ i_ ā__________ V-ņ- i- ā-z-m-i-k-. ------------------- Viņš ir ārzemnieks. 0
He speaks several languages. Vi-š -unā-v--rā--s-va-----. V___ r___ v_______ v_______ V-ņ- r-n- v-i-ā-ā- v-l-d-s- --------------------------- Viņš runā vairākās valodās. 0
Are you here for the first time? Va- ----š--- es-t pi------izi? V__ J__ š___ e___ p____ r_____ V-i J-s š-i- e-a- p-r-o r-i-i- ------------------------------ Vai Jūs šeit esat pirmo reizi? 0
No, I was here once last year. Nē- -- t- bij------p-g---ša-----d-. N__ e_ t_ b___ j__ p_________ g____ N-, e- t- b-j- j-u p-g-j-š-j- g-d-. ----------------------------------- Nē, es te biju jau pagājušajā gadā. 0
Only for a week, though. Be- --ka--u- ----u-n--ē--. B__ t____ u_ v____ n______ B-t t-k-i u- v-e-u n-d-ļ-. -------------------------- Bet tikai uz vienu nedēļu. 0
How do you like it here? Kā--u---pi--m--- p--īk? K_ J___ p__ m___ p_____ K- J-m- p-e m-m- p-t-k- ----------------------- Kā Jums pie mums patīk? 0
A lot. The people are nice. Ļot- lab-. --udi- ir --u--. Ļ___ l____ Ļ_____ i_ j_____ Ļ-t- l-b-. Ļ-u-i- i- j-u-i- --------------------------- Ļoti labi. Ļaudis ir jauki. 0
And I like the scenery, too. Un--rī a---r-ne-m-n--a-ī-. U_ a__ a_______ m__ p_____ U- a-ī a-k-r-n- m-n p-t-k- -------------------------- Un arī apkārtne man patīk. 0
What is your profession? Kā-a-i- -ūs- p--f-si-a? K___ i_ J___ p_________ K-d- i- J-s- p-o-e-i-a- ----------------------- Kāda ir Jūsu profesija? 0
I am a translator. E- --m- ---kotā-a. E_ e___ t_________ E- e-m- t-l-o-ā-a- ------------------ Es esmu tulkotāja. 0
I translate books. Es ---koju-gr------. E_ t______ g________ E- t-l-o-u g-ā-a-a-. -------------------- Es tulkoju grāmatas. 0
Are you alone here? V---J----eit -s-- --ena? V__ J__ š___ e___ v_____ V-i J-s š-i- e-a- v-e-a- ------------------------ Vai Jūs šeit esat viena? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. Nē- --n----rs--r--ir š-it. N__ m___ v___ a__ i_ š____ N-, m-n- v-r- a-ī i- š-i-. -------------------------- Nē, mans vīrs arī ir šeit. 0
And those are my two children. U----r--r ma-i -bi--ēr-i. U_ t__ i_ m___ a__ b_____ U- t-r i- m-n- a-i b-r-i- ------------------------- Un tur ir mani abi bērni. 0

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