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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

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Kratek pogovor 2

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Where do you come from? Odk-- pri---at-? O____ p_________ O-k-d p-i-a-a-e- ---------------- Odkod prihajate? 0
From Basel. I- -a-la. I_ B_____ I- B-s-a- --------- Iz Basla. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. Basel-je-- --ic-. B____ j_ v Š_____ B-s-l j- v Š-i-i- ----------------- Basel je v Švici. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? Al----m smem---ed---v-----os--d----ll-rja? A__ v__ s___ p__________ g______ M________ A-i v-m s-e- p-e-s-a-i-i g-s-o-a M-l-e-j-? ------------------------------------------ Ali vam smem predstaviti gospoda Müllerja? 0
He is a foreigner. O- je -u--c. O_ j_ t_____ O- j- t-j-c- ------------ On je tujec. 0
He speaks several languages. On-govor- v-- --z-ko-. O_ g_____ v__ j_______ O- g-v-r- v-č j-z-k-v- ---------------------- On govori več jezikov. 0
Are you here for the first time? Al- st--p--ič--u-aj? A__ s__ p____ t_____ A-i s-e p-v-č t-k-j- -------------------- Ali ste prvič tukaj? 0
No, I was here once last year. Ne,-b-l --m ---aj----l---. N__ b__ s__ t____ ž_ l____ N-, b-l s-m t-k-j ž- l-n-. -------------------------- Ne, bil sem tukaj že lani. 0
Only for a week, though. V----r-sa-o-----ed--. V_____ s___ e_ t_____ V-n-a- s-m- e- t-d-n- --------------------- Vendar samo en teden. 0
How do you like it here? Ka-o v-m-je -šeč-----na-? K___ v__ j_ v___ p__ n___ K-k- v-m j- v-e- p-i n-s- ------------------------- Kako vam je všeč pri nas? 0
A lot. The people are nice. Z-lo. -ju-je--o ----az--. Z____ L_____ s_ p________ Z-l-. L-u-j- s- p-i-a-n-. ------------------------- Zelo. Ljudje so prijazni. 0
And I like the scenery, too. In-po--a-ina-mi--- tud- -šeč. I_ p________ m_ j_ t___ v____ I- p-k-a-i-a m- j- t-d- v-e-. ----------------------------- In pokrajina mi je tudi všeč. 0
What is your profession? K---ste-p--p--l---? K__ s__ p_ p_______ K-j s-e p- p-k-i-u- ------------------- Kaj ste po poklicu? 0
I am a translator. Sem-pre--j-l-c. S__ p__________ S-m p-e-a-a-e-. --------------- Sem prevajalec. 0
I translate books. Preva-a-----ige. P_______ k______ P-e-a-a- k-j-g-. ---------------- Prevajam knjige. 0
Are you alone here? St- -ami-t-ka-? S__ s___ t_____ S-e s-m- t-k-j- --------------- Ste sami tukaj? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. N-- z-ma-o je-t-d---e---/ m-ž. N__ z m___ j_ t___ ž___ / m___ N-, z m-n- j- t-d- ž-n- / m-ž- ------------------------------ Ne, z mano je tudi žena / mož. 0
And those are my two children. I--t-m-sta ob--m--a----o--. I_ t__ s__ o__ m___ o______ I- t-m s-a o-a m-j- o-r-k-. --------------------------- In tam sta oba moja otroka. 0

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