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29 [twenty-nine]

At the restaurant 1

At the restaurant 1

29 [dvadeset i devet]

U restoranu 1

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Is this table taken? D- l- je --ol -l------? D_ l_ j_ s___ s________ D- l- j- s-o- s-o-o-a-? ----------------------- Da li je stol slobodan? 0
I would like the menu, please. M--i- -a-----io---ht-e-a --h -elo--ik. M____ V___ h___ / h_____ b__ j________ M-l-m V-s- h-i- / h-j-l- b-h j-l-v-i-. -------------------------------------- Molim Vas, htio / htjela bih jelovnik. 0
What would you recommend? Š-o m--e-- pr----uč--i? Š__ m_____ p___________ Š-o m-ž-t- p-e-o-u-i-i- ----------------------- Što možete preporučiti? 0
I’d like a beer. Ra-o---h -ivo. R___ b__ p____ R-d- b-h p-v-. -------------- Rado bih pivo. 0
I’d like a mineral water. Rado -i----ner-l-u-v-d-. R___ b__ m________ v____ R-d- b-h m-n-r-l-u v-d-. ------------------------ Rado bih mineralnu vodu. 0
I’d like an orange juice. R--- --- -----d-n-r--č-. R___ b__ s__ o_ n_______ R-d- b-h s-k o- n-r-n-e- ------------------------ Rado bih sok od naranče. 0
I’d like a coffee. Rad--b-----vu. R___ b__ k____ R-d- b-h k-v-. -------------- Rado bih kavu. 0
I’d like a coffee with milk. Ra-- bi- k-vu-s -lij-k-m. R___ b__ k___ s m________ R-d- b-h k-v- s m-i-e-o-. ------------------------- Rado bih kavu s mlijekom. 0
With sugar, please. Sa š-ć--om, -----. S_ š_______ m_____ S- š-ć-r-m- m-l-m- ------------------ Sa šećerom, molim. 0
I’d like a tea. H-io----t--la bi--č-j. H___ / h_____ b__ č___ H-i- / h-j-l- b-h č-j- ---------------------- Htio / htjela bih čaj. 0
I’d like a tea with lemon. H--o-/ -----a ----čaj ----imun-m. H___ / h_____ b__ č__ s_ l_______ H-i- / h-j-l- b-h č-j s- l-m-n-m- --------------------------------- Htio / htjela bih čaj sa limunom. 0
I’d like a tea with milk. Hti- /----e---b-h čaj-sa---i-e--m. H___ / h_____ b__ č__ s_ m________ H-i- / h-j-l- b-h č-j s- m-i-e-o-. ---------------------------------- Htio / htjela bih čaj sa mlijekom. 0
Do you have cigarettes? Im--- l--c--are-e? I____ l_ c________ I-a-e l- c-g-r-t-? ------------------ Imate li cigarete? 0
Do you have an ashtray? I-at---i---p-lja-u? I____ l_ p_________ I-a-e l- p-p-l-a-u- ------------------- Imate li pepeljaru? 0
Do you have a light? I-a----i-v---e? I____ l_ v_____ I-a-e l- v-t-e- --------------- Imate li vatre? 0
I’m missing a fork. N-do--aj- -i ----c-. N________ m_ v______ N-d-s-a-e m- v-l-c-. -------------------- Nedostaje mi vilica. 0
I’m missing a knife. Ne--staje-mi n-ž. N________ m_ n___ N-d-s-a-e m- n-ž- ----------------- Nedostaje mi nož. 0
I’m missing a spoon. Ne--s-aje--i ž-ica. N________ m_ ž_____ N-d-s-a-e m- ž-i-a- ------------------- Nedostaje mi žlica. 0

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