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en At the restaurant 2   »   af In die restaurant 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [dertig]

In die restaurant 2

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An apple juice, please. ’n -ppe-s--- as--blie-. ’_ a________ a_________ ’- a-p-l-a-, a-s-b-i-f- ----------------------- ’n appelsap, asseblief. 0
A lemonade, please. ’n --m-nade----------f. ’_ l________ a_________ ’- l-m-n-d-, a-s-b-i-f- ----------------------- ’n limonade, asseblief. 0
A tomato juice, please. ’n-tamatie---,-a-s-bli-f. ’_ t__________ a_________ ’- t-m-t-e-a-, a-s-b-i-f- ------------------------- ’n tamatiesap, asseblief. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. Ek---l -r-a--’-----s-r-oi-yn hê. E_ w__ g____ ’_ g___ r______ h__ E- w-l g-a-g ’- g-a- r-o-w-n h-. -------------------------------- Ek wil graag ’n glas rooiwyn hê. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. E- wil---aag -----a--wi--y- hê. E_ w__ g____ ’_ g___ w_____ h__ E- w-l g-a-g ’- g-a- w-t-y- h-. ------------------------------- Ek wil graag ’n glas witwyn hê. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. E- wi-----ag----b--t-l -jampa--e-hê. E_ w__ g____ ’_ b_____ s________ h__ E- w-l g-a-g ’- b-t-e- s-a-p-n-e h-. ------------------------------------ Ek wil graag ’n bottel sjampanje hê. 0
Do you like fish? H-- jy-v-n -i-? H__ j_ v__ v___ H-u j- v-n v-s- --------------- Hou jy van vis? 0
Do you like beef? H-u -y-van--e-s-l-is? H__ j_ v__ b_________ H-u j- v-n b-e-v-e-s- --------------------- Hou jy van beesvleis? 0
Do you like pork? Hou-j--v-n------l-i-? H__ j_ v__ v_________ H-u j- v-n v-r-v-e-s- --------------------- Hou jy van varkvleis? 0
I’d like something without meat. E- --l --a-- -e---so-d---v-ei- hê. E_ w__ g____ i___ s_____ v____ h__ E- w-l g-a-g i-t- s-n-e- v-e-s h-. ---------------------------------- Ek wil graag iets sonder vleis hê. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. E- wil g--ag--n g----te-o----ê. E_ w__ g____ ’_ g__________ h__ E- w-l g-a-g ’- g-o-n-e-o-d h-. ------------------------------- Ek wil graag ’n groentebord hê. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Ek--i- -raa--ie-s--ê--at-n-- --n- g--n vat----. E_ w__ g____ i___ h_ w__ n__ l___ g___ v__ n___ E- w-l g-a-g i-t- h- w-t n-e l-n- g-a- v-t n-e- ----------------------------------------------- Ek wil graag iets hê wat nie lank gaan vat nie. 0
Would you like that with rice? S-ek-- --s d-arby? S___ u r__ d______ S-e- u r-s d-a-b-? ------------------ Soek u rys daarby? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Soe--u-p-st- -aa---? S___ u p____ d______ S-e- u p-s-a d-a-b-? -------------------- Soek u pasta daarby? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? S-ek-u--a-t-p--ls da-r--? S___ u a_________ d______ S-e- u a-r-a-p-l- d-a-b-? ------------------------- Soek u aartappels daarby? 0
That doesn’t taste good. D-t---aa--s---. D__ s____ s____ D-t s-a-k s-e-. --------------- Dit smaak sleg. 0
The food is cold. D-e -o--i--k-ud. D__ k__ i_ k____ D-e k-s i- k-u-. ---------------- Die kos is koud. 0
I didn’t order this. E---e---it -i--b--t-l nie. E_ h__ d__ n__ b_____ n___ E- h-t d-t n-e b-s-e- n-e- -------------------------- Ek het dit nie bestel nie. 0

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