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en At the restaurant 2   »   ca Al restaurant 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [trenta]

Al restaurant 2

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An apple juice, please. U- suc d- ------s- ---pl-u. U_ s__ d_ p____ s_ u_ p____ U- s-c d- p-m-, s- u- p-a-. --------------------------- Un suc de poma, si us plau. 0
A lemonade, please. U-- --i-o---a- s--u- ----. U__ l_________ s_ u_ p____ U-a l-i-o-a-a- s- u- p-a-. -------------------------- Una llimonada, si us plau. 0
A tomato juice, please. Un ------ t-mà--et,-s---s p-au. U_ s__ d_ t________ s_ u_ p____ U- s-c d- t-m-q-e-, s- u- p-a-. ------------------------------- Un suc de tomàquet, si us plau. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. M’-gr--a--a-un-----a -- -i---g--. M__________ u__ c___ d_ v_ n_____ M-a-r-d-r-a u-a c-p- d- v- n-g-e- --------------------------------- M’agradaria una copa de vi negre. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. M’---a----- un- -opa-de v----anc. M__________ u__ c___ d_ v_ b_____ M-a-r-d-r-a u-a c-p- d- v- b-a-c- --------------------------------- M’agradaria una copa de vi blanc. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. M’-gradar-a --- amp---a d--xamp---. M__________ u__ a______ d_ x_______ M-a-r-d-r-a u-a a-p-l-a d- x-m-a-y- ----------------------------------- M’agradaria una ampolla de xampany. 0
Do you like fish? T--gr-d- e----ix? T_______ e_ p____ T-a-r-d- e- p-i-? ----------------- T’agrada el peix? 0
Do you like beef? T--gra-a-la -a--? T_______ l_ c____ T-a-r-d- l- c-r-? ----------------- T’agrada la carn? 0
Do you like pork? T------a-e----r-? T_______ e_ p____ T-a-r-d- e- p-r-? ----------------- T’agrada el porc? 0
I’d like something without meat. De--tj-r----- p-at-sense ca--. D_________ u_ p___ s____ c____ D-s-t-a-i- u- p-a- s-n-e c-r-. ------------------------------ Desitjaria un plat sense carn. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. D-s---ar-a u--plat--e v---u--s. D_________ u_ p___ d_ v________ D-s-t-a-i- u- p-a- d- v-r-u-e-. ------------------------------- Desitjaria un plat de verdures. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. M’agradar-a---a-cosa -u- n- trigui gai-e t-mps. M__________ u__ c___ q__ n_ t_____ g____ t_____ M-a-r-d-r-a u-a c-s- q-e n- t-i-u- g-i-e t-m-s- ----------------------------------------------- M’agradaria una cosa que no trigui gaire temps. 0
Would you like that with rice? V-l acomp---amen- d-ar-òs? V__ a____________ d_______ V-l a-o-p-n-a-e-t d-a-r-s- -------------------------- Vol acompanyament d’arròs? 0
Would you like that with pasta? V----comp--ya-ent -e -ast- - f--eus? V__ a____________ d_ p____ / f______ V-l a-o-p-n-a-e-t d- p-s-a / f-d-u-? ------------------------------------ Vol acompanyament de pasta / fideus? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? V---a--mp-n-am-n- d--pa--te-? V__ a____________ d_ p_______ V-l a-o-p-n-a-e-t d- p-t-t-s- ----------------------------- Vol acompanyament de patates? 0
That doesn’t taste good. (-i-----o --a-r---. (_____ n_ m________ (-i-ò- n- m-a-r-d-. ------------------- (Això) no m’agrada. 0
The food is cold. E--m----r-es-- f---. E_ m_____ e___ f____ E- m-n-a- e-t- f-e-. -------------------- El menjar està fred. 0
I didn’t order this. A-xò -- -- el q-e h--d-m--at. A___ n_ é_ e_ q__ h_ d_______ A-x- n- é- e- q-e h- d-m-n-t- ----------------------------- Això no és el que he demanat. 0

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