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en At the restaurant 2   »   em At the restaurant 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

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An apple juice, please. A- --ple--uice- -le-se. A_ a____ j_____ p______ A- a-p-e j-i-e- p-e-s-. ----------------------- An apple juice, please. 0
A lemonade, please. A l---na-e---l---e. A l________ p______ A l-m-n-d-, p-e-s-. ------------------- A lemonade, please. 0
A tomato juice, please. A-to---o j-i--- -lease. A t_____ j_____ p______ A t-m-t- j-i-e- p-e-s-. ----------------------- A tomato juice, please. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. I-d l-ke-a-g-as--o--r-d---ne. I__ l___ a g____ o_ r__ w____ I-d l-k- a g-a-s o- r-d w-n-. ----------------------------- I’d like a glass of red wine. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. I’d-l----a---a-s-o---h-te wine. I__ l___ a g____ o_ w____ w____ I-d l-k- a g-a-s o- w-i-e w-n-. ------------------------------- I’d like a glass of white wine. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. I’d -i-- --b--tl- of c-ampa---. I__ l___ a b_____ o_ c_________ I-d l-k- a b-t-l- o- c-a-p-g-e- ------------------------------- I’d like a bottle of champagne. 0
Do you like fish? D--y-u l-k----s-? D_ y__ l___ f____ D- y-u l-k- f-s-? ----------------- Do you like fish? 0
Do you like beef? D----- l-ke beef? D_ y__ l___ b____ D- y-u l-k- b-e-? ----------------- Do you like beef? 0
Do you like pork? D- y----i-e-po--? D_ y__ l___ p____ D- y-u l-k- p-r-? ----------------- Do you like pork? 0
I’d like something without meat. I-d--i-e --m-th-ng--itho---me--. I__ l___ s________ w______ m____ I-d l-k- s-m-t-i-g w-t-o-t m-a-. -------------------------------- I’d like something without meat. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. I-d -ik--so-e-mixe- v--e---l-s. I__ l___ s___ m____ v__________ I-d l-k- s-m- m-x-d v-g-t-b-e-. ------------------------------- I’d like some mixed vegetables. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. I-d-li-- -----hi---th-- -on-t---k------ tim-. I__ l___ s________ t___ w____ t___ m___ t____ I-d l-k- s-m-t-i-g t-a- w-n-t t-k- m-c- t-m-. --------------------------------------------- I’d like something that won’t take much time. 0
Would you like that with rice? Wou-d-y-- --k---h------h--ice? W____ y__ l___ t___ w___ r____ W-u-d y-u l-k- t-a- w-t- r-c-? ------------------------------ Would you like that with rice? 0
Would you like that with pasta? W-ul- y-- l-ke----t -i-h p--ta? W____ y__ l___ t___ w___ p_____ W-u-d y-u l-k- t-a- w-t- p-s-a- ------------------------------- Would you like that with pasta? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? Woul- y-u -ike---at-with--ot--o--? W____ y__ l___ t___ w___ p________ W-u-d y-u l-k- t-a- w-t- p-t-t-e-? ---------------------------------- Would you like that with potatoes? 0
That doesn’t taste good. T--t -o------ta------o-. T___ d______ t____ g____ T-a- d-e-n-t t-s-e g-o-. ------------------------ That doesn’t taste good. 0
The food is cold. The--o---i-----d. T__ f___ i_ c____ T-e f-o- i- c-l-. ----------------- The food is cold. 0
I didn’t order this. I-didn’--o--e---h-s. I d_____ o____ t____ I d-d-’- o-d-r t-i-. -------------------- I didn’t order this. 0

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