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en At the restaurant 2   »   fi Ravintolassa 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [kolmekymmentä]

Ravintolassa 2

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An apple juice, please. Ome-a---u, ki----. O_________ k______ O-e-a-e-u- k-i-o-. ------------------ Omenamehu, kiitos. 0
A lemonade, please. Li-sa, ---t--. L_____ k______ L-m-a- k-i-o-. -------------- Limsa, kiitos. 0
A tomato juice, please. T--a----m--u, -iito-. T____________ k______ T-m-a-t-m-h-, k-i-o-. --------------------- Tomaattimehu, kiitos. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. H-lu-i-i---a-in p-n-v-in-ä. H________ l____ p__________ H-l-a-s-n l-s-n p-n-v-i-i-. --------------------------- Haluaisin lasin punaviiniä. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. Ha-u-i-in -a-in----k-vi-ni-. H________ l____ v___________ H-l-a-s-n l-s-n v-l-o-i-n-ä- ---------------------------- Haluaisin lasin valkoviiniä. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. H-luais----u-lo--k----v--n-ä. H________ p_____ k___________ H-l-a-s-n p-l-o- k-o-u-i-n-ä- ----------------------------- Haluaisin pullon kuohuviiniä. 0
Do you like fish? P--ät-- ka-asta? P______ k_______ P-d-t-ö k-l-s-a- ---------------- Pidätkö kalasta? 0
Do you like beef? P--ätkö-nau-a---h-sta? P______ n_____________ P-d-t-ö n-u-a-l-h-s-a- ---------------------- Pidätkö naudanlihasta? 0
Do you like pork? Pidä-kö-s-a-li-a---? P______ s___________ P-d-t-ö s-a-l-h-s-a- -------------------- Pidätkö sianlihasta? 0
I’d like something without meat. Ha-u-is-- jot-in -l--- l-h-a. H________ j_____ i____ l_____ H-l-a-s-n j-t-i- i-m-n l-h-a- ----------------------------- Haluaisin jotain ilman lihaa. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Halu-i-i---as--sv-ih-oeh-o-. H________ k_________________ H-l-a-s-n k-s-i-v-i-t-e-d-n- ---------------------------- Haluaisin kasvisvaihtoehdon. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Halu----n-j----n- m-----i-kest---a-an. H________ j______ m___ e_ k____ k_____ H-l-a-s-n j-t-i-, m-k- e- k-s-ä k-u-n- -------------------------------------- Haluaisin jotain, mikä ei kestä kauan. 0
Would you like that with rice? Ha--a--it-e-o-s-n r--si- -an--a? H____________ s__ r_____ k______ H-l-a-s-t-e-o s-n r-i-i- k-n-s-? -------------------------------- Haluaisitteko sen riisin kanssa? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Halua--itte-------pa-t-n-k-n---? H____________ s__ p_____ k______ H-l-a-s-t-e-o s-n p-s-a- k-n-s-? -------------------------------- Haluaisitteko sen pastan kanssa? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? H--u---it-e-o --n per-n-i--n ---ssa? H____________ s__ p_________ k______ H-l-a-s-t-e-o s-n p-r-n-i-e- k-n-s-? ------------------------------------ Haluaisitteko sen perunoiden kanssa? 0
That doesn’t taste good. T------ mai--u m-nul-e. T___ e_ m_____ m_______ T-m- e- m-i-t- m-n-l-e- ----------------------- Tämä ei maistu minulle. 0
The food is cold. R-oka -n-------. R____ o_ k______ R-o-a o- k-l-ä-. ---------------- Ruoka on kylmää. 0
I didn’t order this. En---la-n-t -ät-. E_ t_______ t____ E- t-l-n-u- t-t-. ----------------- En tilannut tätä. 0

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