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en At the restaurant 2   »   fr Au restaurant 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [trente]

Au restaurant 2

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An apple juice, please. U- ----d------e, -’i--vo------î-. U_ j__ d_ p_____ s___ v___ p_____ U- j-s d- p-m-e- s-i- v-u- p-a-t- --------------------------------- Un jus de pomme, s’il vous plaît. 0
A lemonade, please. Un---i-o----,--’-l-vous-p---t. U__ l________ s___ v___ p_____ U-e l-m-n-d-, s-i- v-u- p-a-t- ------------------------------ Une limonade, s’il vous plaît. 0
A tomato juice, please. Un-jus -- -----e,-s’i- -ous-pla-t. U_ j__ d_ t______ s___ v___ p_____ U- j-s d- t-m-t-, s-i- v-u- p-a-t- ---------------------------------- Un jus de tomate, s’il vous plaît. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. J’-im-r-is u--ve--- d---i---oug-. J_________ u_ v____ d_ v__ r_____ J-a-m-r-i- u- v-r-e d- v-n r-u-e- --------------------------------- J’aimerais un verre de vin rouge. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. J----erai un v--r- de v-n-bla--. J________ u_ v____ d_ v__ b_____ J-a-m-r-i u- v-r-e d- v-n b-a-c- -------------------------------- J’aimerai un verre de vin blanc. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. J’aim--a-- --e --u--i-le--e ch-mp-g--. J_________ u__ b________ d_ c_________ J-a-m-r-i- u-e b-u-e-l-e d- c-a-p-g-e- -------------------------------------- J’aimerais une bouteille de champagne. 0
Do you like fish? A--e--tu-l- po--son ? A_______ l_ p______ ? A-m-s-t- l- p-i-s-n ? --------------------- Aimes-tu le poisson ? 0
Do you like beef? A-m----- l- b-u--? A_______ l_ b___ ? A-m-s-t- l- b-u- ? ------------------ Aimes-tu le bœuf ? 0
Do you like pork? Aimes--u-l- po-c-? A_______ l_ p___ ? A-m-s-t- l- p-r- ? ------------------ Aimes-tu le porc ? 0
I’d like something without meat. J- --si---ai---n pl-t-sans--iande. J_ d_________ u_ p___ s___ v______ J- d-s-r-r-i- u- p-a- s-n- v-a-d-. ---------------------------------- Je désirerais un plat sans viande. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Je--é--r----s u---lat--- lé-um-s. J_ d_________ u_ p___ d_ l_______ J- d-s-r-r-i- u- p-a- d- l-g-m-s- --------------------------------- Je désirerais un plat de légumes. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. J- -é-i-er-is -u--q----hose--ui -- p-e-d -a- -o-g---p-. J_ d_________ q______ c____ q__ n_ p____ p__ l_________ J- d-s-r-r-i- q-e-q-e c-o-e q-i n- p-e-d p-s l-n-t-m-s- ------------------------------------------------------- Je désirerais quelque chose qui ne prend pas longtemps. 0
Would you like that with rice? V--l-z----s -u-ri- ---ac-o-pa-----nt-? V__________ d_ r__ e_ a_____________ ? V-u-e---o-s d- r-z e- a-c-m-a-n-m-n- ? -------------------------------------- Voulez-vous du riz en accompagnement ? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Vo--e----u--de----ui-l-s en-ac-o-pa-nem----? V__________ d__ n_______ e_ a_____________ ? V-u-e---o-s d-s n-u-l-e- e- a-c-m-a-n-m-n- ? -------------------------------------------- Voulez-vous des nouilles en accompagnement ? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? V--lez--o---d-s-pommes d----r-- ----c--mp--n-m-nt ? V__________ d__ p_____ d_ t____ e_ a_____________ ? V-u-e---o-s d-s p-m-e- d- t-r-e e- a-c-m-a-n-m-n- ? --------------------------------------------------- Voulez-vous des pommes de terre en accompagnement ? 0
That doesn’t taste good. Ç- n- -- ---î---a-. Ç_ n_ m_ p____ p___ Ç- n- m- p-a-t p-s- ------------------- Ça ne me plaît pas. 0
The food is cold. La n-ur-i-ure--s-------e. L_ n_________ e__ f______ L- n-u-r-t-r- e-t f-o-d-. ------------------------- La nourriture est froide. 0
I didn’t order this. C- n--s---as--e-----j’ai co-ma-dé. C_ n____ p__ c_ q__ j___ c________ C- n-e-t p-s c- q-e j-a- c-m-a-d-. ---------------------------------- Ce n’est pas ce que j’ai commandé. 0

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