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en At the restaurant 2   »   ha A cikin gidan abinci 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [talatin]

A cikin gidan abinci 2

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An apple juice, please. R-wan-a--l- -ud- ɗa-- d-n-A---h. R____ a____ g___ ɗ___ d__ A_____ R-w-n a-p-e g-d- ɗ-y- d-n A-l-h- -------------------------------- Ruwan apple guda ɗaya don Allah. 0
A lemonade, please. Lem---do-----a-. L____ d__ A_____ L-m-, d-n A-l-h- ---------------- Lemo, don Allah. 0
A tomato juice, please. R--an tu-a-i-, don-A---h. R____ t_______ d__ A_____ R-w-n t-m-t-r- d-n A-l-h- ------------------------- Ruwan tumatir, don Allah. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. I-a -o- -ila-h-n-jan g--a I__ s__ g_______ j__ g___ I-a s-n g-l-s-i- j-n g-y- ------------------------- Ina son gilashin jan giya 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. Ina --- -ilas-in---ri- g--a I__ s__ g_______ f____ g___ I-a s-n g-l-s-i- f-r-n g-y- --------------------------- Ina son gilashin farin giya 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. I----on -wa-ba---i-a---i---a-li I__ s__ k______ g___ m__ k_____ I-a s-n k-a-b-r g-y- m-i k-a-l- ------------------------------- Ina son kwalbar giya mai kyalli 0
Do you like fish? Ku-a son -if-? K___ s__ k____ K-n- s-n k-f-? -------------- Kuna son kifi? 0
Do you like beef? kuna --------- -a k___ s__ n____ s_ k-n- s-n n-m-n s- ----------------- kuna son naman sa 0
Do you like pork? k--- -o---a-a----ade k___ s__ n____ a____ k-n- s-n n-m-n a-a-e -------------------- kuna son naman alade 0
I’d like something without meat. In- so- w--- ab- ba-ta-e -----m- --. I__ s__ w___ a__ b_ t___ d_ n___ b__ I-a s-n w-n- a-u b- t-r- d- n-m- b-. ------------------------------------ Ina son wani abu ba tare da nama ba. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Ina -on-far-n--n---y-- --m-u. I__ s__ f_______ k____ l_____ I-a s-n f-r-n-i- k-y-n l-m-u- ----------------------------- Ina son farantin kayan lambu. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. I-----n-w-n--abu --nda-b-y-----ewa. I__ s__ w___ a__ w____ b___ d______ I-a s-n w-n- a-u w-n-a b-y- d-d-w-. ----------------------------------- Ina son wani abu wanda baya dadewa. 0
Would you like that with rice? Shin-kuna--on --k-- da--h--kaf-? S___ k___ s__ h____ d_ s________ S-i- k-n- s-n h-k-n d- s-i-k-f-? -------------------------------- Shin kuna son hakan da shinkafa? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Kun- so -ak- -a-- -- taliy-? K___ s_ h___ t___ d_ t______ K-n- s- h-k- t-r- d- t-l-y-? ---------------------------- Kuna so haka tare da taliya? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? Ku----o--h--an-d- -ank--i? K___ s__ h____ d_ d_______ K-n- s-n h-k-n d- d-n-a-i- -------------------------- Kuna son hakan da dankali? 0
That doesn’t taste good. Wa--an--- y---- --au. W_____ b_ y_ d_ k____ W-n-a- b- y- d- k-a-. --------------------- Wannan ba ya da kyau. 0
The food is cold. Ab-n--n-y-yi -a-y-. A______ y___ s_____ A-i-c-n y-y- s-n-i- ------------------- Abincin yayi sanyi. 0
I didn’t order this. Ba-------a--------ba. B__ y_ o___ h____ b__ B-n y- o-a- h-k-n b-. --------------------- Ban yi odar hakan ba. 0

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