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30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

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U restoranu 2

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An apple juice, please. So--o--j-b-k---m--i-. S__ o_ j______ m_____ S-k o- j-b-k-, m-l-m- --------------------- Sok od jabuke, molim. 0
A lemonade, please. L-----d----o---. L________ m_____ L-m-n-d-, m-l-m- ---------------- Limunadu, molim. 0
A tomato juice, please. S---od ra--i--- m---m. S__ o_ r_______ m_____ S-k o- r-j-i-e- m-l-m- ---------------------- Sok od rajčice, molim. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. Ja --h ra-- čaš- crno- vi--. J_ b__ r___ č___ c____ v____ J- b-h r-d- č-š- c-n-g v-n-. ---------------------------- Ja bih rado čašu crnog vina. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. Ja bih --d--ča-u b-jel-g vi-a. J_ b__ r___ č___ b______ v____ J- b-h r-d- č-š- b-j-l-g v-n-. ------------------------------ Ja bih rado čašu bijelog vina. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. J- bih -a-- bocu-p--n---a. J_ b__ r___ b___ p________ J- b-h r-d- b-c- p-e-u-c-. -------------------------- Ja bih rado bocu pjenušca. 0
Do you like fish? Vo--š -- r-bu? V____ l_ r____ V-l-š l- r-b-? -------------- Voliš li ribu? 0
Do you like beef? Vol-š--- govedin-? V____ l_ g________ V-l-š l- g-v-d-n-? ------------------ Voliš li govedinu? 0
Do you like pork? Vo----l---vi-je--nu? V____ l_ s__________ V-l-š l- s-i-j-t-n-? -------------------- Voliš li svinjetinu? 0
I’d like something without meat. Ht-- - h-j-la -ih-ne--o be----sa. H___ / h_____ b__ n____ b__ m____ H-i- / h-j-l- b-h n-š-o b-z m-s-. --------------------------------- Htio / htjela bih nešto bez mesa. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Htio-/ htj-l---i- -l-tu-s- --vr-e-. H___ / h_____ b__ p____ s_ p_______ H-i- / h-j-l- b-h p-a-u s- p-v-ć-m- ----------------------------------- Htio / htjela bih platu sa povrćem. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Ht-- - --je-a-bi--n-što-št--ne-t-aj---ugo. H___ / h_____ b__ n____ š__ n_ t____ d____ H-i- / h-j-l- b-h n-š-o š-o n- t-a-e d-g-. ------------------------------------------ Htio / htjela bih nešto što ne traje dugo. 0
Would you like that with rice? Želi-e -- -- s-r---m? Ž_____ l_ t_ s r_____ Ž-l-t- l- t- s r-ž-m- --------------------- Želite li to s rižom? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Žel-------t- s---e--en-no-? Ž_____ l_ t_ s t___________ Ž-l-t- l- t- s t-e-t-n-n-m- --------------------------- Želite li to s tjesteninom? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? Ž---t--l--to s -rump-rom? Ž_____ l_ t_ s k_________ Ž-l-t- l- t- s k-u-p-r-m- ------------------------- Želite li to s krumpirom? 0
That doesn’t taste good. To--i n--e--ku-no. T_ m_ n___ u______ T- m- n-j- u-u-n-. ------------------ To mi nije ukusno. 0
The food is cold. Jelo ---h-a---. J___ j_ h______ J-l- j- h-a-n-. --------------- Jelo je hladno. 0
I didn’t order this. To -a---sam --ru--o-----r--i--. T_ j_ n____ n______ / n________ T- j- n-s-m n-r-č-o / n-r-č-l-. ------------------------------- To ja nisam naručio / naručila. 0

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