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en At the restaurant 2   »   ku Li restoranê 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [sî]

Li restoranê 2

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An apple juice, please. Av--e----an- ---k-re-- xwe r-. A____ s_____ j_ k_____ x__ r__ A-e-e s-v-n- j- k-r-m- x-e r-. ------------------------------ Aveke sêvan, ji kerema xwe re. 0
A lemonade, please. Lî-----ay-k, ji ke-em--xw- -e. L___________ j_ k_____ x__ r__ L-m-n-t-y-k- j- k-r-m- x-e r-. ------------------------------ Lîmonatayek, ji kerema xwe re. 0
A tomato juice, please. A-ek- ba--n- -i--erem- -we---. A____ b_____ j_ k_____ x__ r__ A-e-e b-c-n- j- k-r-m- x-e r-. ------------------------------ Aveke bacana ji kerema xwe re. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. Q---h-k -eya s-- -ixwaz--. Q______ m___ s__ d________ Q-d-h-k m-y- s-r d-x-a-i-. -------------------------- Qedehek meya sor dixwazim. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. Q-d--ek ---a sp- dix-a--m. Q______ m___ s__ d________ Q-d-h-k m-y- s-î d-x-a-i-. -------------------------- Qedehek meya spî dixwazim. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. Şû-ey-k-ş-mpa-----i--az-m. Ş______ ş_______ d________ Ş-ş-y-k ş-m-a-y- d-x-a-i-. -------------------------- Şûşeyek şempanya dixwazim. 0
Do you like fish? J- -a-i-a--he- dikî? J_ m______ h__ d____ J- m-s-y-n h-z d-k-? -------------------- Ji masiyan hez dikî? 0
Do you like beef? J---o--- -ê he- -ikî? J_ g____ g_ h__ d____ J- g-ş-ê g- h-z d-k-? --------------------- Ji goştê gê hez dikî? 0
Do you like pork? Ji----tê-b-----h-- --k-? J_ g____ b____ h__ d____ J- g-ş-ê b-r-z h-z d-k-? ------------------------ Ji goştê berêz hez dikî? 0
I’d like something without meat. Ez--iş---î b--o-- --xw---m. E_ t______ b_____ d________ E- t-ş-e-î b-g-ş- d-x-a-i-. --------------------------- Ez tiştekî bêgoşt dixwazim. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Ez s------- z--z---n d-x--z-m. E_ s_______ z_______ d________ E- s-n-y-k- z-w-e-a- d-x-a-i-. ------------------------------ Ez sêniyeke zewzeyan dixwazim. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. E- t-ştekî-d----- --x-a-i-. E_ t______ d_____ d________ E- t-ş-e-î d-m-i- d-x-a-i-. --------------------------- Ez tiştekî demkin dixwazim. 0
Would you like that with rice? V- -i -i-in- -i---z--? V_ b_ b_____ d________ V- b- b-r-n- d-x-a-i-? ---------------------- Vê bi birinc dixwazin? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Vê -i me-erne-d-x-a--n? V_ b_ m______ d________ V- b- m-q-r-e d-x-a-i-? ----------------------- Vê bi meqerne dixwazin? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? Vê bi-k--to--di-wa-in? V_ b_ k_____ d________ V- b- k-r-o- d-x-a-i-? ---------------------- Vê bi kartol dixwazin? 0
That doesn’t taste good. M-n ç-j---î --eciba--. M__ ç___ w_ n_________ M-n ç-j- w- n-e-i-a-d- ---------------------- Min çêja wî neeciband. 0
The food is cold. X---in---- -. X_____ s__ e_ X-a-i- s-r e- ------------- Xwarin sar e. 0
I didn’t order this. M-n-ev-----es--b-. M__ e_ n__________ M-n e- n-x-e-t-b-. ------------------ Min ev nexwestibû. 0

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