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en At the restaurant 2   »   lv Restorānā 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [trīsdesmit]

Restorānā 2

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An apple juice, please. A-e----- --------d--. A_______ s____ l_____ A-e-s-n- s-l-, l-d-u- --------------------- Apelsīnu sulu, lūdzu. 0
A lemonade, please. L---nā----lūd-u. L________ l_____ L-m-n-d-, l-d-u- ---------------- Limonādi, lūdzu. 0
A tomato juice, please. To---u----u--lū-z-. T_____ s____ l_____ T-m-t- s-l-, l-d-u- ------------------- Tomātu sulu, lūdzu. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. Es la-p--t-vēl--os-glāz- ---k-n-īn-. E_ l______ v______ g____ s__________ E- l-b-r-t v-l-t-s g-ā-i s-r-a-v-n-. ------------------------------------ Es labprāt vēlētos glāzi sarkanvīna. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. Es-labprāt-vē-ē-os---ā-i-ba-tvīn-. E_ l______ v______ g____ b________ E- l-b-r-t v-l-t-s g-ā-i b-l-v-n-. ---------------------------------- Es labprāt vēlētos glāzi baltvīna. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. E- lab--ā----l--os-pude-i--zi--stošā --n-. E_ l______ v______ p_____ d_________ v____ E- l-b-r-t v-l-t-s p-d-l- d-i-k-t-š- v-n-. ------------------------------------------ Es labprāt vēlētos pudeli dzirkstošā vīna. 0
Do you like fish? Va- --- g-r-o zi--s? V__ t__ g____ z_____ V-i t-v g-r-o z-v-s- -------------------- Vai tev garšo zivis? 0
Do you like beef? V-i tev ----- -----op---aļa? V__ t__ g____ l_______ g____ V-i t-v g-r-o l-e-l-p- g-ļ-? ---------------------------- Vai tev garšo liellopu gaļa? 0
Do you like pork? Vai te- g---- --k-a-a? V__ t__ g____ c_______ V-i t-v g-r-o c-k-a-a- ---------------------- Vai tev garšo cūkgaļa? 0
I’d like something without meat. Es-vē-o- kau- k--bez-gaļa-. E_ v____ k___ k_ b__ g_____ E- v-l-s k-u- k- b-z g-ļ-s- --------------------------- Es vēlos kaut ko bez gaļas. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Es -ē-o--dā-z--u pl---. E_ v____ d______ p_____ E- v-l-s d-r-e-u p-a-i- ----------------------- Es vēlos dārzeņu plati. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Es-vēlos-kaut ko- u--ko -eb-tu -l-i j--a-da. E_ v____ k___ k__ u_ k_ n_____ i___ j_______ E- v-l-s k-u- k-, u- k- n-b-t- i-g- j-g-i-a- -------------------------------------------- Es vēlos kaut ko, uz ko nebūtu ilgi jāgaida. 0
Would you like that with rice? V-i J-s-t--vēl-t-es-a--rī-i-m? V__ J__ t_ v_______ a_ r______ V-i J-s t- v-l-t-e- a- r-s-e-? ------------------------------ Vai Jūs to vēlaties ar rīsiem? 0
Would you like that with pasta? V-i-J-s--o-vēlat--- -r--ūd--ē-? V__ J__ t_ v_______ a_ n_______ V-i J-s t- v-l-t-e- a- n-d-l-m- ------------------------------- Vai Jūs to vēlaties ar nūdelēm? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? V-- --s t----l----s--- k-r-up-ļ--m? V__ J__ t_ v_______ a_ k___________ V-i J-s t- v-l-t-e- a- k-r-u-e-i-m- ----------------------------------- Vai Jūs to vēlaties ar kartupeļiem? 0
That doesn’t taste good. Tas-m-n--e-a-šo. T__ m__ n_______ T-s m-n n-g-r-o- ---------------- Tas man negaršo. 0
The food is cold. Ēdi-ns -- ----ts. Ē_____ i_ a______ Ē-i-n- i- a-k-t-. ----------------- Ēdiens ir auksts. 0
I didn’t order this. T--e---e---ū-īj-. T_ e_ n__________ T- e- n-p-s-t-j-. ----------------- To es nepasūtīju. 0

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