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30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [tridsať]

V reštaurácii 2

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An apple juice, please. Ja-lk-vú š-av-, pro-í-. J_______ š_____ p______ J-b-k-v- š-a-u- p-o-í-. ----------------------- Jablkovú šťavu, prosím. 0
A lemonade, please. Limo-ád-,-p-o---. L________ p______ L-m-n-d-, p-o-í-. ----------------- Limonádu, prosím. 0
A tomato juice, please. Para-ajk-vú šťa------o-í-. P__________ š_____ p______ P-r-d-j-o-ú š-a-u- p-o-í-. -------------------------- Paradajkovú šťavu, prosím. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. P----m ----o--r-č-r-en-ho-ví--. P_____ s_ p____ č________ v____ P-o-í- s- p-h-r č-r-e-é-o v-n-. ------------------------------- Prosím si pohár červeného vína. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. P------si-poh-- b--l--o----a. P_____ s_ p____ b______ v____ P-o-í- s- p-h-r b-e-e-o v-n-. ----------------------------- Prosím si pohár bieleho vína. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. Pros---s----ašu ša---ns----. P_____ s_ f____ š___________ P-o-í- s- f-a-u š-m-a-s-é-o- ---------------------------- Prosím si fľašu šampanského. 0
Do you like fish? M-š-rá--rad-- r-by? M__ r________ r____ M-š r-d-r-d-) r-b-? ------------------- Máš rád(rada) ryby? 0
Do you like beef? M-- rád (-ada) hovädz-e mäs-? M__ r__ (_____ h_______ m____ M-š r-d (-a-a- h-v-d-i- m-s-? ----------------------------- Máš rád (rada) hovädzie mäso? 0
Do you like pork? Máš rád--rada) b--v-o------o? M__ r__ (_____ b_______ m____ M-š r-d (-a-a- b-a-č-v- m-s-? ----------------------------- Máš rád (rada) bravčové mäso? 0
I’d like something without meat. D-m si-n-e-o b-- mä-a. D__ s_ n____ b__ m____ D-m s- n-e-o b-z m-s-. ---------------------- Dám si niečo bez mäsa. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. D----i --l-ninov- m--u. D__ s_ z_________ m____ D-m s- z-l-n-n-v- m-s-. ----------------------- Dám si zeleninovú misu. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. D-- ----i---, -o s--ne---p-av--- dlh-. D__ s_ n_____ č_ s_ n___________ d____ D-m s- n-e-o- č- s- n-p-i-r-v-j- d-h-. -------------------------------------- Dám si niečo, čo sa nepripravuje dlho. 0
Would you like that with rice? P-o-í-e----to-s--y--u? P______ s_ t_ s r_____ P-o-í-e s- t- s r-ž-u- ---------------------- Prosíte si to s ryžou? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Pr--í-e-s---o s cestov---m-? P______ s_ t_ s c___________ P-o-í-e s- t- s c-s-o-i-a-i- ---------------------------- Prosíte si to s cestovinami? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? P-----e -i-------ze--ak--? P______ s_ t_ s_ z________ P-o-í-e s- t- s- z-m-a-m-? -------------------------- Prosíte si to so zemiakmi? 0
That doesn’t taste good. To-m--n----t-. T_ m_ n_______ T- m- n-c-u-í- -------------- To mi nechutí. 0
The food is cold. Jedl-----s---e--. J____ j_ s_______ J-d-o j- s-u-e-é- ----------------- Jedlo je studené. 0
I didn’t order this. To--------n--bj-dn--. T_ s__ s_ n__________ T- s-m s- n-o-j-d-a-. --------------------- To som si neobjednal. 0

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