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en At the restaurant 2   »   sv På restaurangen 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [trettio]

På restaurangen 2

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An apple juice, please. E- äpp-l---c-, ta--. E_ ä__________ t____ E- ä-p-l-u-c-, t-c-. -------------------- En äppeljuice, tack. 0
A lemonade, please. E- ----n-----l---,-tack. E_ l______ / l____ t____ E- l-m-n-d / l-s-, t-c-. ------------------------ En lemonad / läsk, tack. 0
A tomato juice, please. En t---tj---e- ta-k. E_ t__________ t____ E- t-m-t-u-c-, t-c-. -------------------- En tomatjuice, tack. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. Ja-------e vi--a ------ gla--r-t- vi-. J__ s_____ v____ h_ e__ g___ r___ v___ J-g s-u-l- v-l-a h- e-t g-a- r-t- v-n- -------------------------------------- Jag skulle vilja ha ett glas rött vin. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. Ja- -k------i-----a -tt g--s--it--v-n. J__ s_____ v____ h_ e__ g___ v___ v___ J-g s-u-l- v-l-a h- e-t g-a- v-t- v-n- -------------------------------------- Jag skulle vilja ha ett glas vitt vin. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. Ja- sku--e--i--a-----n--l---- -ous--ran-e -i-. J__ s_____ v____ h_ e_ f_____ m__________ v___ J-g s-u-l- v-l-a h- e- f-a-k- m-u-s-r-n-e v-n- ---------------------------------------------- Jag skulle vilja ha en flaska mousserande vin. 0
Do you like fish? Tyc-e- d-------s-? T_____ d_ o_ f____ T-c-e- d- o- f-s-? ------------------ Tycker du om fisk? 0
Do you like beef? T-c-e- -u----nö--ö-t? T_____ d_ o_ n_______ T-c-e- d- o- n-t-ö-t- --------------------- Tycker du om nötkött? 0
Do you like pork? Tyc-e---- o--gri-kö-t? T_____ d_ o_ g________ T-c-e- d- o- g-i-k-t-? ---------------------- Tycker du om griskött? 0
I’d like something without meat. Ja------l- v-lja ha---g-- ---- k-tt. J__ s_____ v____ h_ n____ u___ k____ J-g s-u-l- v-l-a h- n-g-t u-a- k-t-. ------------------------------------ Jag skulle vilja ha något utan kött. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. J-- skul---vi-ja--a e--grönsak---l---k. J__ s_____ v____ h_ e_ g_______________ J-g s-u-l- v-l-a h- e- g-ö-s-k-t-l-r-k- --------------------------------------- Jag skulle vilja ha en grönsakstallrik. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Jag --ull- v---- h---å-----om --t- tar l-n---i-. J__ s_____ v____ h_ n____ s__ i___ t__ l___ t___ J-g s-u-l- v-l-a h- n-g-t s-m i-t- t-r l-n- t-d- ------------------------------------------------ Jag skulle vilja ha något som inte tar lång tid. 0
Would you like that with rice? Vill--- h- r-s-till----? V___ n_ h_ r__ t___ d___ V-l- n- h- r-s t-l- d-t- ------------------------ Vill ni ha ris till det? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Vi-- ---ha --dlar-till--et? V___ n_ h_ n_____ t___ d___ V-l- n- h- n-d-a- t-l- d-t- --------------------------- Vill ni ha nudlar till det? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? Vil---i ha-p-t---s til----t? V___ n_ h_ p______ t___ d___ V-l- n- h- p-t-t-s t-l- d-t- ---------------------------- Vill ni ha potatis till det? 0
That doesn’t taste good. D----ä--tyck-r-jag ---e--m. D__ d__ t_____ j__ i___ o__ D-t d-r t-c-e- j-g i-t- o-. --------------------------- Det där tycker jag inte om. 0
The food is cold. Mat-- är -a-l. M____ ä_ k____ M-t-n ä- k-l-. -------------- Maten är kall. 0
I didn’t order this. De- där h-- j-g-in---b-s---lt. D__ d__ h__ j__ i___ b________ D-t d-r h-r j-g i-t- b-s-ä-l-. ------------------------------ Det där har jag inte beställt. 0

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