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49 [forty-nine]

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49 [quaranta-nou]

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Do you exercise? Pra-ti-ues cap --po--? P_________ c__ e______ P-a-t-q-e- c-p e-p-r-? ---------------------- Practiques cap esport? 0
Yes, I need some exercise. S-, -- c-l -oure. S__ e_ c__ m_____ S-, e- c-l m-u-e- ----------------- Sí, em cal moure. 0
I am a member of a sports club. V-i- ----ent-- e-------. V___ a_ c_____ e________ V-i- a- c-n-r- e-p-r-i-. ------------------------ Vaig al centre esportiu. 0
We play football / soccer (am.). J-gu-- - fu--ol. J_____ a f______ J-g-e- a f-t-o-. ---------------- Juguem a futbol. 0
We swim sometimes. A---gad-s -ede-. A v______ n_____ A v-g-d-s n-d-m- ---------------- A vegades nedem. 0
Or we cycle. O -e--m--o. O f__ m____ O f-m m-t-. ----------- O fem moto. 0
There is a football / soccer (am.) stadium in our city. A la-n-str- -i-tat--h- h--u---s--di d- -u----. A l_ n_____ c______ h_ h_ u_ e_____ d_ f______ A l- n-s-r- c-u-a-, h- h- u- e-t-d- d- f-t-o-. ---------------------------------------------- A la nostra ciutat, hi ha un estadi de futbol. 0
There is also a swimming pool with a sauna. Tam-- ---h----a -i----a a-b---un-. T____ h_ h_ u__ p______ a__ s_____ T-m-é h- h- u-a p-s-i-a a-b s-u-a- ---------------------------------- També hi ha una piscina amb sauna. 0
And there is a golf course. I-hi -a--- camp -- --lf. I h_ h_ u_ c___ d_ g____ I h- h- u- c-m- d- g-l-. ------------------------ I hi ha un camp de golf. 0
What is on TV? Qu- -- -- --l-----e----ó? Q__ h_ h_ a l_ t_________ Q-è h- h- a l- t-l-v-s-ó- ------------------------- Què hi ha a la televisió? 0
There is a football / soccer (am.) match on now. H- -- -n--artit-----ut--l. H_ h_ u_ p_____ d_ f______ H- h- u- p-r-i- d- f-t-o-. -------------------------- Hi ha un partit de futbol. 0
The German team is playing against the English one. L’-quip a---an---uga-c----a ---qu----nglè-. L______ a______ j___ c_____ l______ a______ L-e-u-p a-e-a-y j-g- c-n-r- l-e-u-p a-g-è-. ------------------------------------------- L’equip alemany juga contra l’equip anglès. 0
Who is winning? Qui g-a-y-? Q__ g______ Q-i g-a-y-? ----------- Qui guanya? 0
I have no idea. No -n----c-ni-i-ea. N_ e_ t___ n_ i____ N- e- t-n- n- i-e-. ------------------- No en tinc ni idea. 0
It is currently a tie. D- mom---- és -n-emp-t. D_ m______ é_ u_ e_____ D- m-m-n-, é- u- e-p-t- ----------------------- De moment, és un empat. 0
The referee is from Belgium. L’à---t-- ----- --l-i--. L________ é_ d_ B_______ L-à-b-t-e é- d- B-l-i-a- ------------------------ L’àrbitre és de Bèlgica. 0
Now there is a penalty. A-- -- ----n p-nal. A__ h_ h_ u_ p_____ A-a h- h- u- p-n-l- ------------------- Ara hi ha un penal. 0
Goal! One – zero! G-l- --a z---! G___ U a z____ G-l- U a z-r-! -------------- Gol! U a zero! 0

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