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en Running errands   »   fr Faire des courses

51 [fifty-one]

Running errands

Running errands

51 [cinquante et un]

Faire des courses

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I want to go to the library. J-----x-al-er - la ------t--q-e. J_ v___ a____ à l_ b____________ J- v-u- a-l-r à l- b-b-i-t-è-u-. -------------------------------- Je veux aller à la bibliothèque. 0
I want to go to the bookstore. Je -eu- alle- ---- li-----i-. J_ v___ a____ à l_ l_________ J- v-u- a-l-r à l- l-b-a-r-e- ----------------------------- Je veux aller à la librairie. 0
I want to go to the newspaper stand. J--veu----ler--u---osque. J_ v___ a____ a_ k_______ J- v-u- a-l-r a- k-o-q-e- ------------------------- Je veux aller au kiosque. 0
I want to borrow a book. Je-v--- emp----er--- li-re. J_ v___ e________ u_ l_____ J- v-u- e-p-u-t-r u- l-v-e- --------------------------- Je veux emprunter un livre. 0
I want to buy a book. Je -eu--a-het-r-u- li-re. J_ v___ a______ u_ l_____ J- v-u- a-h-t-r u- l-v-e- ------------------------- Je veux acheter un livre. 0
I want to buy a newspaper. J- -e----ch------n jo-r--l. J_ v___ a______ u_ j_______ J- v-u- a-h-t-r u- j-u-n-l- --------------------------- Je veux acheter un journal. 0
I want to go to the library to borrow a book. Je-v--x a-----à -a -i-liot-èq-- -----empru-ter u--li---. J_ v___ a____ à l_ b___________ p___ e________ u_ l_____ J- v-u- a-l-r à l- b-b-i-t-è-u- p-u- e-p-u-t-r u- l-v-e- -------------------------------------------------------- Je veux aller à la bibliothèque pour emprunter un livre. 0
I want to go to the bookstore to buy a book. J--v--x al--r à -- l--r---i- ---r-----te- -n -ivr-. J_ v___ a____ à l_ l________ p___ a______ u_ l_____ J- v-u- a-l-r à l- l-b-a-r-e p-u- a-h-t-r u- l-v-e- --------------------------------------------------- Je veux aller à la librairie pour acheter un livre. 0
I want to go to the kiosk / newspaper stand to buy a newspaper. J--v-ux --ler--u -i--qu---our--c----r-u--jo--n-l. J_ v___ a____ a_ k______ p___ a______ u_ j_______ J- v-u- a-l-r a- k-o-q-e p-u- a-h-t-r u- j-u-n-l- ------------------------------------------------- Je veux aller au kiosque pour acheter un journal. 0
I want to go to the optician. Je -eux--l-e----ez-l-o-t--ie-. J_ v___ a____ c___ l__________ J- v-u- a-l-r c-e- l-o-t-c-e-. ------------------------------ Je veux aller chez l’opticien. 0
I want to go to the supermarket. J---eux all-r -u-s-p-r--rc--. J_ v___ a____ a_ s___________ J- v-u- a-l-r a- s-p-r-a-c-é- ----------------------------- Je veux aller au supermarché. 0
I want to go to the bakery. Je-v-u- ------c----l---o-la---r. J_ v___ a____ c___ l_ b_________ J- v-u- a-l-r c-e- l- b-u-a-g-r- -------------------------------- Je veux aller chez le boulanger. 0
I want to buy some glasses. Je--e-x a-h-t-r-une paire -e --nett-s. J_ v___ a______ u__ p____ d_ l________ J- v-u- a-h-t-r u-e p-i-e d- l-n-t-e-. -------------------------------------- Je veux acheter une paire de lunettes. 0
I want to buy fruit and vegetables. Je-veux-a--et-r -e--fr--t--e- -e--l-g--e-. J_ v___ a______ d__ f_____ e_ d__ l_______ J- v-u- a-h-t-r d-s f-u-t- e- d-s l-g-m-s- ------------------------------------------ Je veux acheter des fruits et des légumes. 0
I want to buy rolls and bread. Je--e-- a-h-t-- d-- pe---s----ns et -- -ain. J_ v___ a______ d__ p_____ p____ e_ d_ p____ J- v-u- a-h-t-r d-s p-t-t- p-i-s e- d- p-i-. -------------------------------------------- Je veux acheter des petits pains et du pain. 0
I want to go to the optician to buy glasses. J- --u- a-ler -he- --opt---en-po-r -c--t----ne-p-i-- ---lu-e-te-. J_ v___ a____ c___ l_________ p___ a______ u__ p____ d_ l________ J- v-u- a-l-r c-e- l-o-t-c-e- p-u- a-h-t-r u-e p-i-e d- l-n-t-e-. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Je veux aller chez l’opticien pour acheter une paire de lunettes. 0
I want to go to the supermarket to buy fruit and vegetables. J---eux aller-a- supe-m--c-é -ou- a---t-------f-u-----t d-s---g-m--. J_ v___ a____ a_ s__________ p___ a______ d__ f_____ e_ d__ l_______ J- v-u- a-l-r a- s-p-r-a-c-é p-u- a-h-t-r d-s f-u-t- e- d-s l-g-m-s- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Je veux aller au supermarché pour acheter des fruits et des légumes. 0
I want to go to the baker to buy rolls and bread. J----ux --l-r c-e--le b----n-e- p--r---he----d-s-p-t--- -a----e---u p--n. J_ v___ a____ c___ l_ b________ p___ a______ d__ p_____ p____ e_ d_ p____ J- v-u- a-l-r c-e- l- b-u-a-g-r p-u- a-h-t-r d-s p-t-t- p-i-s e- d- p-i-. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Je veux aller chez le boulanger pour acheter des petits pains et du pain. 0

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