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51 [fifty-one]

Running errands

Running errands

51 [eenenvijftig]

Boodschappen doen

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I want to go to the library. Ik-----n-a- d- b--l-ot--ek. I_ w__ n___ d_ b___________ I- w-l n-a- d- b-b-i-t-e-k- --------------------------- Ik wil naar de bibliotheek. 0
I want to go to the bookstore. Ik --- ---- -e-b-ekha--e-. I_ w__ n___ d_ b__________ I- w-l n-a- d- b-e-h-n-e-. -------------------------- Ik wil naar de boekhandel. 0
I want to go to the newspaper stand. I- ----naar -----a-t--w--kel. I_ w__ n___ d_ k_____________ I- w-l n-a- d- k-a-t-n-i-k-l- ----------------------------- Ik wil naar de krantenwinkel. 0
I want to borrow a book. Ik-w-l een------lene-. I_ w__ e__ b___ l_____ I- w-l e-n b-e- l-n-n- ---------------------- Ik wil een boek lenen. 0
I want to buy a book. Ik -il e-- -oek-kope-. I_ w__ e__ b___ k_____ I- w-l e-n b-e- k-p-n- ---------------------- Ik wil een boek kopen. 0
I want to buy a newspaper. Ik---- een -r-n---o--n. I_ w__ e__ k____ k_____ I- w-l e-n k-a-t k-p-n- ----------------------- Ik wil een krant kopen. 0
I want to go to the library to borrow a book. Ik-wi---a-r-d- bi--io-h--k-o--e-n---e- -e l--e-. I_ w__ n___ d_ b__________ o_ e__ b___ t_ l_____ I- w-l n-a- d- b-b-i-t-e-k o- e-n b-e- t- l-n-n- ------------------------------------------------ Ik wil naar de bibliotheek om een boek te lenen. 0
I want to go to the bookstore to buy a book. I------na-r--e --ek--ndel -m -en-bo-- -- -op--. I_ w__ n___ d_ b_________ o_ e__ b___ t_ k_____ I- w-l n-a- d- b-e-h-n-e- o- e-n b-e- t- k-p-n- ----------------------------------------------- Ik wil naar de boekhandel om een boek te kopen. 0
I want to go to the kiosk / newspaper stand to buy a newspaper. Ik-w-- n-ar--- ---n--nwinkel--- -en--r-nt-t- ----n. I_ w__ n___ d_ k____________ o_ e__ k____ t_ k_____ I- w-l n-a- d- k-a-t-n-i-k-l o- e-n k-a-t t- k-p-n- --------------------------------------------------- Ik wil naar de krantenwinkel om een krant te kopen. 0
I want to go to the optician. Ik------aa--de--pti-i--. I_ w__ n___ d_ o________ I- w-l n-a- d- o-t-c-e-. ------------------------ Ik wil naar de opticien. 0
I want to go to the supermarket. Ik---l n-ar--- su---ma-k-. I_ w__ n___ d_ s__________ I- w-l n-a- d- s-p-r-a-k-. -------------------------- Ik wil naar de supermarkt. 0
I want to go to the bakery. Ik --- n--r de-b-k---. I_ w__ n___ d_ b______ I- w-l n-a- d- b-k-e-. ---------------------- Ik wil naar de bakker. 0
I want to buy some glasses. I- w-l-ee- ---- ---en. I_ w__ e__ b___ k_____ I- w-l e-n b-i- k-p-n- ---------------------- Ik wil een bril kopen. 0
I want to buy fruit and vegetables. Ik-wil g--ente- e- ---i- k-p-n. I_ w__ g_______ e_ f____ k_____ I- w-l g-o-n-e- e- f-u-t k-p-n- ------------------------------- Ik wil groenten en fruit kopen. 0
I want to buy rolls and bread. Ik-wi---ro--jes e- ----- --pen. I_ w__ b_______ e_ b____ k_____ I- w-l b-o-d-e- e- b-o-d k-p-n- ------------------------------- Ik wil broodjes en brood kopen. 0
I want to go to the optician to buy glasses. I--wi----ar d- o-ti--ën -- e-n -ril -e k--en. I_ w__ n___ d_ o_______ o_ e__ b___ t_ k_____ I- w-l n-a- d- o-t-c-ë- o- e-n b-i- t- k-p-n- --------------------------------------------- Ik wil naar de opticiën om een bril te kopen. 0
I want to go to the supermarket to buy fruit and vegetables. Ik-w-l na-- -e-s-p-r-ark---m---oe--en-e- f-u-t -e -op--. I_ w__ n___ d_ s_________ o_ g_______ e_ f____ t_ k_____ I- w-l n-a- d- s-p-r-a-k- o- g-o-n-e- e- f-u-t t- k-p-n- -------------------------------------------------------- Ik wil naar de supermarkt om groenten en fruit te kopen. 0
I want to go to the baker to buy rolls and bread. Ik -i---aar -e--ak--- o----o--jes--n---o---t- k-p--. I_ w__ n___ d_ b_____ o_ b_______ e_ b____ t_ k_____ I- w-l n-a- d- b-k-e- o- b-o-d-e- e- b-o-d t- k-p-n- ---------------------------------------------------- Ik wil naar de bakker om broodjes en brood te kopen. 0

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