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I want to buy a present. E--w-l -n --sk-n---oo-. E_ w__ ’_ g______ k____ E- w-l ’- g-s-e-k k-o-. ----------------------- Ek wil ’n geskenk koop. 0
But nothing too expensive. Maa--n-e-----u---n--. M___ n__ t_ d___ n___ M-a- n-e t- d-u- n-e- --------------------- Maar nie te duur nie. 0
Maybe a handbag? M-sk-e---- h-nd---? M______ ’_ h_______ M-s-i-n ’- h-n-s-k- ------------------- Miskien ’n handsak? 0
Which color would you like? Wa-ter k--u- so-k u? W_____ k____ s___ u_ W-t-e- k-e-r s-e- u- -------------------- Watter kleur soek u? 0
Black, brown or white? S-a-t----u-n--- -i-? S_____ b____ o_ w___ S-a-t- b-u-n o- w-t- -------------------- Swart, bruin of wit? 0
A large one or a small one? ’n Gr-t- o--’n-kl-int-ie? ’_ G____ o_ ’_ k_________ ’- G-o-e o- ’- k-e-n-j-e- ------------------------- ’n Grote of ’n kleintjie? 0
May I see this one, please? Mag ek --e e-n-si-n--s--bl--f? M__ e_ d__ e__ s___ a_________ M-g e- d-e e-n s-e- a-s-b-i-f- ------------------------------ Mag ek die een sien asseblief? 0
Is it made of leather? Is --t ------er-ge-a-k? I_ d__ v__ l___ g______ I- d-t v-n l-e- g-m-a-? ----------------------- Is dit van leer gemaak? 0
Or is it made of plastic? Of--s-dit -a--plast-e-? O_ i_ d__ v__ p________ O- i- d-t v-n p-a-t-e-? ----------------------- Of is dit van plastiek? 0
Of leather, of course. Van-l--r, natuur---. V__ l____ n_________ V-n l-e-, n-t-u-l-k- -------------------- Van leer, natuurlik. 0
This is very good quality. D-t -s be-o--ers- goe-e-kw--i-e--. D__ i_ b_________ g____ k_________ D-t i- b-s-n-e-s- g-e-e k-a-i-e-t- ---------------------------------- Dit is besonderse goeie kwaliteit. 0
And the bag is really very reasonable. En -i- ha------is w-rkli- -illik. E_ d__ h______ i_ w______ b______ E- d-e h-n-s-k i- w-r-l-k b-l-i-. --------------------------------- En die handsak is werklik billik. 0
I like it. Ek ----d-ar---. E_ h__ d_______ E- h-u d-a-v-n- --------------- Ek hou daarvan. 0
I’ll take it. Ek sal d-- n-em. E_ s__ d__ n____ E- s-l d-t n-e-. ---------------- Ek sal dit neem. 0
Can I exchange it if needed? Kan e--di- omru-- --d-en -o--g? K__ e_ d__ o_____ i_____ n_____ K-n e- d-t o-r-i- i-d-e- n-d-g- ------------------------------- Kan ek dit omruil indien nodig? 0
Of course. V-n---f--rek-n-. V_______________ V-n-e-f-p-e-e-d- ---------------- Vanselfsprekend. 0
We’ll gift wrap it. O-s s-l-di- -s-’---es--nk-----raa-. O__ s__ d__ a_ ’_ g______ t________ O-s s-l d-t a- ’- g-s-e-k t-e-r-a-. ----------------------------------- Ons sal dit as ’n geskenk toedraai. 0
The cashier is over there. D-ar-a---r---t is --e-ka-----. D___ a________ i_ d__ k_______ D-a- a-d-r-a-t i- d-e k-s-i-r- ------------------------------ Daar anderkant is die kassier. 0

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