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I want to buy a present. Je- -----erne -øbe e-----e. J__ v__ g____ k___ e_ g____ J-g v-l g-r-e k-b- e- g-v-. --------------------------- Jeg vil gerne købe en gave. 0
But nothing too expensive. Me- ---e -o-----l---or -yr-. M__ i___ n____ a__ f__ d____ M-n i-k- n-g-t a-t f-r d-r-. ---------------------------- Men ikke noget alt for dyrt. 0
Maybe a handbag? Måske -- --n-t-s-e? M____ e_ h_________ M-s-e e- h-n-t-s-e- ------------------- Måske en håndtaske? 0
Which color would you like? H-i---n ----e-sk-l-d-n ----? H______ f____ s___ d__ v____ H-i-k-n f-r-e s-a- d-n v-r-? ---------------------------- Hvilken farve skal den være? 0
Black, brown or white? Sort- --un e-l----vid? S____ b___ e____ h____ S-r-, b-u- e-l-r h-i-? ---------------------- Sort, brun eller hvid? 0
A large one or a small one? E- st-r -lle- e--l-ll-? E_ s___ e____ e_ l_____ E- s-o- e-l-r e- l-l-e- ----------------------- En stor eller en lille? 0
May I see this one, please? M-------- -å -------? M_ j__ s_ p_ d__ d___ M- j-g s- p- d-n d-r- --------------------- Må jeg se på den der? 0
Is it made of leather? Er -------ski-d? E_ d__ a_ s_____ E- d-n a- s-i-d- ---------------- Er den af skind? 0
Or is it made of plastic? El--r -r d-n--f k-ns--t--? E____ e_ d__ a_ k_________ E-l-r e- d-n a- k-n-t-t-f- -------------------------- Eller er den af kunststof? 0
Of leather, of course. A----de---a-------is. A_ l____ n___________ A- l-d-r n-t-r-i-v-s- --------------------- Af læder naturligvis. 0
This is very good quality. D-t er e--s--li----- k---it-t. D__ e_ e_ s_____ g__ k________ D-t e- e- s-r-i- g-d k-a-i-e-. ------------------------------ Det er en særlig god kvalitet. 0
And the bag is really very reasonable. Og -å--t-ske- er-vir--l-g--eg---b-----. O_ h_________ e_ v_______ m____ b______ O- h-n-t-s-e- e- v-r-e-i- m-g-t b-l-i-. --------------------------------------- Og håndtasken er virkelig meget billig. 0
I like it. Je----n -odt---de--e-. J__ k__ g___ l___ d___ J-g k-n g-d- l-d- d-n- ---------------------- Jeg kan godt lide den. 0
I’ll take it. D-n ----r-je-. D__ t____ j___ D-n t-g-r j-g- -------------- Den tager jeg. 0
Can I exchange it if needed? K-- --n e-e-tu-lt --tte-? K__ d__ e________ b______ K-n d-n e-e-t-e-t b-t-e-? ------------------------- Kan den eventuelt byttes? 0
Of course. S-lv--l-e--g. S____________ S-l-f-l-e-i-. ------------- Selvfølgelig. 0
We’ll gift wrap it. V----kker-d-- i-d ----g--e. V_ p_____ d__ i__ s__ g____ V- p-k-e- d-n i-d s-m g-v-. --------------------------- Vi pakker den ind som gave. 0
The cashier is over there. Kass-- -- -e-ov-e. K_____ e_ d_______ K-s-e- e- d-r-v-e- ------------------ Kassen er derovre. 0

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