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I want to buy a present. Rad-a) bi k-p-l-a------l-. R_____ b_ k_______ d______ R-d-a- b- k-p-l-a- d-r-l-. -------------------------- Rad(a) bi kupil(a) darilo. 0
But nothing too expensive. V-n-a- -- pr-d-ag-. V_____ n_ p________ V-n-a- n- p-e-r-g-. ------------------- Vendar ne predrago. 0
Maybe a handbag? M-----------o? M____ t_______ M-r-a t-r-i-o- -------------- Morda torbico? 0
Which color would you like? V --kš-i b---- -- ž-----? V k_____ b____ j_ ž______ V k-k-n- b-r-i j- ž-l-t-? ------------------------- V kakšni barvi jo želite? 0
Black, brown or white? V----i,-r-a-i -li b-li? V č____ r____ a__ b____ V č-n-, r-a-i a-i b-l-? ----------------------- V črni, rjavi ali beli? 0
A large one or a small one? Ve--ko--li--ajh--? V_____ a__ m______ V-l-k- a-i m-j-n-? ------------------ Veliko ali majhno? 0
May I see this one, please? S----h-o--ole-p--le-am? S_ l____ t___ p________ S- l-h-o t-l- p-g-e-a-? ----------------------- Si lahko tole pogledam? 0
Is it made of leather? Je-ta-- -- --nja? J_ t___ i_ u_____ J- t-l- i- u-n-a- ----------------- Je tale iz usnja? 0
Or is it made of plastic? A-- -z-ume-n- snovi? A__ i_ u_____ s_____ A-i i- u-e-n- s-o-i- -------------------- Ali iz umetne snovi? 0
Of leather, of course. Sev--a--- i- -snja. S_____ j_ i_ u_____ S-v-d- j- i- u-n-a- ------------------- Seveda je iz usnja. 0
This is very good quality. J- --------re-k---vo-t-. J_ z___ d____ k_________ J- z-l- d-b-e k-k-v-s-i- ------------------------ Je zelo dobre kakovosti. 0
And the bag is really very reasonable. In ---tor---a je re-n-č---z--- -o--ni. I_ t_ t______ j_ r_______ z___ p______ I- t- t-r-i-a j- r-s-i-n- z-l- p-c-n-. -------------------------------------- In ta torbica je resnično zelo poceni. 0
I like it. V-----i j-. V___ m_ j__ V-e- m- j-. ----------- Všeč mi je. 0
I’ll take it. Vz---m --. V_____ j__ V-a-e- j-. ---------- Vzamem jo. 0
Can I exchange it if needed? J--la-ko --sneje----oč- zame-ja-? J_ l____ k______ m_____ z________ J- l-h-o k-s-e-e m-g-č- z-m-n-a-? --------------------------------- Jo lahko kasneje mogoče zamenjam? 0
Of course. S-ve-a. S______ S-v-d-. ------- Seveda. 0
We’ll gift wrap it. Jo--o-o z--a-i--l- ko- -arilo. J_ b___ z_________ k__ d______ J- b-m- z-p-k-r-l- k-t d-r-l-. ------------------------------ Jo bomo zapakirali kot darilo. 0
The cashier is over there. Ta---e-b---a--a. T__ j_ b________ T-m j- b-a-a-n-. ---------------- Tam je blagajna. 0

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