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Parts of the body

Parts of the body

58 [viisikymmentäkahdeksan]

Ruumiinosia

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I am drawing a man. M-nä----r--n ----e-. M___ p______ m______ M-n- p-i-r-n m-e-e-. -------------------- Minä piirrän miehen. 0
First the head. E-si--pään. E____ p____ E-s-n p-ä-. ----------- Ensin pään. 0
The man is wearing a hat. Mi-h--lä--n--att- -ä-ssä. M_______ o_ h____ p______ M-e-e-l- o- h-t-u p-ä-s-. ------------------------- Miehellä on hattu päässä. 0
One cannot see the hair. Hi-k--a ei-n--. H______ e_ n___ H-u-s-a e- n-e- --------------- Hiuksia ei näe. 0
One cannot see the ears either. Kor-i- ei---öskää--näe. K_____ e_ m_______ n___ K-r-i- e- m-ö-k-ä- n-e- ----------------------- Korvia ei myöskään näe. 0
One cannot see his back either. S---ää-ei --ö--ä-n -ä-. S_____ e_ m_______ n___ S-l-ä- e- m-ö-k-ä- n-e- ----------------------- Selkää ei myöskään näe. 0
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth. M----p------ --l--t-j--s-u-. M___ p______ s_____ j_ s____ M-n- p-i-r-n s-l-ä- j- s-u-. ---------------------------- Minä piirrän silmät ja suun. 0
The man is dancing and laughing. M-e- -an--ii-----a-raa. M___ t______ j_ n______ M-e- t-n-s-i j- n-u-a-. ----------------------- Mies tanssii ja nauraa. 0
The man has a long nose. M-ehe-l---n pit-----nä. M_______ o_ p____ n____ M-e-e-l- o- p-t-ä n-n-. ----------------------- Miehellä on pitkä nenä. 0
He is carrying a cane in his hands. H-ne--ä o- ke--i------sää-. H______ o_ k____ k_________ H-n-l-ä o- k-p-i k-d-s-ä-n- --------------------------- Hänellä on keppi kädessään. 0
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck. Hä--l-ä-o- -----kaul-huiv----u-a------ri. H______ o_ m___ k_________ k_____ y______ H-n-l-ä o- m-ö- k-u-a-u-v- k-u-a- y-p-r-. ----------------------------------------- Hänellä on myös kaulahuivi kaulan ympäri. 0
It is winter and it is cold. On t---- ----n --l--. O_ t____ j_ o_ k_____ O- t-l-i j- o- k-l-ä- --------------------- On talvi ja on kylmä. 0
The arms are athletic. K---- -v-t v-ima-----. K____ o___ v__________ K-d-t o-a- v-i-a-k-a-. ---------------------- Kädet ovat voimakkaat. 0
The legs are also athletic. J-l-t--va- --ös-v--m---aa-. J____ o___ m___ v__________ J-l-t o-a- m-ö- v-i-a-k-a-. --------------------------- Jalat ovat myös voimakkaat. 0
The man is made of snow. Mi-- -- -u--sta. M___ o_ l_______ M-e- o- l-m-s-a- ---------------- Mies on lumesta. 0
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat. H----lä -i---- -----ää- --u---- ei-ä-tak---. H______ e_ o__ p_______ h______ e___ t______ H-n-l-ä e- o-e p-ä-l-ä- h-u-u-a e-k- t-k-i-. -------------------------------------------- Hänellä ei ole päällään housuja eikä takkia. 0
But the man is not freezing. M-tt- --n-l-ä--------k--mä. M____ h______ e_ o__ k_____ M-t-a h-n-l-ä e- o-e k-l-ä- --------------------------- Mutta hänellä ei ole kylmä. 0
He is a snowman. Hä- -n-lumiukko. H__ o_ l________ H-n o- l-m-u-k-. ---------------- Hän on lumiukko. 0

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