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Parts of the body

Parts of the body

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Dijelovi tijela

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I am drawing a man. C-tam ----a-ca. C____ m________ C-t-m m-š-a-c-. --------------- Crtam muškarca. 0
First the head. Prv--g----. P___ g_____ P-v- g-a-u- ----------- Prvo glavu. 0
The man is wearing a hat. Mu-k-r-- --s- -e--r. M_______ n___ š_____ M-š-a-a- n-s- š-š-r- -------------------- Muškarac nosi šešir. 0
One cannot see the hair. Ko-a--- ---vidi. K___ s_ n_ v____ K-s- s- n- v-d-. ---------------- Kosa se ne vidi. 0
One cannot see the ears either. U-- s--tak-đe- ne vi--. U__ s_ t______ n_ v____ U-i s- t-k-đ-r n- v-d-. ----------------------- Uši se također ne vide. 0
One cannot see his back either. Leđ- -- -a-ođer-ne--i-e. L___ s_ t______ n_ v____ L-đ- s- t-k-đ-r n- v-d-. ------------------------ Leđa se također ne vide. 0
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth. Cr-a- o-i-i -sta. C____ o__ i u____ C-t-m o-i i u-t-. ----------------- Crtam oči i usta. 0
The man is dancing and laughing. M-š---a--------- smi-e --. M_______ p____ i s____ s__ M-š-a-a- p-e-e i s-i-e s-. -------------------------- Muškarac pleše i smije se. 0
The man has a long nose. M------c---- --g-no-. M_______ i__ d__ n___ M-š-a-a- i-a d-g n-s- --------------------- Muškarac ima dug nos. 0
He is carrying a cane in his hands. On --si -ta- - ruk---. O_ n___ š___ u r______ O- n-s- š-a- u r-k-m-. ---------------------- On nosi štap u rukama. 0
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck. O- n----i šal---o-vr--a. O_ n___ i š__ o__ v_____ O- n-s- i š-l o-o v-a-a- ------------------------ On nosi i šal oko vrata. 0
It is winter and it is cold. Zim- -e --h-ad---j-. Z___ j_ i h_____ j__ Z-m- j- i h-a-n- j-. -------------------- Zima je i hladno je. 0
The arms are athletic. R----su j-k-. R___ s_ j____ R-k- s- j-k-. ------------- Ruke su jake. 0
The legs are also athletic. N------ t----e- ja--. N___ s_ t______ j____ N-g- s- t-k-đ-r j-k-. --------------------- Noge su također jake. 0
The man is made of snow. M--kar-c -e--d s--je--. M_______ j_ o_ s_______ M-š-a-a- j- o- s-i-e-a- ----------------------- Muškarac je od snijega. 0
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat. O- n---osi -la-e---kap-t. O_ n_ n___ h____ i k_____ O- n- n-s- h-a-e i k-p-t- ------------------------- On ne nosi hlače i kaput. 0
But the man is not freezing. A-i --šakara-----ne-smr--va. A__ m________ s_ n_ s_______ A-i m-š-k-r-c s- n- s-r-a-a- ---------------------------- Ali mušakarac se ne smrzava. 0
He is a snowman. O--j- sn-ego-i-. O_ j_ s_________ O- j- s-j-g-v-ć- ---------------- On je snjegović. 0

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