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58 [fifty-eight]

Parts of the body

Parts of the body

58 [achtenvijftig]

Lichaamsdelen

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I am drawing a man. Ik--en ee- m-n--a- -e--t--e---. I_ b__ e__ m__ a__ h__ t_______ I- b-n e-n m-n a-n h-t t-k-n-n- ------------------------------- Ik ben een man aan het tekenen. 0
First the head. E-r-t -e- --o--. E____ h__ h_____ E-r-t h-t h-o-d- ---------------- Eerst het hoofd. 0
The man is wearing a hat. De---n-dra----een-h--d. D_ m__ d_____ e__ h____ D- m-n d-a-g- e-n h-e-. ----------------------- De man draagt een hoed. 0
One cannot see the hair. Je -an-zi-n h-ar-n--t-z-en. J_ k__ z___ h___ n___ z____ J- k-n z-j- h-a- n-e- z-e-. --------------------------- Je kan zijn haar niet zien. 0
One cannot see the ears either. J--------k-zij--or-- -iet--ie-. J_ k__ o__ z___ o___ n___ z____ J- k-n o-k z-j- o-e- n-e- z-e-. ------------------------------- Je kan ook zijn oren niet zien. 0
One cannot see his back either. Je kan --k zijn-------et z-en. J_ k__ o__ z___ r__ n___ z____ J- k-n o-k z-j- r-g n-e- z-e-. ------------------------------ Je kan ook zijn rug niet zien. 0
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth. Ik---n de oge--en-d- ---- a---he---e-enen. I_ b__ d_ o___ e_ d_ m___ a__ h__ t_______ I- b-n d- o-e- e- d- m-n- a-n h-t t-k-n-n- ------------------------------------------ Ik ben de ogen en de mond aan het tekenen. 0
The man is dancing and laughing. D- man-d--s---- -ach-. D_ m__ d____ e_ l_____ D- m-n d-n-t e- l-c-t- ---------------------- De man danst en lacht. 0
The man has a long nose. D---an---e-t e-n l-n---ne--. D_ m__ h____ e__ l____ n____ D- m-n h-e-t e-n l-n-e n-u-. ---------------------------- De man heeft een lange neus. 0
He is carrying a cane in his hands. H-j d-a------n----- -- -------nd-n. H__ d_____ e__ s___ i_ z___ h______ H-j d-a-g- e-n s-o- i- z-j- h-n-e-. ----------------------------------- Hij draagt een stok in zijn handen. 0
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck. H-j--raa-t --k -e- --aal ---z------k. H__ d_____ o__ e__ s____ o_ z___ n___ H-j d-a-g- o-k e-n s-a-l o- z-j- n-k- ------------------------------------- Hij draagt ook een sjaal om zijn nek. 0
It is winter and it is cold. Het-is---n--- ---h-t--s--oud. H__ i_ w_____ e_ h__ i_ k____ H-t i- w-n-e- e- h-t i- k-u-. ----------------------------- Het is winter en het is koud. 0
The arms are athletic. De--rm-----j--ge-pier-. D_ a____ z___ g________ D- a-m-n z-j- g-s-i-r-. ----------------------- De armen zijn gespierd. 0
The legs are also athletic. D- -e-e--zi-n --k--es-ierd. D_ b____ z___ o__ g________ D- b-n-n z-j- o-k g-s-i-r-. --------------------------- De benen zijn ook gespierd. 0
The man is made of snow. D---a---- van--n-e-w. D_ m__ i_ v__ s______ D- m-n i- v-n s-e-u-. --------------------- De man is van sneeuw. 0
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat. H-----a--- ge-n--roek-en---e- -as. H__ d_____ g___ b____ e_ g___ j___ H-j d-a-g- g-e- b-o-k e- g-e- j-s- ---------------------------------- Hij draagt geen broek en geen jas. 0
But the man is not freezing. Maar -- m-- ----i-s---i-t. M___ d_ m__ b_______ n____ M-a- d- m-n b-v-i-s- n-e-. -------------------------- Maar de man bevriest niet. 0
He is a snowman. H-j-is een---ee-wman. H__ i_ e__ s_________ H-j i- e-n s-e-u-m-n- --------------------- Hij is een sneeuwman. 0

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