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58 [fifty-eight]

Parts of the body

Parts of the body

58 [femtiåtte]

Kroppsdelar

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I am drawing a man. Eg-tei---r---n -a-n. E_ t______ e__ m____ E- t-i-n-r e-n m-n-. -------------------- Eg teiknar ein mann. 0
First the head. F-----ho---e-. F____ h_______ F-r-t h-v-d-t- -------------- Fyrst hovudet. 0
The man is wearing a hat. M---en -a--p- -e- --- -att. M_____ h__ p_ s__ e__ h____ M-n-e- h-r p- s-g e-n h-t-. --------------------------- Mannen har på seg ein hatt. 0
One cannot see the hair. D- ----i-kje --re-. D_ s__ i____ h_____ D- s-r i-k-e h-r-t- ------------------- Du ser ikkje håret. 0
One cannot see the ears either. Du-se----k-e ---o-h---e-. D_ s__ i____ ø___ h______ D- s-r i-k-e ø-r- h-l-e-. ------------------------- Du ser ikkje øyro heller. 0
One cannot see his back either. D- --- i---e-rygg---h-----. D_ s__ i____ r_____ h______ D- s-r i-k-e r-g-e- h-l-e-. --------------------------- Du ser ikkje ryggen heller. 0
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth. Eg t--knar-au-o--- ---n-n. E_ t______ a___ o_ m______ E- t-i-n-r a-g- o- m-n-e-. -------------------------- Eg teiknar augo og munnen. 0
The man is dancing and laughing. M-nnen-d-nsar--g-ler. M_____ d_____ o_ l___ M-n-e- d-n-a- o- l-r- --------------------- Mannen dansar og ler. 0
The man has a long nose. M-nn---ha- ---g-nas-. M_____ h__ l___ n____ M-n-e- h-r l-n- n-s-. --------------------- Mannen har lang nase. 0
He is carrying a cane in his hands. H---har e-n --ok--i -anda. H__ h__ e__ s____ i h_____ H-n h-r e-n s-o-k i h-n-a- -------------------------- Han har ein stokk i handa. 0
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck. H-n h-- ò--eit-----rf--u----h---e-. H__ h__ ò_ e__ s_____ r____ h______ H-n h-r ò- e-t s-j-r- r-n-t h-l-e-. ----------------------------------- Han har òg eit skjerf rundt halsen. 0
It is winter and it is cold. D-- e--vi--er, -- de---r----dt. D__ e_ v______ o_ d__ e_ k_____ D-t e- v-n-e-, o- d-t e- k-l-t- ------------------------------- Det er vinter, og det er kaldt. 0
The arms are athletic. A--ane er-kr--t---. A_____ e_ k________ A-m-n- e- k-a-t-g-. ------------------- Armane er kraftige. 0
The legs are also athletic. Be--- e--ò--kra--ige. B____ e_ ò_ k________ B-i-a e- ò- k-a-t-g-. --------------------- Beina er òg kraftige. 0
The man is made of snow. Mannen er-av-snø. M_____ e_ a_ s___ M-n-e- e- a- s-ø- ----------------- Mannen er av snø. 0
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat. Han--ar--ng- b-ks--p---eg,--g---ge--fra-k. H__ h__ i___ b____ p_ s___ o_ i____ f_____ H-n h-r i-g- b-k-e p- s-g- o- i-g-n f-a-k- ------------------------------------------ Han har inga bukse på seg, og ingen frakk. 0
But the man is not freezing. M-n --nn-n-f--s ikkj-. M__ m_____ f___ i_____ M-n m-n-e- f-y- i-k-e- ---------------------- Men mannen frys ikkje. 0
He is a snowman. D---er-ein s--m-n-. D__ e_ e__ s_______ D-t e- e-n s-ø-a-n- ------------------- Det er ein snømann. 0

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