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en Big – small   »   bg голям – малък

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [шейсет и осем]

68 [sheyset i osem]

голям – малък

[golyam – malyk]

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big and small г--ям --м---к г____ и м____ г-л-м и м-л-к ------------- голям и малък 0
g-lya- i-malyk g_____ i m____ g-l-a- i m-l-k -------------- golyam i malyk
The elephant is big. С-о-ът-е-го-я-. С_____ е г_____ С-о-ъ- е г-л-м- --------------- Слонът е голям. 0
S--n-t -- go-y-m. S_____ y_ g______ S-o-y- y- g-l-a-. ----------------- Slonyt ye golyam.
The mouse is small. Ми---та е---лка. М______ е м_____ М-ш-а-а е м-л-а- ---------------- Мишката е малка. 0
Mi-h--t- -- ---ka. M_______ y_ m_____ M-s-k-t- y- m-l-a- ------------------ Mishkata ye malka.
dark and bright т-ме- ---ве-ъл т____ и с_____ т-м-н и с-е-ъ- -------------- тъмен и светъл 0
t-m-n-i ---tyl t____ i s_____ t-m-n i s-e-y- -------------- tymen i svetyl
The night is dark. Но--а е--ъ-н-. Н____ е т_____ Н-щ-а е т-м-а- -------------- Нощта е тъмна. 0
Nos----a y- ----a. N_______ y_ t_____ N-s-c-t- y- t-m-a- ------------------ Noshchta ye tymna.
The day is bright. Д-н-т-е с--тъл. Д____ е с______ Д-н-т е с-е-ъ-. --------------- Денят е светъл. 0
De-ya- ye-s--t--. D_____ y_ s______ D-n-a- y- s-e-y-. ----------------- Denyat ye svetyl.
old and young ст---и-м--д с___ и м___ с-а- и м-а- ----------- стар и млад 0
st-r-i ---d s___ i m___ s-a- i m-a- ----------- star i mlad
Our grandfather is very old. На-----д--- е мно-- ст-р. Н_____ д___ е м____ с____ Н-ш-я- д-д- е м-о-о с-а-. ------------------------- Нашият дядо е много стар. 0
N--h------yado-ye -------ta-. N_______ d____ y_ m____ s____ N-s-i-a- d-a-o y- m-o-o s-a-. ----------------------------- Nashiyat dyado ye mnogo star.
70 years ago he was still young. П-е---70--од-н--е---- ощ--мла-. П____ 7_ г_____ е б__ о__ м____ П-е-и 7- г-д-н- е б-л о-е м-а-. ------------------------------- Преди 70 години е бил още млад. 0
Pred- 70 --di-- -e-bil -s-c-- mlad. P____ 7_ g_____ y_ b__ o_____ m____ P-e-i 7- g-d-n- y- b-l o-h-h- m-a-. ----------------------------------- Predi 70 godini ye bil oshche mlad.
beautiful and ugly кр---- --г-о-ен к_____ и г_____ к-а-и- и г-о-е- --------------- красив и грозен 0
k-a-iv-- -ro-en k_____ i g_____ k-a-i- i g-o-e- --------------- krasiv i grozen
The butterfly is beautiful. П-пе--д--- --к--с---. П_________ е к_______ П-п-р-д-т- е к-а-и-а- --------------------- Пеперудата е красива. 0
P-pe-udata y- k--s-v-. P_________ y_ k_______ P-p-r-d-t- y- k-a-i-a- ---------------------- Peperudata ye krasiva.
The spider is ugly. П-я-ъ------оз-н. П_____ е г______ П-я-ъ- е г-о-е-. ---------------- Паякът е грозен. 0
P-y---- -- -roz-n. P______ y_ g______ P-y-k-t y- g-o-e-. ------------------ Payakyt ye grozen.
fat and thin д-бе- и с-аб д____ и с___ д-б-л и с-а- ------------ дебел и слаб 0
deb-l i -l-b d____ i s___ d-b-l i s-a- ------------ debel i slab
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Жена ------о --0---лог---а-е д---л-. Ж___ с т____ 1__ к________ е д______ Ж-н- с т-г-о 1-0 к-л-г-а-а е д-б-л-. ------------------------------------ Жена с тегло 100 килограма е дебела. 0
Z-e---s tegl- --- kil-gr-m-----de----. Z____ s t____ 1__ k________ y_ d______ Z-e-a s t-g-o 1-0 k-l-g-a-a y- d-b-l-. -------------------------------------- Zhena s teglo 100 kilograma ye debela.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. М-----тег-о -0-к-л----ма е--л-б. М__ с т____ 5_ к________ е с____ М-ж с т-г-о 5- к-л-г-а-а е с-а-. -------------------------------- Мъж с тегло 50 килограма е слаб. 0
M--h-- --gl- 50---lo---ma ---sl-b. M___ s t____ 5_ k________ y_ s____ M-z- s t-g-o 5- k-l-g-a-a y- s-a-. ---------------------------------- Myzh s teglo 50 kilograma ye slab.
expensive and cheap скъп-и-е-тин с___ и е____ с-ъ- и е-т-н ------------ скъп и евтин 0
s-y- i--ev--n s___ i y_____ s-y- i y-v-i- ------------- skyp i yevtin
The car is expensive. Ко--т--е-скъ-а. К_____ е с_____ К-л-т- е с-ъ-а- --------------- Колата е скъпа. 0
Ko--t--------pa. K_____ y_ s_____ K-l-t- y- s-y-a- ---------------- Kolata ye skypa.
The newspaper is cheap. В-ст---ъ----е-т-н. В________ е е_____ В-с-н-к-т е е-т-н- ------------------ Вестникът е евтин. 0
V--t-ik-t----y-----. V________ y_ y______ V-s-n-k-t y- y-v-i-. -------------------- Vestnikyt ye yevtin.

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