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68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [sesdek ok]

granda - malgranda

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big and small gra-----a--m-l-r--da g_____ k__ m________ g-a-d- k-j m-l-r-n-a -------------------- granda kaj malgranda 0
The elephant is big. L--------to e---s g-and-. L_ e_______ e____ g______ L- e-e-a-t- e-t-s g-a-d-. ------------------------- La elefanto estas granda. 0
The mouse is small. L- m--- e-t-- -a-g-anda. L_ m___ e____ m_________ L- m-s- e-t-s m-l-r-n-a- ------------------------ La muso estas malgranda. 0
dark and bright malhel- --- -ela m______ k__ h___ m-l-e-a k-j h-l- ---------------- malhela kaj hela 0
The night is dark. La-nok-- --t---m----la. L_ n____ e____ m_______ L- n-k-o e-t-s m-l-e-a- ----------------------- La nokto estas malhela. 0
The day is bright. La tag- e-ta--he-a. L_ t___ e____ h____ L- t-g- e-t-s h-l-. ------------------- La tago estas hela. 0
old and young m-l-u-----j ju-a m______ k__ j___ m-l-u-a k-j j-n- ---------------- maljuna kaj juna 0
Our grandfather is very old. Nia av- --tas-tr- m--juna. N__ a__ e____ t__ m_______ N-a a-o e-t-s t-e m-l-u-a- -------------------------- Nia avo estas tre maljuna. 0
70 years ago he was still young. A-taŭ 70-j---- li e---s-a--ora------. A____ 7_ j____ l_ e____ a______ j____ A-t-ŭ 7- j-r-j l- e-t-s a-k-r-ŭ j-n-. ------------------------------------- Antaŭ 70 jaroj li estis ankoraŭ juna. 0
beautiful and ugly bel--kaj--albe-a b___ k__ m______ b-l- k-j m-l-e-a ---------------- bela kaj malbela 0
The butterfly is beautiful. La-p-p---o -stas -el-. L_ p______ e____ b____ L- p-p-l-o e-t-s b-l-. ---------------------- La papilio estas bela. 0
The spider is ugly. La--ran-o e-t-s-----ela. L_ a_____ e____ m_______ L- a-a-e- e-t-s m-l-e-a- ------------------------ La araneo estas malbela. 0
fat and thin d--a k---maldi-a d___ k__ m______ d-k- k-j m-l-i-a ---------------- dika kaj maldika 0
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Vi--n--p-----a --- k- e--as --k-. V_____ p______ 1__ k_ e____ d____ V-r-n- p-z-n-a 1-0 k- e-t-s d-k-. --------------------------------- Virino pezanta 100 kg estas dika. 0
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. V--o --z-n---5- k----ta----l----. V___ p______ 5_ k_ e____ m_______ V-r- p-z-n-a 5- k- e-t-s m-l-i-a- --------------------------------- Viro pezanta 50 kg estas maldika. 0
expensive and cheap mul-ek-s-- -aj-m---u-te-osta m_________ k__ m____________ m-l-e-o-t- k-j m-l-u-t-k-s-a ---------------------------- multekosta kaj malmultekosta 0
The car is expensive. L---ŭ-o-estas-mu-t-ko--a. L_ a___ e____ m__________ L- a-t- e-t-s m-l-e-o-t-. ------------------------- La aŭto estas multekosta. 0
The newspaper is cheap. L- ga-eto e-----m-l-u------t-. L_ g_____ e____ m_____________ L- g-z-t- e-t-s m-l-u-t-k-s-a- ------------------------------ La gazeto estas malmultekosta. 0

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Code-switching

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