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en Big – small   »   ka დიდი – პატარა

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [სამოცდარვა]

68 [samotsdarva]

დიდი – პატარა

didi – p'at'ara

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big and small დიდი--- პა-ა-ა დ___ დ_ პ_____ დ-დ- დ- პ-ტ-რ- -------------- დიდი და პატარა 0
di-- da -'a----a d___ d_ p_______ d-d- d- p-a-'-r- ---------------- didi da p'at'ara
The elephant is big. სპ--- -იდია. ს____ დ_____ ს-ი-ო დ-დ-ა- ------------ სპილო დიდია. 0
sp--l--d-di-. s_____ d_____ s-'-l- d-d-a- ------------- sp'ilo didia.
The mouse is small. თაგვი ----რაა. თ____ პ_______ თ-გ-ი პ-ტ-რ-ა- -------------- თაგვი პატარაა. 0
tag-----a-'ar--. t____ p_________ t-g-i p-a-'-r-a- ---------------- tagvi p'at'araa.
dark and bright ბ-ე-ი -------ლი ბ____ დ_ ნ_____ ბ-ე-ი დ- ნ-თ-ლ- --------------- ბნელი და ნათელი 0
bn-li-da---te-i b____ d_ n_____ b-e-i d- n-t-l- --------------- bneli da nateli
The night is dark. ღ----ბ-ე---. ღ___ ბ______ ღ-მ- ბ-ე-ი-. ------------ ღამე ბნელია. 0
gh--e bn---a. g____ b______ g-a-e b-e-i-. ------------- ghame bnelia.
The day is bright. დღ- ნ-თელ-ა. დ__ ნ_______ დ-ე ნ-თ-ლ-ა- ------------ დღე ნათელია. 0
dg---n--elia. d___ n_______ d-h- n-t-l-a- ------------- dghe natelia.
old and young მ--უ-ი და---ა--ა-რ--. მ_____ დ_ ა__________ მ-ხ-ც- დ- ა-ა-გ-ზ-დ-. --------------------- მოხუცი და ახალგაზრდა. 0
mokh-ts--da-a---l-az--a. m_______ d_ a___________ m-k-u-s- d- a-h-l-a-r-a- ------------------------ mokhutsi da akhalgazrda.
Our grandfather is very old. ჩ---ი --ბუა-მოხუ-ი-. ჩ____ ბ____ მ_______ ჩ-ე-ი ბ-ბ-ა მ-ხ-ც-ა- -------------------- ჩვენი ბაბუა მოხუცია. 0
c---ni-b-b-a m-k--t-i-. c_____ b____ m_________ c-v-n- b-b-a m-k-u-s-a- ----------------------- chveni babua mokhutsia.
70 years ago he was still young. ს-მო-და-თ--წლის --- ---ჯე---იდ-- ახ-ლგა--და ი-ო. ს_________ წ___ წ__ ი_ ჯ__ კ____ ა_________ ი___ ს-მ-ც-ა-თ- წ-ი- წ-ნ ი- ჯ-რ კ-დ-ვ ა-ა-გ-ზ-დ- ი-ო- ------------------------------------------------ სამოცდაათი წლის წინ ის ჯერ კიდევ ახალგაზრდა იყო. 0
sam-ts--a-i t---i---s'i---s--er-k'i-ev-ak-----z-d- i--. s__________ t_____ t____ i_ j__ k_____ a__________ i___ s-m-t-d-a-i t-'-i- t-'-n i- j-r k-i-e- a-h-l-a-r-a i-o- ------------------------------------------------------- samotsdaati ts'lis ts'in is jer k'idev akhalgazrda iqo.
beautiful and ugly ლ-მაზი და----ო ლ_____ დ_ უ___ ლ-მ-ზ- დ- უ-ნ- -------------- ლამაზი და უშნო 0
la-a-- da---hno l_____ d_ u____ l-m-z- d- u-h-o --------------- lamazi da ushno
The butterfly is beautiful. პ-პე-ა-ლ-მაზ-ა. პ_____ ლ_______ პ-პ-ლ- ლ-მ-ზ-ა- --------------- პეპელა ლამაზია. 0
p-e--el-------ia. p_______ l_______ p-e-'-l- l-m-z-a- ----------------- p'ep'ela lamazia.
The spider is ugly. ო-ობა ---ოა. ო____ უ_____ ო-ო-ა უ-ნ-ა- ------------ ობობა უშნოა. 0
obo-a -sh---. o____ u______ o-o-a u-h-o-. ------------- oboba ushnoa.
fat and thin მსუ---ი და გ---დარი მ______ დ_ გ_______ მ-უ-ა-ი დ- გ-მ-დ-რ- ------------------- მსუქანი და გამხდარი 0
m-uk-ni -a-g-mk--ari m______ d_ g________ m-u-a-i d- g-m-h-a-i -------------------- msukani da gamkhdari
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ას--ლო--ამ-ან- -ალი----ქან--. ა_____________ ქ___ მ________ ა-კ-ლ-გ-ა-ი-ნ- ქ-ლ- მ-უ-ა-ი-. ----------------------------- ასკილოგრამიანი ქალი მსუქანია. 0
a--'i--g---ian--k--- msuk--i-. a______________ k___ m________ a-k-i-o-r-m-a-i k-l- m-u-a-i-. ------------------------------ ask'ilogramiani kali msukania.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ო--ო-დ------ოგ-ამი-ნი-კაცი-----დ--ი-. ო____________________ კ___ გ_________ ო-მ-ც-ა-თ-ი-ო-რ-მ-ა-ი კ-ც- გ-მ-დ-რ-ა- ------------------------------------- ორმოცდაათკილოგრამიანი კაცი გამხდარია. 0
o--o-s-aa--'i-ogrami--- k'a-s---am--da--a. o______________________ k_____ g__________ o-m-t-d-a-k-i-o-r-m-a-i k-a-s- g-m-h-a-i-. ------------------------------------------ ormotsdaatk'ilogramiani k'atsi gamkhdaria.
expensive and cheap ძვირი-დ---ა-ი ძ____ დ_ ი___ ძ-ი-ი დ- ი-ფ- ------------- ძვირი და იაფი 0
d-v--i da ---i d_____ d_ i___ d-v-r- d- i-p- -------------- dzviri da iapi
The car is expensive. მ-ნქ-----ვირია. მ______ ძ______ მ-ნ-ა-ა ძ-ი-ი-. --------------- მანქანა ძვირია. 0
m------ -zvi-ia. m______ d_______ m-n-a-a d-v-r-a- ---------------- mankana dzviria.
The newspaper is cheap. გ--ეთ- ---ია. გ_____ ი_____ გ-ზ-თ- ი-ფ-ა- ------------- გაზეთი იაფია. 0
ga-e-- i-pi-. g_____ i_____ g-z-t- i-p-a- ------------- gazeti iapia.

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