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en Big – small   »   pt grande – pequeno

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [sessenta e oito]

grande – pequeno

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big and small gr-nde e--eq-eno g_____ e p______ g-a-d- e p-q-e-o ---------------- grande e pequeno 0
The elephant is big. O-e------- ----and-. O e_______ é g______ O e-e-a-t- é g-a-d-. -------------------- O elefante é grande. 0
The mouse is small. O ---- é--e---no. O r___ é p_______ O r-t- é p-q-e-o- ----------------- O rato é pequeno. 0
dark and bright e-cu-- e -la-o e_____ e c____ e-c-r- e c-a-o -------------- escuro e claro 0
The night is dark. A ---te é--sc-r-. A n____ é e______ A n-i-e é e-c-r-. ----------------- A noite é escura. 0
The day is bright. O ----é --a-o. O d__ é c_____ O d-a é c-a-o- -------------- O dia é claro. 0
old and young v-lho e -ov-m v____ e j____ v-l-o e j-v-m ------------- velho e jovem 0
Our grandfather is very old. O n-s---a-----mui-- -el--. O n____ a__ é m____ v_____ O n-s-o a-ô é m-i-o v-l-o- -------------------------- O nosso avô é muito velho. 0
70 years ago he was still young. Há 70 ---------ain---e-a jovem. H_ 7_ a___ e__ a____ e__ j_____ H- 7- a-o- e-e a-n-a e-a j-v-m- ------------------------------- Há 70 anos ele ainda era jovem. 0
beautiful and ugly bo---o e-fe-o b_____ e f___ b-n-t- e f-i- ------------- bonito e feio 0
The butterfly is beautiful. A --r---e-a é b--i--. A b________ é b______ A b-r-o-e-a é b-n-t-. --------------------- A borboleta é bonita. 0
The spider is ugly. A---a-ha é--e--. A a_____ é f____ A a-a-h- é f-i-. ---------------- A aranha é feia. 0
fat and thin gor-- -----ro g____ e m____ g-r-o e m-g-o ------------- gordo e magro 0
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. U---mu-h---c-m -00 qui-o- ---or-a. U__ m_____ c__ 1__ q_____ é g_____ U-a m-l-e- c-m 1-0 q-i-o- é g-r-a- ---------------------------------- Uma mulher com 100 quilos é gorda. 0
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. U- -o-em---m-----ui--s - ma-r-. U_ h____ c__ 5_ q_____ é m_____ U- h-m-m c-m 5- q-i-o- é m-g-o- ------------------------------- Um homem com 50 quilos é magro. 0
expensive and cheap caro --b--a-o c___ e b_____ c-r- e b-r-t- ------------- caro e barato 0
The car is expensive. O---r---é --r-. O c____ é c____ O c-r-o é c-r-. --------------- O carro é caro. 0
The newspaper is cheap. O jorn---é-----to. O j_____ é b______ O j-r-a- é b-r-t-. ------------------ O jornal é barato. 0

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Code-switching

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