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en Big – small   »   sq i madh – i vogёl

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [gjashtёdhjetёetetё]

i madh – i vogёl

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big and small i -a-h -h- i--og-l i m___ d__ i v____ i m-d- d-e i v-g-l ------------------ i madh dhe i vogёl 0
The elephant is big. E--fa--- ё-h-ё---madh. E_______ ё____ i m____ E-e-a-t- ё-h-ё i m-d-. ---------------------- Elefanti ёshtё i madh. 0
The mouse is small. Mi------ё i--ogёl. M__ ё____ i v_____ M-u ё-h-ё i v-g-l- ------------------ Miu ёshtё i vogёl. 0
dark and bright i-err-t--he-i çe--t i e____ d__ i ç____ i e-r-t d-e i ç-l-t ------------------- i errёt dhe i çelёt 0
The night is dark. N-t- --h-- --er--t. N___ ё____ e e_____ N-t- ё-h-ё e e-r-t- ------------------- Nata ёshtё e errёt. 0
The day is bright. D-t- ёs-t- m- d-i--. D___ ё____ m_ d_____ D-t- ё-h-ё m- d-i-ё- -------------------- Dita ёshtё me dritё. 0
old and young i--jet----he - ri i v_____ d__ i r_ i v-e-ё- d-e i r- ----------------- i vjetёr dhe i ri 0
Our grandfather is very old. G-y--i -n--ё--tё--humё - v----r. G_____ y__ ё____ s____ i v______ G-y-h- y-ё ё-h-ё s-u-ё i v-e-ё-. -------------------------------- Gjyshi ynё ёshtё shumё i vjetёr. 0
70 years ago he was still young. Pa-- -- ------h-ai-is-te ak-m------. P___ 7_ v______ a_ i____ a____ i r__ P-r- 7- v-e-ё-h a- i-h-e a-o-a i r-. ------------------------------------ Para 70 vjetёsh ai ishte akoma i ri. 0
beautiful and ugly i --k-r-dhe-i-sh-----r i b____ d__ i s_______ i b-k-r d-e i s-ё-t-a- ---------------------- i bukur dhe i shёmtuar 0
The butterfly is beautiful. Fl-t-ra ё-htё-e--u-ur. F______ ё____ e b_____ F-u-u-a ё-h-ё e b-k-r- ---------------------- Flutura ёshtё e bukur. 0
The spider is ugly. Meri-anga ё-h-ё ----ё---a-. M________ ё____ e s________ M-r-m-n-a ё-h-ё e s-ё-t-a-. --------------------------- Merimanga ёshtё e shёmtuar. 0
fat and thin i-tra--ё --- i----lё i t_____ d__ i h____ i t-a-h- d-e i h-l-ё -------------------- i trashё dhe i hollё 0
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Njё -r----00--ile-ёsht- e s--n-----. N__ g___ 1__ k___ ё____ e s_________ N-ё g-u- 1-0 k-l- ё-h-ё e s-ё-d-s-ё- ------------------------------------ Njё grua 100 kile ёshtё e shёndoshё. 0
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. N-- b---ё 5--kile -sht--i d---t. N__ b____ 5_ k___ ё____ i d_____ N-ё b-r-ё 5- k-l- ё-h-ё i d-b-t- -------------------------------- Njё burrё 50 kile ёshtё i dobёt. 0
expensive and cheap i s--re-jt----e i--irё i s________ d__ i l___ i s-t-e-j-ё d-e i l-r- ---------------------- i shtrenjtё dhe i lirё 0
The car is expensive. M---na----tё------r-nj-ё. M_____ ё____ e s_________ M-k-n- ё-h-ё e s-t-e-j-ё- ------------------------- Makina ёshtё e shtrenjtё. 0
The newspaper is cheap. G-zet--ёs--- e l-rё. G_____ ё____ e l____ G-z-t- ё-h-ё e l-r-. -------------------- Gazeta ёshtё e lirё. 0

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