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en Big – small   »   ur ‫بڑا – چھوٹا‬

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

‫68 [اڑسٹھ]‬

arsath

‫بڑا – چھوٹا‬

[bara chhota]

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big and small ‫--- -و- چھ--ا‬ ‫___ ا__ چ_____ ‫-ڑ- ا-ر چ-و-ا- --------------- ‫بڑا اور چھوٹا‬ 0
ba--------hh--a b___ a__ c_____ b-r- a-r c-h-t- --------------- bara aur chhota
The elephant is big. ‫ہ-تھی-بڑ- ہے--‬ ‫_____ ب__ ہ_ -_ ‫-ا-ھ- ب-ا ہ- -- ---------------- ‫ہاتھی بڑا ہے -‬ 0
ha--- -ara h-i-- h____ b___ h__ - h-t-i b-r- h-i - ---------------- hathi bara hai -
The mouse is small. ‫چو---چھو-ا-----‬ ‫____ چ____ ہ_ -_ ‫-و-ا چ-و-ا ہ- -- ----------------- ‫چوہا چھوٹا ہے -‬ 0
choo-a chhot---ai - c_____ c_____ h__ - c-o-h- c-h-t- h-i - ------------------- chooha chhota hai -
dark and bright ‫اندھیر- - اجا-ہ--رو-ن-‬ ‫_______ – ا____ (______ ‫-ن-ھ-ر- – ا-ا-ہ (-و-ن-‬ ------------------------ ‫اندھیرا – اجالہ (روشن)‬ 0
a-dh-----j--l-(--o-----) a______ u____ ( r_____ ) a-d-e-a u-a-l ( r-s-a- ) ------------------------ andhera ujaal ( roshan )
The night is dark. ‫را- -ن--یری-ہ- -‬ ‫___ ا______ ہ_ -_ ‫-ا- ا-د-ی-ی ہ- -- ------------------ ‫رات اندھیری ہے -‬ 0
r-at -ndh--i------ r___ a______ h__ - r-a- a-d-e-i h-i - ------------------ raat andheri hai -
The day is bright. ‫د---و-ن ----‬ ‫__ ر___ ہ_ -_ ‫-ن ر-ش- ہ- -- -------------- ‫دن روشن ہے -‬ 0
d-n r-sh-n hai - d__ r_____ h__ - d-n r-s-a- h-i - ---------------- din roshan hai -
old and young ‫بوڑھا---- جو--‬ ‫_____ ا__ ج____ ‫-و-ھ- ا-ر ج-ا-‬ ---------------- ‫بوڑھا اور جوان‬ 0
b--rha-a-r--awan b_____ a__ j____ b-o-h- a-r j-w-n ---------------- boorha aur jawan
Our grandfather is very old. ‫--ا-ے-د-د-------وڑھ- -----‬ ‫_____ د___ ب__ ب____ ہ__ -_ ‫-م-ر- د-د- ب-ت ب-ڑ-ے ہ-ں -- ---------------------------- ‫ہمارے دادا بہت بوڑھے ہیں -‬ 0
ha----y---da b-h-t boo--ay---i- - h______ d___ b____ b______ h___ - h-m-r-y d-d- b-h-t b-o-h-y h-i- - --------------------------------- hamaray dada bohat boorhay hain -
70 years ago he was still young. ‫ست---ا--پہ-- وہ----ن-ت----‬ ‫___ س__ پ___ و_ ج___ ت__ -_ ‫-ت- س-ل پ-ل- و- ج-ا- ت-ے -- ---------------------------- ‫ستر سال پہلے وہ جوان تھے -‬ 0
s-tt-- s-al -e-l-y---- jawa- t--- - s_____ s___ p_____ w__ j____ t___ - s-t-a- s-a- p-h-a- w-h j-w-n t-a- - ----------------------------------- sattar saal pehlay woh jawan thay -
beautiful and ugly ‫خوب-و-ت ا----د---ت‬ ‫_______ ا__ ب______ ‫-و-ص-ر- ا-ر ب-ص-ر-‬ -------------------- ‫خوبصورت اور بدصورت‬ 0
kh--s---t-a-r-b------at k________ a__ b________ k-o-s-r-t a-r b-d-o-r-t ----------------------- khobsorat aur badsoorat
The butterfly is beautiful. ‫ت-ل- خو--و-ت ہ- -‬ ‫____ خ______ ہ_ -_ ‫-ت-ی خ-ب-و-ت ہ- -- ------------------- ‫تتلی خوبصورت ہے -‬ 0
title- k-o---r-t--ai - t_____ k________ h__ - t-t-e- k-o-s-r-t h-i - ---------------------- titlee khobsorat hai -
The spider is ugly. ‫---- ---و---ہے--‬ ‫____ ب_____ ہ_ -_ ‫-ک-ی ب-ص-ر- ہ- -- ------------------ ‫مکڑی بدصورت ہے -‬ 0
makri--a----r-t--a--- m____ b________ h__ - m-k-i b-d-o-r-t h-i - --------------------- makri badsoorat hai -
fat and thin ‫مو----ور--ب-ا‬ ‫____ ا__ د____ ‫-و-ا ا-ر د-ل-‬ --------------- ‫موٹا اور دبلا‬ 0
m-t---ur d-bla m___ a__ d____ m-t- a-r d-b-a -------------- mota aur dubla
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ‫-- -لو--زن--ی ع--- م--- -و---ہ- -‬ ‫__ ک__ و__ ک_ ع___ م___ ہ___ ہ_ -_ ‫-و ک-و و-ن ک- ع-ر- م-ٹ- ہ-ت- ہ- -- ----------------------------------- ‫سو کلو وزن کی عورت موٹی ہوتی ہے -‬ 0
so--ilo -- -u-a--mo--i-hot- -ai-- s_ k___ k_ a____ m____ h___ h__ - s- k-l- k- a-r-t m-u-i h-t- h-i - --------------------------------- so kilo ki aurat mouti hoti hai -
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ‫---- --و و---کا--رد------ہو-- ہ---‬ ‫____ ک__ و__ ک_ م__ د___ ہ___ ہ_ -_ ‫-چ-س ک-و و-ن ک- م-د د-ل- ہ-ت- ہ- -- ------------------------------------ ‫پچاس کلو وزن کا مرد دبلا ہوتا ہے -‬ 0
pacha-s-kil- -- m-rd----l--h-t- -ai-- p______ k___ k_ m___ d____ h___ h__ - p-c-a-s k-l- k- m-r- d-b-a h-t- h-i - ------------------------------------- pachaas kilo ka mard dubla hota hai -
expensive and cheap ‫مہنگ----ر س--ا‬ ‫_____ ا__ س____ ‫-ہ-گ- ا-ر س-ت-‬ ---------------- ‫مہنگا اور سستا‬ 0
meh--g--au---as-a m______ a__ s____ m-h-n-a a-r s-s-a ----------------- mehanga aur sasta
The car is expensive. ‫--ڑی -ہنگی--- -‬ ‫____ م____ ہ_ -_ ‫-ا-ی م-ن-ی ہ- -- ----------------- ‫گاڑی مہنگی ہے -‬ 0
ga--i--e-n-i h---- g____ m_____ h__ - g-a-i m-h-g- h-i - ------------------ gaari mehngi hai -
The newspaper is cheap. ‫-خ--ر -ست---ے--‬ ‫_____ س___ ہ_ -_ ‫-خ-ا- س-ت- ہ- -- ----------------- ‫اخبار سستا ہے -‬ 0
ak--a--s-s-a------ a_____ s____ h__ - a-h-a- s-s-a h-i - ------------------ akhbar sasta hai -

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