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en To need – to want to   »   ca necessitar – voler

69 [sixty-nine]

To need – to want to

To need – to want to

69 [seixanta-nou]

necessitar – voler

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I need a bed. (----n--e---t-----l--t. (___ n________ u_ l____ (-o- n-c-s-i-o u- l-i-. ----------------------- (Jo) necessito un llit. 0
I want to sleep. (--)-vull -or-i-. (___ v___ d______ (-o- v-l- d-r-i-. ----------------- (Jo) vull dormir. 0
Is there a bed here? H- -- -n----t a--í? H_ h_ u_ l___ a____ H- h- u- l-i- a-u-? ------------------- Hi ha un llit aquí? 0
I need a lamp. (--- necess----u---l--. (___ n________ u_ l____ (-o- n-c-s-i-o u- l-u-. ----------------------- (Jo) necessito un llum. 0
I want to read. (------l- -leg-r. (___ v___ l______ (-o- v-l- l-e-i-. ----------------- (Jo) vull llegir. 0
Is there a lamp here? H--ha--n-l-u- a-uí? H_ h_ u_ l___ a____ H- h- u- l-u- a-u-? ------------------- Hi ha un llum aquí? 0
I need a telephone. Ne-es---o -- telè-o-. N________ u_ t_______ N-c-s-i-o u- t-l-f-n- --------------------- Necessito un telèfon. 0
I want to make a call. Vu-l ----ar. V___ t______ V-l- t-u-a-. ------------ Vull trucar. 0
Is there a telephone here? Hi h---n-t--èf-- a-u-? H_ h_ u_ t______ a____ H- h- u- t-l-f-n a-u-? ---------------------- Hi ha un telèfon aquí? 0
I need a camera. N-c---ito-un----me--. N________ u__ c______ N-c-s-i-o u-a c-m-r-. --------------------- Necessito una càmera. 0
I want to take photographs. Vull -er --t--. V___ f__ f_____ V-l- f-r f-t-s- --------------- Vull fer fotos. 0
Is there a camera here? Hi-h--u------er--aq-í? H_ h_ u__ c_____ a____ H- h- u-a c-m-r- a-u-? ---------------------- Hi ha una càmera aquí? 0
I need a computer. Ne----ito -n ---in--or. N________ u_ o_________ N-c-s-i-o u- o-d-n-d-r- ----------------------- Necessito un ordinador. 0
I want to send an email. V--l e---ar--n c-r--u el--t---ic. V___ e_____ u_ c_____ e__________ V-l- e-v-a- u- c-r-e- e-e-t-ò-i-. --------------------------------- Vull enviar un correu electrònic. 0
Is there a computer here? Hi-ha -----din-dor ----? H_ h_ u_ o________ a____ H- h- u- o-d-n-d-r a-u-? ------------------------ Hi ha un ordinador aquí? 0
I need a pen. N---s-it-----b-l---a-. N________ u_ b________ N-c-s-i-o u- b-l-g-a-. ---------------------- Necessito un bolígraf. 0
I want to write something. V--- esc------al--n- -o--. V___ e_______ a_____ c____ V-l- e-c-i-r- a-g-n- c-s-. -------------------------- Vull escriure alguna cosa. 0
Is there a sheet of paper and a pen here? H- -a-un-ful--d--pap-- i--n------r-f? H_ h_ u_ f___ d_ p____ i u_ b________ H- h- u- f-l- d- p-p-r i u- b-l-g-a-? ------------------------------------- Hi ha un full de paper i un bolígraf? 0

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