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en To need – to want to   »   lv vajadzēt – gribēt

69 [sixty-nine]

To need – to want to

To need – to want to

69 [sešdesmit deviņi]

vajadzēt – gribēt

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I need a bed. M-n--a-a--gult-. M__ v____ g_____ M-n v-j-g g-l-u- ---------------- Man vajag gultu. 0
I want to sleep. Es--r--- gul-t. E_ g____ g_____ E- g-i-u g-l-t- --------------- Es gribu gulēt. 0
Is there a bed here? Vai -e -- g-lta? V__ t_ i_ g_____ V-i t- i- g-l-a- ---------------- Vai te ir gulta? 0
I need a lamp. Ma--va--------u. M__ v____ l_____ M-n v-j-g l-m-u- ---------------- Man vajag lampu. 0
I want to read. E------- l-sīt. E_ g____ l_____ E- g-i-u l-s-t- --------------- Es gribu lasīt. 0
Is there a lamp here? Vai--- i- l---a? V__ t_ i_ l_____ V-i t- i- l-m-a- ---------------- Vai te ir lampa? 0
I need a telephone. M-- -a--g -ele--n-. M__ v____ t________ M-n v-j-g t-l-f-n-. ------------------- Man vajag telefonu. 0
I want to make a call. E- gr-b--p-ezvan--. E_ g____ p_________ E- g-i-u p-e-v-n-t- ------------------- Es gribu piezvanīt. 0
Is there a telephone here? Va---e-i- -e---o-s? V__ t_ i_ t________ V-i t- i- t-l-f-n-? ------------------- Vai te ir telefons? 0
I need a camera. Man--a-ag f-t----rā-u. M__ v____ f___________ M-n v-j-g f-t-a-a-ā-u- ---------------------- Man vajag fotoaparātu. 0
I want to take photographs. Es-gr-b--fotog-af-t. E_ g____ f__________ E- g-i-u f-t-g-a-ē-. -------------------- Es gribu fotografēt. 0
Is there a camera here? V-i--- -r fot----rā--? V__ t_ i_ f___________ V-i t- i- f-t-a-a-ā-s- ---------------------- Vai te ir fotoaparāts? 0
I need a computer. Man-v-ja--dat-r-. M__ v____ d______ M-n v-j-g d-t-r-. ----------------- Man vajag datoru. 0
I want to send an email. E- gr--u-no-ū------pa--- --st-l-. E_ g____ n______ e______ v_______ E- g-i-u n-s-t-t e-p-s-a v-s-u-i- --------------------------------- Es gribu nosūtīt e-pasta vēstuli. 0
Is there a computer here? V-i te -r -at-rs? V__ t_ i_ d______ V-i t- i- d-t-r-? ----------------- Vai te ir dators? 0
I need a pen. Ma- ----------sp-lv-. M__ v____ p__________ M-n v-j-g p-l-s-a-v-. --------------------- Man vajag pildspalvu. 0
I want to write something. Es---ib--ka---k- --ra----t. E_ g____ k___ k_ u_________ E- g-i-u k-u- k- u-r-k-t-t- --------------------------- Es gribu kaut ko uzrakstīt. 0
Is there a sheet of paper and a pen here? Vai-t-----p--ī-----p- -- pi-ds-al-a? V__ t_ i_ p_____ l___ u_ p__________ V-i t- i- p-p-r- l-p- u- p-l-s-a-v-? ------------------------------------ Vai te ir papīra lapa un pildspalva? 0

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