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en To like something   »   sk niečo chcieť / želať si

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To like something

To like something

70 [sedemdesiat]

niečo chcieť / želať si

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Would you like to smoke? Chc-li -- --e---j-iť? C_____ b_ s__ f______ C-c-l- b- s-e f-j-i-? --------------------- Chceli by ste fajčiť? 0
Would you like to dance? C----- b--ste--anc-v-ť? C_____ b_ s__ t________ C-c-l- b- s-e t-n-o-a-? ----------------------- Chceli by ste tancovať? 0
Would you like to go for a walk? Ch---i -y---e sa-ís- pr---á-zať? C_____ b_ s__ s_ í__ p__________ C-c-l- b- s-e s- í-ť p-e-h-d-a-? -------------------------------- Chceli by ste sa ísť prechádzať? 0
I would like to smoke. Chc-l-by so- -aj-i-. C____ b_ s__ f______ C-c-l b- s-m f-j-i-. -------------------- Chcel by som fajčiť. 0
Would you like a cigarette? Chc-l-a- ----i ci-ar-t-? C_______ b_ s_ c________ C-c-l-a- b- s- c-g-r-t-? ------------------------ Chcel(a) by si cigaretu? 0
He wants a light. Chcel-by---e-. C____ b_ o____ C-c-l b- o-e-. -------------- Chcel by oheň. 0
I want to drink something. Chc----) -----m ---čo p--. C_______ b_ s__ n____ p___ C-c-l-a- b- s-m n-e-o p-ť- -------------------------- Chcel(a) by som niečo piť. 0
I want to eat something. Chc---a- b- s-m---e-o j---. C_______ b_ s__ n____ j____ C-c-l-a- b- s-m n-e-o j-s-. --------------------------- Chcel(a) by som niečo jesť. 0
I want to relax a little. C-ce-(a- b----m-si--roch- -d-o---ú-. C_______ b_ s__ s_ t_____ o_________ C-c-l-a- b- s-m s- t-o-h- o-p-č-n-ť- ------------------------------------ Chcel(a) by som si trochu odpočinúť. 0
I want to ask you something. Ch-e-(a)--y -om s- --s--ie-- spýt-ť. C_______ b_ s__ s_ V__ n____ s______ C-c-l-a- b- s-m s- V-s n-e-o s-ý-a-. ------------------------------------ Chcel(a) by som sa Vás niečo spýtať. 0
I want to ask you for something. C-c----)-----o----s o---e-- --pros-ť. C_______ b_ s__ V__ o n____ p________ C-c-l-a- b- s-m V-s o n-e-o p-p-o-i-. ------------------------------------- Chcel(a) by som Vás o niečo poprosiť. 0
I want to treat you to something. Chc----) ----o- Vá--n- ---č------a-. C_______ b_ s__ V__ n_ n____ p______ C-c-l-a- b- s-m V-s n- n-e-o p-z-a-. ------------------------------------ Chcel(a) by som Vás na niečo pozvať. 0
What would you like? Č- si želáte--pros-m? Č_ s_ ž______ p______ Č- s- ž-l-t-, p-o-í-? --------------------- Čo si želáte, prosím? 0
Would you like a coffee? Ž------s- -ávu? Ž_____ s_ k____ Ž-l-t- s- k-v-? --------------- Želáte si kávu? 0
Or do you prefer a tea? A-ebo -- --d-ej -----e č-j? A____ s_ r_____ ž_____ č___ A-e-o s- r-d-e- ž-l-t- č-j- --------------------------- Alebo si radšej želáte čaj? 0
We want to drive home. C-ce-- -----e --- dom-v. C_____ b_ s__ í__ d_____ C-c-l- b- s-e í-ť d-m-v- ------------------------ Chceli by sme ísť domov. 0
Do you want a taxi? C-c-l-----ste t-x-k? C_____ b_ s__ t_____ C-c-l- b- s-e t-x-k- -------------------- Chceli by ste taxík? 0
They want to make a call. C-cel- -y-te-ef-novať. C_____ b_ t___________ C-c-l- b- t-l-f-n-v-ť- ---------------------- Chceli by telefonovať. 0

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