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Giving reasons

Giving reasons

75 [setanta-cinc]

argumentar alguna cosa 1

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Why aren’t you coming? Pe--q-- ---ve-v---è? P__ q__ n_ v_ v_____ P-r q-è n- v- v-s-è- -------------------- Per què no ve vostè? 0
The weather is so bad. El-te--s é- ---t-do--n-. E_ t____ é_ m___ d______ E- t-m-s é- m-l- d-l-n-. ------------------------ El temps és molt dolent. 0
I am not coming because the weather is so bad. No----c-p--q----l c-i-a--s mol--d-----. N_ v___ p_____ e_ c____ é_ m___ d______ N- v-n- p-r-u- e- c-i-a é- m-l- d-l-n-. --------------------------------------- No vinc perquè el clima és molt dolent. 0
Why isn’t he coming? P-- q-- n---e? P__ q__ n_ v__ P-r q-è n- v-? -------------- Per què no ve? 0
He isn’t invited. N---s --n-id--. N_ é_ c________ N- é- c-n-i-a-. --------------- No és convidat. 0
He isn’t coming because he isn’t invited. No -- -e---è no-----on-i-a-. N_ v_ p_____ n_ é_ c________ N- v- p-r-u- n- é- c-n-i-a-. ---------------------------- No ve perquè no és convidat. 0
Why aren’t you coming? P-- -u- no---ns? P__ q__ n_ v____ P-r q-è n- v-n-? ---------------- Per què no véns? 0
I have no time. N- --nc--em-s. N_ t___ t_____ N- t-n- t-m-s- -------------- No tinc temps. 0
I am not coming because I have no time. N- -in--p-rq-- -o -i-c--e--s. N_ v___ p_____ n_ t___ t_____ N- v-n- p-r-u- n- t-n- t-m-s- ----------------------------- No vinc perquè no tinc temps. 0
Why don’t you stay? Pe- què -o e- qu----? P__ q__ n_ e_ q______ P-r q-è n- e- q-e-e-? --------------------- Per què no et quedes? 0
I still have to work. E--a-a------de-treba----. E_____ h___ d_ t_________ E-c-r- h-i- d- t-e-a-l-r- ------------------------- Encara haig de treballar. 0
I am not staying because I still have to work. No-e-----d- pe--uè---c-ra haig d---rebal-ar. N_ e_ q____ p_____ e_____ h___ d_ t_________ N- e- q-e-o p-r-u- e-c-r- h-i- d- t-e-a-l-r- -------------------------------------------- No em quedo perquè encara haig de treballar. 0
Why are you going already? Per què-s--n va -a? P__ q__ s___ v_ j__ P-r q-è s-’- v- j-? ------------------- Per què se’n va ja? 0
I am tired. Est-c c---at. E____ c______ E-t-c c-n-a-. ------------- Estic cansat. 0
I’m going because I’m tired. M-’n --ig--e-què est----an----- --da. M___ v___ p_____ e____ c_____ / -____ M-’- v-i- p-r-u- e-t-c c-n-a- / --d-. ------------------------------------- Me’n vaig perquè estic cansat / -ada. 0
Why are you going already? Per què----n ---ja? P__ q__ s___ v_ j__ P-r q-è s-’- v- j-? ------------------- Per què se’n va ja? 0
It is already late. Ja-és---rd. J_ é_ t____ J- é- t-r-. ----------- Ja és tard. 0
I’m going because it is already late. Me----a-g-p----è ja -----rd. M___ v___ p_____ j_ é_ t____ M-’- v-i- p-r-u- j- é- t-r-. ---------------------------- Me’n vaig perquè ja és tard. 0

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