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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [nege en sewentig]

Byvoeglike naamwoorde 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. Ek-dr--’n-bl----o-. E_ d__ ’_ b___ r___ E- d-a ’- b-o- r-k- ------------------- Ek dra ’n blou rok. 0
I am wearing a red dress. Ek dr- ’---o-- ---. E_ d__ ’_ r___ r___ E- d-a ’- r-o- r-k- ------------------- Ek dra ’n rooi rok. 0
I am wearing a green dress. E-------n--roen-rok. E_ d__ ’_ g____ r___ E- d-a ’- g-o-n r-k- -------------------- Ek dra ’n groen rok. 0
I’m buying a black bag. E- k-op ’n-sw-r- sa-. E_ k___ ’_ s____ s___ E- k-o- ’- s-a-t s-k- --------------------- Ek koop ’n swart sak. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. Ek k-o------r-i- -ak. E_ k___ ’_ b____ s___ E- k-o- ’- b-u-n s-k- --------------------- Ek koop ’n bruin sak. 0
I’m buying a white bag. E- k-o- ’n -it-sak. E_ k___ ’_ w__ s___ E- k-o- ’- w-t s-k- ------------------- Ek koop ’n wit sak. 0
I need a new car. E--het-’- ---------r-n-d-g. E_ h__ ’_ n___ m____ n_____ E- h-t ’- n-w- m-t-r n-d-g- --------------------------- Ek het ’n nuwe motor nodig. 0
I need a fast car. E---e- -- -inn--e mo------di-. E_ h__ ’_ v______ m____ n_____ E- h-t ’- v-n-i-e m-t-r n-d-g- ------------------------------ Ek het ’n vinnige motor nodig. 0
I need a comfortable car. Ek het--- -e--e--i-e-mo----n-d-g. E_ h__ ’_ g_________ m____ n_____ E- h-t ’- g-r-e-l-k- m-t-r n-d-g- --------------------------------- Ek het ’n gerieflike motor nodig. 0
An old lady lives at the top. D-a-------o- ’- o----o-. D___ b_ w___ ’_ o_ v____ D-a- b- w-o- ’- o- v-o-. ------------------------ Daar bo woon ’n ou vrou. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. Da-r-b--w--n--- dik-/ v---v---. D___ b_ w___ ’_ d__ / v__ v____ D-a- b- w-o- ’- d-k / v-t v-o-. ------------------------------- Daar bo woon ’n dik / vet vrou. 0
A curious lady lives below. D-a- on-e--w--n -----us--erig- -r-u. D___ o____ w___ ’_ n__________ v____ D-a- o-d-r w-o- ’- n-u-k-e-i-e v-o-. ------------------------------------ Daar onder woon ’n nuuskierige vrou. 0
Our guests were nice people. O-s g--te wa--g-w- --n-e. O__ g____ w__ g___ m_____ O-s g-s-e w-s g-w- m-n-e- ------------------------- Ons gaste was gawe mense. 0
Our guests were polite people. Ons---ste was------ke / --l-ef-- -e-s-. O__ g____ w__ h______ / b_______ m_____ O-s g-s-e w-s h-f-i-e / b-l-e-d- m-n-e- --------------------------------------- Ons gaste was hoflike / beleefde mense. 0
Our guests were interesting people. O-s-g--te w-------re-sante---n-e. O__ g____ w__ i___________ m_____ O-s g-s-e w-s i-t-r-s-a-t- m-n-e- --------------------------------- Ons gaste was interessante mense. 0
I have lovely children. E- h-t lie------ders. E_ h__ l____ k_______ E- h-t l-e-e k-n-e-s- --------------------- Ek het liewe kinders. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. Ma---d-e----- he--st-u---ki-ders. M___ d__ b___ h__ s_____ k_______ M-a- d-e b-r- h-t s-o-t- k-n-e-s- --------------------------------- Maar die bure het stoute kinders. 0
Are your children well behaved? I--u ki---rs soe-? I_ u k______ s____ I- u k-n-e-s s-e-? ------------------ Is u kinders soet? 0

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