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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [setanta-nou]

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I am wearing a blue dress. P--to--- -e---t -la-. P____ u_ v_____ b____ P-r-o u- v-s-i- b-a-. --------------------- Porto un vestit blau. 0
I am wearing a red dress. Po-to -n---s-it-ve--el-. P____ u_ v_____ v_______ P-r-o u- v-s-i- v-r-e-l- ------------------------ Porto un vestit vermell. 0
I am wearing a green dress. P-rto -- v--t---v-r-. P____ u_ v_____ v____ P-r-o u- v-s-i- v-r-. --------------------- Porto un vestit verd. 0
I’m buying a black bag. Com-ro--na --ssa-n-gr-. C_____ u__ b____ n_____ C-m-r- u-a b-s-a n-g-a- ----------------------- Compro una bossa negra. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. C-m--o---- -os-- --r--. C_____ u__ b____ m_____ C-m-r- u-a b-s-a m-r-ó- ----------------------- Compro una bossa marró. 0
I’m buying a white bag. Co-pr- u-a-b--s- bla--a. C_____ u__ b____ b______ C-m-r- u-a b-s-a b-a-c-. ------------------------ Compro una bossa blanca. 0
I need a new car. Ne---si-o--n co-x- -ou. N________ u_ c____ n___ N-c-s-i-o u- c-t-e n-u- ----------------------- Necessito un cotxe nou. 0
I need a fast car. Nece---to-un --t----à-id. N________ u_ c____ r_____ N-c-s-i-o u- c-t-e r-p-d- ------------------------- Necessito un cotxe ràpid. 0
I need a comfortable car. N---ssi-- un c-t-- còmo--. N________ u_ c____ c______ N-c-s-i-o u- c-t-e c-m-d-. -------------------------- Necessito un cotxe còmode. 0
An old lady lives at the top. A --l- -i ------a-d-n- g--n-- -e--a. A d___ h_ v__ u__ d___ g___ / v_____ A d-l- h- v-u u-a d-n- g-a- / v-l-a- ------------------------------------ A dalt hi viu una dona gran / vella. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. A---l- hi --u un---o-a-g-ass-. A d___ h_ v__ u__ d___ g______ A d-l- h- v-u u-a d-n- g-a-s-. ------------------------------ A dalt hi viu una dona grassa. 0
A curious lady lives below. A ba----- v-------d-n- cur-os-. A b___ h_ v__ u__ d___ c_______ A b-i- h- v-u u-a d-n- c-r-o-a- ------------------------------- A baix hi viu una dona curiosa. 0
Our guests were nice people. E-s-no--res-c------t---r---g-nt sim-àtic-. E__ n______ c________ e___ g___ s_________ E-s n-s-r-s c-n-i-a-s e-e- g-n- s-m-à-i-a- ------------------------------------------ Els nostres convidats eren gent simpàtica. 0
Our guests were polite people. E-- n-s-res--onvidat--er-n ge-t -d--ada. E__ n______ c________ e___ g___ e_______ E-s n-s-r-s c-n-i-a-s e-e- g-n- e-u-a-a- ---------------------------------------- Els nostres convidats eren gent educada. 0
Our guests were interesting people. Els-n---r-s c--vi-a------- ---t --tere--an-. E__ n______ c________ e___ g___ i___________ E-s n-s-r-s c-n-i-a-s e-e- g-n- i-t-r-s-a-t- -------------------------------------------- Els nostres convidats eren gent interessant. 0
I have lovely children. Tinc-u-- f-l-s -n--n--do-s. T___ u__ f____ e___________ T-n- u-s f-l-s e-c-n-a-o-s- --------------------------- Tinc uns fills encantadors. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. Pe-- -l- v--ns t-nen u-- ---s -----u-at-. P___ e__ v____ t____ u__ n___ m__________ P-r- e-s v-ï-s t-n-n u-s n-n- m-l-d-c-t-. ----------------------------------------- Però els veïns tenen uns nens maleducats. 0
Are your children well behaved? Q-e----po-te- bé els--e-- -i-ls? Q__ e_ p_____ b_ e__ s___ f_____ Q-e e- p-r-e- b- e-s s-u- f-l-s- -------------------------------- Que es porten bé els seus fills? 0

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