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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [neunundsiebzig]

Adjektive 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. Ic- h----ei- -l-ues Kl--- -n. I__ h___ e__ b_____ K____ a__ I-h h-b- e-n b-a-e- K-e-d a-. ----------------------------- Ich habe ein blaues Kleid an. 0
I am wearing a red dress. I-h ---- e-n r-te--Kl--- an. I__ h___ e__ r____ K____ a__ I-h h-b- e-n r-t-s K-e-d a-. ---------------------------- Ich habe ein rotes Kleid an. 0
I am wearing a green dress. Ic--hab- e---gr--e- K-e-- -n. I__ h___ e__ g_____ K____ a__ I-h h-b- e-n g-ü-e- K-e-d a-. ----------------------------- Ich habe ein grünes Kleid an. 0
I’m buying a black bag. I-h-k-ufe-ei-- s-hw---e--asche. I__ k____ e___ s_______ T______ I-h k-u-e e-n- s-h-a-z- T-s-h-. ------------------------------- Ich kaufe eine schwarze Tasche. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. Ich--au---ein--b---------ch-. I__ k____ e___ b_____ T______ I-h k-u-e e-n- b-a-n- T-s-h-. ----------------------------- Ich kaufe eine braune Tasche. 0
I’m buying a white bag. I---kau---e-n- w-i---T---h-. I__ k____ e___ w____ T______ I-h k-u-e e-n- w-i-e T-s-h-. ---------------------------- Ich kaufe eine weiße Tasche. 0
I need a new car. Ic--b-auch--e-nen--e--- W----. I__ b______ e____ n____ W_____ I-h b-a-c-e e-n-n n-u-n W-g-n- ------------------------------ Ich brauche einen neuen Wagen. 0
I need a fast car. Ich-b-a-------ne- ---n--l-n--agen. I__ b______ e____ s________ W_____ I-h b-a-c-e e-n-n s-h-e-l-n W-g-n- ---------------------------------- Ich brauche einen schnellen Wagen. 0
I need a comfortable car. Ic- br-uche -i-e- b-que--n---gen. I__ b______ e____ b_______ W_____ I-h b-a-c-e e-n-n b-q-e-e- W-g-n- --------------------------------- Ich brauche einen bequemen Wagen. 0
An old lady lives at the top. D------ w---t--ine al-e ----. D_ o___ w____ e___ a___ F____ D- o-e- w-h-t e-n- a-t- F-a-. ----------------------------- Da oben wohnt eine alte Frau. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. Da --en--o--- ---e-d---- ----. D_ o___ w____ e___ d____ F____ D- o-e- w-h-t e-n- d-c-e F-a-. ------------------------------ Da oben wohnt eine dicke Frau. 0
A curious lady lives below. Da u-t-n woh-t e-ne n--g-er-----rau. D_ u____ w____ e___ n_________ F____ D- u-t-n w-h-t e-n- n-u-i-r-g- F-a-. ------------------------------------ Da unten wohnt eine neugierige Frau. 0
Our guests were nice people. Un-e-e -ä--e ware- n---e Leu-e. U_____ G____ w____ n____ L_____ U-s-r- G-s-e w-r-n n-t-e L-u-e- ------------------------------- Unsere Gäste waren nette Leute. 0
Our guests were polite people. U-s-r---ä--e w--e---ö-l-che-L-ute. U_____ G____ w____ h_______ L_____ U-s-r- G-s-e w-r-n h-f-i-h- L-u-e- ---------------------------------- Unsere Gäste waren höfliche Leute. 0
Our guests were interesting people. Un--re-G-ste-w--e- int----sant- L--t-. U_____ G____ w____ i___________ L_____ U-s-r- G-s-e w-r-n i-t-r-s-a-t- L-u-e- -------------------------------------- Unsere Gäste waren interessante Leute. 0
I have lovely children. I---h-b- ---be--ind-r. I__ h___ l____ K______ I-h h-b- l-e-e K-n-e-. ---------------------- Ich habe liebe Kinder. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. A--- --- N-ch--r- -a-e- -r-che--i---r. A___ d__ N_______ h____ f_____ K______ A-e- d-e N-c-b-r- h-b-n f-e-h- K-n-e-. -------------------------------------- Aber die Nachbarn haben freche Kinder. 0
Are your children well behaved? S-nd -h-e-K-n--r brav? S___ I___ K_____ b____ S-n- I-r- K-n-e- b-a-? ---------------------- Sind Ihre Kinder brav? 0

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