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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [seitsemänkymmentäyhdeksän]

Adjektiiveja 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. Mi-ul-a--n---n--en-mekko -ä-l---i. M______ o_ s______ m____ p________ M-n-l-a o- s-n-n-n m-k-o p-ä-l-n-. ---------------------------------- Minulla on sininen mekko päälläni. 0
I am wearing a red dress. Mi-ulla o- -------n--e-----ä---ä--. M______ o_ p_______ m____ p________ M-n-l-a o- p-n-i-e- m-k-o p-ä-l-n-. ----------------------------------- Minulla on punainen mekko päälläni. 0
I am wearing a green dress. M-nu--a -- -i--eä----k----äl--n-. M______ o_ v_____ m____ p________ M-n-l-a o- v-h-e- m-k-o p-ä-l-n-. --------------------------------- Minulla on vihreä mekko päälläni. 0
I’m buying a black bag. Minä---ta- -ust-- ---k--. M___ o____ m_____ l______ M-n- o-t-n m-s-a- l-u-u-. ------------------------- Minä ostan mustan laukun. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. M-n---s--- -us-ea---a-k-n. M___ o____ r______ l______ M-n- o-t-n r-s-e-n l-u-u-. -------------------------- Minä ostan ruskean laukun. 0
I’m buying a white bag. M-n- os--- va-kois-n-----u-. M___ o____ v________ l______ M-n- o-t-n v-l-o-s-n l-u-u-. ---------------------------- Minä ostan valkoisen laukun. 0
I need a new car. M-nä ---v-t--- uu-en----o-. M___ t________ u____ a_____ M-n- t-r-i-s-n u-d-n a-t-n- --------------------------- Minä tarvitsen uuden auton. 0
I need a fast car. M-n--ta---t-en-----a---uto-. M___ t________ n_____ a_____ M-n- t-r-i-s-n n-p-a- a-t-n- ---------------------------- Minä tarvitsen nopean auton. 0
I need a comfortable car. Mi-ä ----itse--mu-a----aut--. M___ t________ m______ a_____ M-n- t-r-i-s-n m-k-v-n a-t-n- ----------------------------- Minä tarvitsen mukavan auton. 0
An old lady lives at the top. Tu-lla--lhääl-- asuu v---- na--en. T_____ y_______ a___ v____ n______ T-o-l- y-h-ä-l- a-u- v-n-a n-i-e-. ---------------------------------- Tuolla ylhäällä asuu vanha nainen. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. T-ol-a --h--ll- a-u- -ihava -ai-en. T_____ y_______ a___ l_____ n______ T-o-l- y-h-ä-l- a-u- l-h-v- n-i-e-. ----------------------------------- Tuolla ylhäällä asuu lihava nainen. 0
A curious lady lives below. Tuol-- alh---l---s-u --el-as -ai-e-. T_____ a_______ a___ u______ n______ T-o-l- a-h-a-l- a-u- u-e-i-s n-i-e-. ------------------------------------ Tuolla alhaalla asuu utelias nainen. 0
Our guests were nice people. V-e----me -li--t-------a--ä---. V________ o_____ m______ v_____ V-e-a-m-e o-i-a- m-k-v-a v-k-ä- ------------------------------- Vieraamme olivat mukavaa väkeä. 0
Our guests were polite people. Viera--m- -l--at --ht--i-st- v--eä. V________ o_____ k__________ v_____ V-e-a-m-e o-i-a- k-h-e-i-s-a v-k-ä- ----------------------------------- Vieraamme olivat kohteliasta väkeä. 0
Our guests were interesting people. V--r--mm- ol-va- -i-----t-v-a-v-k--. V________ o_____ k___________ v_____ V-e-a-m-e o-i-a- k-i-n-s-a-a- v-k-ä- ------------------------------------ Vieraamme olivat kiinnostavaa väkeä. 0
I have lovely children. M--ul---------t---- l---ia. M______ o_ k_______ l______ M-n-l-a o- k-l-t-j- l-p-i-. --------------------------- Minulla on kilttejä lapsia. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. M---a-n---ure-ll--o--nenäk--it--l---ia. M____ n__________ o_ n_________ l______ M-t-a n-a-u-e-l-a o- n-n-k-ä-t- l-p-i-. --------------------------------------- Mutta naapureilla on nenäkkäitä lapsia. 0
Are your children well behaved? Ovat---te---n--a----ne-k-l-t-jä? O_____ t_____ l_______ k________ O-a-k- t-i-ä- l-p-e-n- k-l-t-j-? -------------------------------- Ovatko teidän lapsenne kilttejä? 0

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