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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [settantanove]

Aggettivi 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. I-dosso un-abito a-zu-r-. I______ u_ a____ a_______ I-d-s-o u- a-i-o a-z-r-o- ------------------------- Indosso un abito azzurro. 0
I am wearing a red dress. Ind-sso u- ----o r-ss-. I______ u_ a____ r_____ I-d-s-o u- a-i-o r-s-o- ----------------------- Indosso un abito rosso. 0
I am wearing a green dress. I--os-- un abit--ve--e. I______ u_ a____ v_____ I-d-s-o u- a-i-o v-r-e- ----------------------- Indosso un abito verde. 0
I’m buying a black bag. C--pr---n---or-a nera. C_____ u__ b____ n____ C-m-r- u-a b-r-a n-r-. ---------------------- Compro una borsa nera. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. Com-r- --- -o----mar---e. C_____ u__ b____ m_______ C-m-r- u-a b-r-a m-r-o-e- ------------------------- Compro una borsa marrone. 0
I’m buying a white bag. Co--ro--n- -orsa b---c-. C_____ u__ b____ b______ C-m-r- u-a b-r-a b-a-c-. ------------------------ Compro una borsa bianca. 0
I need a new car. Ho -isogn- -i --a ma-c-i-a -uov-. H_ b______ d_ u__ m_______ n_____ H- b-s-g-o d- u-a m-c-h-n- n-o-a- --------------------------------- Ho bisogno di una macchina nuova. 0
I need a fast car. H- -i--gno ---u-- ma-c--na ----ce. H_ b______ d_ u__ m_______ v______ H- b-s-g-o d- u-a m-c-h-n- v-l-c-. ---------------------------------- Ho bisogno di una macchina veloce. 0
I need a comfortable car. Ho-b-s-g-- ---una--a--h--a-co-oda. H_ b______ d_ u__ m_______ c______ H- b-s-g-o d- u-a m-c-h-n- c-m-d-. ---------------------------------- Ho bisogno di una macchina comoda. 0
An old lady lives at the top. L--sù abi----n- d---a--n-ian-. L____ a____ u__ d____ a_______ L-s-ù a-i-a u-a d-n-a a-z-a-a- ------------------------------ Lassù abita una donna anziana. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. Las-- -b-t- un----nna g----a. L____ a____ u__ d____ g______ L-s-ù a-i-a u-a d-n-a g-a-s-. ----------------------------- Lassù abita una donna grassa. 0
A curious lady lives below. L-ggiù-a--ta-un---o--- -uri-s-. L_____ a____ u__ d____ c_______ L-g-i- a-i-a u-a d-n-a c-r-o-a- ------------------------------- Laggiù abita una donna curiosa. 0
Our guests were nice people. I ---tri o------er--o --rini. I n_____ o_____ e____ c______ I n-s-r- o-p-t- e-a-o c-r-n-. ----------------------------- I nostri ospiti erano carini. 0
Our guests were polite people. I no---- os-iti-e-a-- -e--il-. I n_____ o_____ e____ g_______ I n-s-r- o-p-t- e-a-o g-n-i-i- ------------------------------ I nostri ospiti erano gentili. 0
Our guests were interesting people. I n----i----iti-----o--n-eress-nti. I n_____ o_____ e____ i____________ I n-s-r- o-p-t- e-a-o i-t-r-s-a-t-. ----------------------------------- I nostri ospiti erano interessanti. 0
I have lovely children. Ho-dei c--- ---b-ni. H_ d__ c___ b_______ H- d-i c-r- b-m-i-i- -------------------- Ho dei cari bambini. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. M- i-vi-in- -a-n--d-- b-m--n----p-rt-----i. M_ i v_____ h____ d__ b______ i____________ M- i v-c-n- h-n-o d-i b-m-i-i i-p-r-i-e-t-. ------------------------------------------- Ma i vicini hanno dei bambini impertinenti. 0
Are your children well behaved? So-- -u--i i--u---b---in-? S___ b____ i S___ b_______ S-n- b-o-i i S-o- b-m-i-i- -------------------------- Sono buoni i Suoi bambini? 0

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