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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [septiņdesmit deviņi]

Īpašības vārdi 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. M-n--u---- -- -i-a -leita. M__ m_____ i_ z___ k______ M-n m-g-r- i- z-l- k-e-t-. -------------------------- Man mugurā ir zila kleita. 0
I am wearing a red dress. Man-m-g-r---r---r---- -l-it-. M__ m_____ i_ s______ k______ M-n m-g-r- i- s-r-a-a k-e-t-. ----------------------------- Man mugurā ir sarkana kleita. 0
I am wearing a green dress. Ma-----u---i- za-a kl-ita. M__ m_____ i_ z___ k______ M-n m-g-r- i- z-ļ- k-e-t-. -------------------------- Man mugurā ir zaļa kleita. 0
I’m buying a black bag. Es-p-r-- me-n- s---. E_ p____ m____ s____ E- p-r-u m-l-u s-m-. -------------------- Es pērku melnu somu. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. E----rku-b-ū-u-s---. E_ p____ b____ s____ E- p-r-u b-ū-u s-m-. -------------------- Es pērku brūnu somu. 0
I’m buying a white bag. E- pē--- -alt----mu. E_ p____ b____ s____ E- p-r-u b-l-u s-m-. -------------------- Es pērku baltu somu. 0
I need a new car. M---v-jag--a--------n-. M__ v____ j____ m______ M-n v-j-g j-u-u m-š-n-. ----------------------- Man vajag jaunu mašīnu. 0
I need a fast car. M----a----ā-ru-mašīn-. M__ v____ ā___ m______ M-n v-j-g ā-r- m-š-n-. ---------------------- Man vajag ātru mašīnu. 0
I need a comfortable car. Ma- ---a-----u-------. M__ v____ ē___ m______ M-n v-j-g ē-t- m-š-n-. ---------------------- Man vajag ērtu mašīnu. 0
An old lady lives at the top. T-r -ugš--d--vo--eca -----e--. T__ a____ d____ v___ s________ T-r a-g-ā d-ī-o v-c- s-e-i-t-. ------------------------------ Tur augšā dzīvo veca sieviete. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. Tur--u--------o resn---ievi-t-. T__ a____ d____ r____ s________ T-r a-g-ā d-ī-o r-s-a s-e-i-t-. ------------------------------- Tur augšā dzīvo resna sieviete. 0
A curious lady lives below. T-r--e-ā-d-īv- -iņk--ī-a s---ie--. T__ l___ d____ z________ s________ T-r l-j- d-ī-o z-ņ-ā-ī-a s-e-i-t-. ---------------------------------- Tur lejā dzīvo ziņkārīga sieviete. 0
Our guests were nice people. M-s---i--i-bi-a -au------dis. M___ v____ b___ j____ ļ______ M-s- v-e-i b-j- j-u-i ļ-u-i-. ----------------------------- Mūsu viesi bija jauki ļaudis. 0
Our guests were polite people. Mū---vi-s---ija ----lā--gi ļa-d-s. M___ v____ b___ p_________ ļ______ M-s- v-e-i b-j- p-e-l-j-g- ļ-u-i-. ---------------------------------- Mūsu viesi bija pieklājīgi ļaudis. 0
Our guests were interesting people. Mū-u vi-si --ja in-e--sa-ti ļ---is. M___ v____ b___ i__________ ļ______ M-s- v-e-i b-j- i-t-r-s-n-i ļ-u-i-. ----------------------------------- Mūsu viesi bija interesanti ļaudis. 0
I have lovely children. M-n ---m--- -ēr-i. M__ i_ m___ b_____ M-n i- m-ļ- b-r-i- ------------------ Man ir mīļi bērni. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. Be- -a----i----r n--a-n-g- b-rn-. B__ k________ i_ n________ b_____ B-t k-i-i-i-m i- n-k-u-ī-i b-r-i- --------------------------------- Bet kaimiņiem ir nekaunīgi bērni. 0
Are your children well behaved? Va--Jū-u---rn- ---r-t--? V__ J___ b____ i_ r_____ V-i J-s- b-r-i i- r-t-i- ------------------------ Vai Jūsu bērni ir rātni? 0

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