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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [ochenta]

Adjetivos 3

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She has a dog. Ell- t-e-e -n p---o. E___ t____ u_ p_____ E-l- t-e-e u- p-r-o- -------------------- Ella tiene un perro.
The dog is big. E---e--- -- gr--de. E_ p____ e_ g______ E- p-r-o e- g-a-d-. ------------------- El perro es grande.
She has a big dog. El-- t--ne-u----rr- -rand-. E___ t____ u_ p____ g______ E-l- t-e-e u- p-r-o g-a-d-. --------------------------- Ella tiene un perro grande.
She has a house. E--- -ie-e una ---a. E___ t____ u__ c____ E-l- t-e-e u-a c-s-. -------------------- Ella tiene una casa.
The house is small. La-ca-a-es peq---a. L_ c___ e_ p_______ L- c-s- e- p-q-e-a- ------------------- La casa es pequeña.
She has a small house. E--- -iene-un---a---p-queñ-. E___ t____ u__ c___ p_______ E-l- t-e-e u-a c-s- p-q-e-a- ---------------------------- Ella tiene una casa pequeña.
He is staying in a hotel. Él s--e-t---loja--o--n-----ot--. É_ s_ e___ a_______ e_ u_ h_____ É- s- e-t- a-o-a-d- e- u- h-t-l- -------------------------------- Él se está alojando en un hotel.
The hotel is cheap. E- ho--- es-b--a-o. E_ h____ e_ b______ E- h-t-l e- b-r-t-. ------------------- El hotel es barato.
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Él se-es-á-a--jan-o------ ---el bara--. É_ s_ e___ a_______ e_ u_ h____ b______ É- s- e-t- a-o-a-d- e- u- h-t-l b-r-t-. --------------------------------------- Él se está alojando en un hotel barato.
He has a car. Él------ u- c--h-. É_ t____ u_ c_____ É- t-e-e u- c-c-e- ------------------ Él tiene un coche.
The car is expensive. El-coch- es ---o. E_ c____ e_ c____ E- c-c-e e- c-r-. ----------------- El coche es caro.
He has an expensive car. É- -i-n- -n--oc-e--aro. É_ t____ u_ c____ c____ É- t-e-e u- c-c-e c-r-. ----------------------- Él tiene un coche caro.
He reads a novel. Él ----u-a-n----a. É_ l__ u__ n______ É- l-e u-a n-v-l-. ------------------ Él lee una novela.
The novel is boring. La n---l--e--a-ur---a. L_ n_____ e_ a________ L- n-v-l- e- a-u-r-d-. ---------------------- La novela es aburrida.
He is reading a boring novel. É----- -na nov-l--abu---da. É_ l__ u__ n_____ a________ É- l-e u-a n-v-l- a-u-r-d-. --------------------------- Él lee una novela aburrida.
She is watching a movie. El---es-á----nd- u-a -elícu-a. E___ e___ v_____ u__ p________ E-l- e-t- v-e-d- u-a p-l-c-l-. ------------------------------ Ella está viendo una película.
The movie is exciting. La-p-l--ula--s -n--re---te. L_ p_______ e_ i___________ L- p-l-c-l- e- i-t-r-s-n-e- --------------------------- La película es interesante.
She is watching an exciting movie. Ella-es---v-en-o--na ---íc-l----t--e----e. E___ e___ v_____ u__ p_______ i___________ E-l- e-t- v-e-d- u-a p-l-c-l- i-t-r-s-n-e- ------------------------------------------ Ella está viendo una película interesante.

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