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Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [astoņdesmit]

Īpašības vārdi 3

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She has a dog. Vi-a- ir--u--. V____ i_ s____ V-ņ-i i- s-n-. -------------- Viņai ir suns. 0
The dog is big. Suns-i--lie-s. S___ i_ l_____ S-n- i- l-e-s- -------------- Suns ir liels. 0
She has a big dog. Vi--i i---------un-. V____ i_ l____ s____ V-ņ-i i- l-e-s s-n-. -------------------- Viņai ir liels suns. 0
She has a house. Viņai-----ā--. V____ i_ m____ V-ņ-i i- m-j-. -------------- Viņai ir māja. 0
The house is small. M--a-i- -az-. M___ i_ m____ M-j- i- m-z-. ------------- Māja ir maza. 0
She has a small house. V---- -- ---a-----. V____ i_ m___ m____ V-ņ-i i- m-z- m-j-. ------------------- Viņai ir maza māja. 0
He is staying in a hotel. Viņ- dzīv-----snī-ā. V___ d____ v________ V-ņ- d-ī-o v-e-n-c-. -------------------- Viņš dzīvo viesnīcā. 0
The hotel is cheap. V---------r-----. V_______ i_ l____ V-e-n-c- i- l-t-. ----------------- Viesnīca ir lēta. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Vi-- d--v--l-t- vi--n-cā. V___ d____ l___ v________ V-ņ- d-ī-o l-t- v-e-n-c-. ------------------------- Viņš dzīvo lētā viesnīcā. 0
He has a car. Vi--m--r---š-n-. V____ i_ m______ V-ņ-m i- m-š-n-. ---------------- Viņam ir mašīna. 0
The car is expensive. M--īn--i--d-rga. M_____ i_ d_____ M-š-n- i- d-r-a- ---------------- Mašīna ir dārga. 0
He has an expensive car. V-ņam i----r-a--a----. V____ i_ d____ m______ V-ņ-m i- d-r-a m-š-n-. ---------------------- Viņam ir dārga mašīna. 0
He reads a novel. V--š-l-s- r--ānu. V___ l___ r______ V-ņ- l-s- r-m-n-. ----------------- Viņš lasa romānu. 0
The novel is boring. R--ā-s -r-garl---īg-. R_____ i_ g__________ R-m-n- i- g-r-a-c-g-. --------------------- Romāns ir garlaicīgs. 0
He is reading a boring novel. Viņ-----a-ga----cīgu--o----. V___ l___ g_________ r______ V-ņ- l-s- g-r-a-c-g- r-m-n-. ---------------------------- Viņš lasa garlaicīgu romānu. 0
She is watching a movie. Viņa s---ā- -ilmu. V___ s_____ f_____ V-ņ- s-a-ā- f-l-u- ------------------ Viņa skatās filmu. 0
The movie is exciting. Fi----i--a--ra---š-. F____ i_ a__________ F-l-a i- a-z-a-j-š-. -------------------- Filma ir aizraujoša. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. Vi-a --a--s -i-ra-jo-u -il--. V___ s_____ a_________ f_____ V-ņ- s-a-ā- a-z-a-j-š- f-l-u- ----------------------------- Viņa skatās aizraujošu filmu. 0

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