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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [setanta-nou]

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I am wearing a blue dress. Por------v--t-t ---u. Porto un vestit blau. P-r-o u- v-s-i- b-a-. --------------------- Porto un vestit blau. 0
I am wearing a red dress. P-rto -n---s-i--verm-l-. Porto un vestit vermell. P-r-o u- v-s-i- v-r-e-l- ------------------------ Porto un vestit vermell. 0
I am wearing a green dress. P--t- un v-sti---erd. Porto un vestit verd. P-r-o u- v-s-i- v-r-. --------------------- Porto un vestit verd. 0
I’m buying a black bag. Co-pr---n--b--s-----ra. Compro una bossa negra. C-m-r- u-a b-s-a n-g-a- ----------------------- Compro una bossa negra. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. C--pr- --a -oss- -a-r-. Compro una bossa marró. C-m-r- u-a b-s-a m-r-ó- ----------------------- Compro una bossa marró. 0
I’m buying a white bag. C-m----un---os-- b-a-c-. Compro una bossa blanca. C-m-r- u-a b-s-a b-a-c-. ------------------------ Compro una bossa blanca. 0
I need a new car. N-c-ssit--un c-txe n-u. Necessito un cotxe nou. N-c-s-i-o u- c-t-e n-u- ----------------------- Necessito un cotxe nou. 0
I need a fast car. N-c--s-to -n--o-x--r-pid. Necessito un cotxe ràpid. N-c-s-i-o u- c-t-e r-p-d- ------------------------- Necessito un cotxe ràpid. 0
I need a comfortable car. N-ces--to-un c---e -----e. Necessito un cotxe còmode. N-c-s-i-o u- c-t-e c-m-d-. -------------------------- Necessito un cotxe còmode. 0
An old lady lives at the top. A-dal---i viu---a--o---gr-- /-v-l-a. A dalt hi viu una dona gran / vella. A d-l- h- v-u u-a d-n- g-a- / v-l-a- ------------------------------------ A dalt hi viu una dona gran / vella. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. A-------i-v-u un---on----a--a. A dalt hi viu una dona grassa. A d-l- h- v-u u-a d-n- g-a-s-. ------------------------------ A dalt hi viu una dona grassa. 0
A curious lady lives below. A-b----hi-vi- un--d-n----ri-s-. A baix hi viu una dona curiosa. A b-i- h- v-u u-a d-n- c-r-o-a- ------------------------------- A baix hi viu una dona curiosa. 0
Our guests were nice people. E--------es con-i--ts--ren g-nt sim-àti-a. Els nostres convidats eren gent simpàtica. E-s n-s-r-s c-n-i-a-s e-e- g-n- s-m-à-i-a- ------------------------------------------ Els nostres convidats eren gent simpàtica. 0
Our guests were polite people. E-- ------s--o-vid--s--r-n--e-t--d--ada. Els nostres convidats eren gent educada. E-s n-s-r-s c-n-i-a-s e-e- g-n- e-u-a-a- ---------------------------------------- Els nostres convidats eren gent educada. 0
Our guests were interesting people. E---n-stres -o--id-ts e-en ---- i-tere-s-n-. Els nostres convidats eren gent interessant. E-s n-s-r-s c-n-i-a-s e-e- g-n- i-t-r-s-a-t- -------------------------------------------- Els nostres convidats eren gent interessant. 0
I have lovely children. T--c uns --l---enc--t----s. Tinc uns fills encantadors. T-n- u-s f-l-s e-c-n-a-o-s- --------------------------- Tinc uns fills encantadors. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. Però--ls--eï---te-en --s---ns maled--at-. Però els veïns tenen uns nens maleducats. P-r- e-s v-ï-s t-n-n u-s n-n- m-l-d-c-t-. ----------------------------------------- Però els veïns tenen uns nens maleducats. 0
Are your children well behaved? Q----s-po-te--b- els s--s -ill-? Que es porten bé els seus fills? Q-e e- p-r-e- b- e-s s-u- f-l-s- -------------------------------- Que es porten bé els seus fills? 0

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