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81 [eighty-one]

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81 [optzeci şi unu]

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to write a--crie a scrie a s-r-e ------- a scrie 0
He wrote a letter. E--s---a-o ---i-oa-e. El scria o scrisoare. E- s-r-a o s-r-s-a-e- --------------------- El scria o scrisoare. 0
And she wrote a card. Şi--a--c--a---ve-ere. Şi ea scria o vedere. Ş- e- s-r-a o v-d-r-. --------------------- Şi ea scria o vedere. 0
to read a--iti a citi a c-t- ------ a citi 0
He read a magazine. E- c-t--------s-r-t-. El citea o ilustrată. E- c-t-a o i-u-t-a-ă- --------------------- El citea o ilustrată. 0
And she read a book. Ş- e---ite--o ca-t-. Şi ea citea o carte. Ş- e- c-t-a o c-r-e- -------------------- Şi ea citea o carte. 0
to take a lua a lua a l-a ----- a lua 0
He took a cigarette. E----l--- --ţig-r-. El a luat o ţigară. E- a l-a- o ţ-g-r-. ------------------- El a luat o ţigară. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. Ea-- -ua-----uc-tă--e cioco-at-. Ea a luat o bucată de ciocolată. E- a l-a- o b-c-t- d- c-o-o-a-ă- -------------------------------- Ea a luat o bucată de ciocolată. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. El er- in-id-l--da---- e-- f--e-ă. El era infidel, dar ea era fidelă. E- e-a i-f-d-l- d-r e- e-a f-d-l-. ---------------------------------- El era infidel, dar ea era fidelă. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. El -ra-leneş- da--e- -r- h-rn--ă. El era leneş, dar ea era harnică. E- e-a l-n-ş- d-r e- e-a h-r-i-ă- --------------------------------- El era leneş, dar ea era harnică. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. El -ra -ărac,--a- ----ra b---tă. El era sărac, dar ea era bogată. E- e-a s-r-c- d-r e- e-a b-g-t-. -------------------------------- El era sărac, dar ea era bogată. 0
He had no money, only debts. E--n- ----u- ----- ---dat-r--. El nu a avut bani, ci datorii. E- n- a a-u- b-n-, c- d-t-r-i- ------------------------------ El nu a avut bani, ci datorii. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. El n--a-avu- ---oc--c- --in-o-. El nu a avut noroc, ci ghinion. E- n- a a-u- n-r-c- c- g-i-i-n- ------------------------------- El nu a avut noroc, ci ghinion. 0
He had no success, only failure. El nu --avut-su-c-s, ---insucces. El nu a avut succes, ci insucces. E- n- a a-u- s-c-e-, c- i-s-c-e-. --------------------------------- El nu a avut succes, ci insucces. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. E- nu---f-----ulţ---t, c- n-----um--. El nu a fost mulţumit, ci nemulţumit. E- n- a f-s- m-l-u-i-, c- n-m-l-u-i-. ------------------------------------- El nu a fost mulţumit, ci nemulţumit. 0
He was not happy, but sad. E---u a--o-- --ricit, ci-nef--ic-t. El nu a fost fericit, ci nefericit. E- n- a f-s- f-r-c-t- c- n-f-r-c-t- ----------------------------------- El nu a fost fericit, ci nefericit. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. El-n- a-fos--s-m---i---c----ti-a-i-. El nu a fost simpatic, ci antipatic. E- n- a f-s- s-m-a-i-, c- a-t-p-t-c- ------------------------------------ El nu a fost simpatic, ci antipatic. 0

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