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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [семдзесят дзевяць]

79 [semdzesyat dzevyats’]

Прыметнікі 2

[Prymetnіkі 2]

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I am wearing a blue dress. На м-- с---- с------. На мне сіняя сукенка. 0
Na m-- s------ s------.Na mne sіnyaya sukenka.
I am wearing a red dress. На м-- ч------- с------. На мне чырвоная сукенка. 0
Na m-- c--------- s------.Na mne chyrvonaya sukenka.
I am wearing a green dress. На м-- з------ с------. На мне зялёная сукенка. 0
Na m-- z-------- s------.Na mne zyalenaya sukenka.
I’m buying a black bag. Я к----- ч----- с----. Я купляю чорную сумку. 0
Ya k------- c------- s----.Ya kuplyayu chornuyu sumku.
I’m buying a brown bag. Я к----- к--------- с----. Я купляю карычневую сумку. 0
Ya k------- k----------- s----.Ya kuplyayu karychnevuyu sumku.
I’m buying a white bag. Я к----- б---- с----. Я купляю белую сумку. 0
Ya k------- b----- s----.Ya kuplyayu beluyu sumku.
I need a new car. Мн- п------- н--- а---------. Мне патрэбны новы аўтамабіль. 0
Mn- p------- n--- a---------.Mne patrebny novy autamabіl’.
I need a fast car. Мн- п------- х---- а---------. Мне патрэбны хуткі аўтамабіль. 0
Mn- p------- k----- a---------.Mne patrebny khutkі autamabіl’.
I need a comfortable car. Мн- п------- ў------ а---------. Мне патрэбны ўтульны аўтамабіль. 0
Mn- p------- u------ a---------.Mne patrebny utul’ny autamabіl’.
An old lady lives at the top. Та- н------ ж--- с----- ж------. Там наверсе жыве старая жанчына. 0
Ta- n------ z---- s------ z--------.Tam naverse zhyve staraya zhanchyna.
A fat lady lives at the top. Та- н------ ж--- т------ ж------. Там наверсе жыве тоўстая жанчына. 0
Ta- n------ z---- t------- z--------.Tam naverse zhyve toustaya zhanchyna.
A curious lady lives below. Та- у---- ж--- ц------- ж------. Там унізе жыве цікаўная жанчына. 0
Ta- u---- z---- t--------- z--------.Tam unіze zhyve tsіkaunaya zhanchyna.
Our guests were nice people. На-- г---- б--- п------- л----. Нашы госці былі прыемныя людзі. 0
Na--- g----- b--- p-------- l-----.Nashy gostsі bylі pryemnyya lyudzі.
Our guests were polite people. На-- г---- б--- в------- л----. Нашы госці былі ветлівыя людзі. 0
Na--- g----- b--- v-------- l-----.Nashy gostsі bylі vetlіvyya lyudzі.
Our guests were interesting people. На-- г---- б--- ц------ л----. Нашы госці былі цікавыя людзі. 0
Na--- g----- b--- t-------- l-----.Nashy gostsі bylі tsіkavyya lyudzі.
I have lovely children. У м--- м---- д----. У мяне мілыя дзеці. 0
U m---- m----- d-----.U myane mіlyya dzetsі.
But the neighbours have naughty children. Ал- ў с------- н------- д----. Але ў суседзяў нахабныя дзеці. 0
Al- u s-------- n--------- d-----.Ale u susedzyau nakhabnyya dzetsі.
Are your children well behaved? У В-- д----- д----? У Вас добрыя дзеці? 0
U V-- d------ d-----?U Vas dobryya dzetsі?

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