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Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [osiemdziesiąt]

Przymiotniki 3

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She has a dog. O-- -a p--. O-- m- p--- O-a m- p-a- ----------- Ona ma psa. 0
The dog is big. T-n -ie- j-s---uż-. T-- p--- j--- d---- T-n p-e- j-s- d-ż-. ------------------- Ten pies jest duży. 0
She has a big dog. On- ma --żego -s-. O-- m- d----- p--- O-a m- d-ż-g- p-a- ------------------ Ona ma dużego psa. 0
She has a house. O-a-----om. O-- m- d--- O-a m- d-m- ----------- Ona ma dom. 0
The house is small. Ten -om j-----a-y. T-- d-- j--- m---- T-n d-m j-s- m-ł-. ------------------ Ten dom jest mały. 0
She has a small house. O-- -a m-ły -om. O-- m- m--- d--- O-a m- m-ł- d-m- ---------------- Ona ma mały dom. 0
He is staying in a hotel. O- m--szk- - h--e--. O- m------ w h------ O- m-e-z-a w h-t-l-. -------------------- On mieszka w hotelu. 0
The hotel is cheap. T-n -o----j-s--ta--. T-- h---- j--- t---- T-n h-t-l j-s- t-n-. -------------------- Ten hotel jest tani. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. O- m-----a w -an-- hotelu. O- m------ w t---- h------ O- m-e-z-a w t-n-m h-t-l-. -------------------------- On mieszka w tanim hotelu. 0
He has a car. O- m--sa--c-ód- /-On -a--uto. O- m- s-------- / O- m- a---- O- m- s-m-c-ó-. / O- m- a-t-. ----------------------------- On ma samochód. / On ma auto. 0
The car is expensive. Te- --mo-h-- je----r--i. / -o au---j--t-d-----. T-- s------- j--- d----- / T- a--- j--- d------ T-n s-m-c-ó- j-s- d-o-i- / T- a-t- j-s- d-o-i-. ----------------------------------------------- Ten samochód jest drogi. / To auto jest drogie. 0
He has an expensive car. O- m---rogi-s-m--h-------n -a---------u--. O- m- d---- s-------- / O- m- d----- a---- O- m- d-o-i s-m-c-ó-. / O- m- d-o-i- a-t-. ------------------------------------------ On ma drogi samochód. / On ma drogie auto. 0
He reads a novel. On--zyt- -o--eść. O- c---- p------- O- c-y-a p-w-e-ć- ----------------- On czyta powieść. 0
The novel is boring. T- po---ść-jes- nud--. T- p------ j--- n----- T- p-w-e-ć j-s- n-d-a- ---------------------- Ta powieść jest nudna. 0
He is reading a boring novel. O--c---- --d---pow-eść. O- c---- n---- p------- O- c-y-a n-d-ą p-w-e-ć- ----------------------- On czyta nudną powieść. 0
She is watching a movie. On--o-l-d- fi--. O-- o----- f---- O-a o-l-d- f-l-. ---------------- Ona ogląda film. 0
The movie is exciting. Te- f-l- -e-- -a-d-- in--r--uj-cy. T-- f--- j--- b----- i------------ T-n f-l- j-s- b-r-z- i-t-r-s-j-c-. ---------------------------------- Ten film jest bardzo interesujący. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. On- o--ą-- b-rd-- ------s--ą-- --l-. O-- o----- b----- i----------- f---- O-a o-l-d- b-r-z- i-t-r-s-j-c- f-l-. ------------------------------------ Ona ogląda bardzo interesujący film. 0

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