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81 [eighty-one]

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81 [okdek unu]

Is-tempo 1

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to write skribi s----- s-r-b- ------ skribi 0
He wrote a letter. Li-skr--i- l-t--on. L- s------ l------- L- s-r-b-s l-t-r-n- ------------------- Li skribis leteron. 0
And she wrote a card. Kaj -i-sk-i-is ka-t--. K-- ŝ- s------ k------ K-j ŝ- s-r-b-s k-r-o-. ---------------------- Kaj ŝi skribis karton. 0
to read legi l--- l-g- ---- legi 0
He read a magazine. L--leg-s-r-v---. L- l---- r------ L- l-g-s r-v-o-. ---------------- Li legis revuon. 0
And she read a book. K---ŝ- l-g-s l-----. K-- ŝ- l---- l------ K-j ŝ- l-g-s l-b-o-. -------------------- Kaj ŝi legis libron. 0
to take p--ni p---- p-e-i ----- preni 0
He took a cigarette. Li p--n-s cig-re--n. L- p----- c--------- L- p-e-i- c-g-r-d-n- -------------------- Li prenis cigaredon. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. Ŝ- preni--p--o---a-ĉokola-o. Ŝ- p----- p---- d- ĉ-------- Ŝ- p-e-i- p-c-n d- ĉ-k-l-d-. ---------------------------- Ŝi prenis pecon da ĉokolado. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. Li-es--------i----- s-d -i --tis---de-a. L- e---- m--------- s-- ŝ- e---- f------ L- e-t-s m-l-i-e-a- s-d ŝ- e-t-s f-d-l-. ---------------------------------------- Li estis malfidela, sed ŝi estis fidela. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Li----i- m--di---ent-,-se-----------dil-gen-a. L- e---- m------------ s-- ŝ- e---- d--------- L- e-t-s m-l-i-i-e-t-, s-d ŝ- e-t-s d-l-g-n-a- ---------------------------------------------- Li estis maldiligenta, sed ŝi estis diligenta. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. Li-e-ti--m--r-ĉ-, se- -i---ti--r-ĉa. L- e---- m------- s-- ŝ- e---- r---- L- e-t-s m-l-i-a- s-d ŝ- e-t-s r-ĉ-. ------------------------------------ Li estis malriĉa, sed ŝi estis riĉa. 0
He had no money, only debts. Li ---h--i- mon--, sed ma-e---l---n. L- n- h---- m----- s-- m--- ŝ------- L- n- h-v-s m-n-n- s-d m-l- ŝ-l-o-n- ------------------------------------ Li ne havis monon, sed male ŝuldojn. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. L- ne ------bon-anc-,-s----ale--al-on---ca. L- n- e---- b-------- s-- m--- m----------- L- n- e-t-s b-n-a-c-, s-d m-l- m-l-o-ŝ-n-a- ------------------------------------------- Li ne estis bonŝanca, sed male malbonŝanca. 0
He had no success, only failure. L- -e --vis--uk--s-n- -ed---l- mals---e---. L- n- h---- s-------- s-- m--- m----------- L- n- h-v-s s-k-e-o-, s-d m-l- m-l-u-c-s-n- ------------------------------------------- Li ne havis sukceson, sed male malsukceson. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. Li n--e-ti--ko-te-ta, se- ---- ma--onten-a. L- n- e---- k-------- s-- m--- m----------- L- n- e-t-s k-n-e-t-, s-d m-l- m-l-o-t-n-a- ------------------------------------------- Li ne estis kontenta, sed male malkontenta. 0
He was not happy, but sad. Li-ne -sti- -eli-a- -ed-ma-- -a---liĉ-. L- n- e---- f------ s-- m--- m--------- L- n- e-t-s f-l-ĉ-, s-d m-l- m-l-e-i-a- --------------------------------------- Li ne estis feliĉa, sed male malfeliĉa. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. L- n- es-i- --m--tia- -e-------m-ls---a-ia. L- n- e---- s-------- s-- m--- m----------- L- n- e-t-s s-m-a-i-, s-d m-l- m-l-i-p-t-a- ------------------------------------------- Li ne estis simpatia, sed male malsimpatia. 0

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