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ದೇಶಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಷೆಗಳು

5 [five]

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೫ [ಐದು]

5 [Aidu]

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ದೇಶಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಷೆಗಳು

[dēśagaḷu mattu bhāṣegaḷu]

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John is from London. ಜಾ-- ಲ-------- ಬ---------. ಜಾನ್ ಲಂಡನ್ನಿಂದ ಬಂದಿದ್ದಾನೆ. 0
jā- l---------- b---------. jān laṇḍanninda bandiddāne. 		+
London is in Great Britain. ಲಂ--- ಇ---------------. ಲಂಡನ್ ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡಿನಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 0
La---- i--------------. Laṇḍan iṅgleṇḍinallide. 		+
He speaks English. ಅವ-- ಇ------- ಮ------------. ಅವನು ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. 0
Av--- i----- m------------. Avanu iṅgliṣ mātanāḍuttāne. 		+
     
Maria is from Madrid. ಮರ-- ಮ--------- ನ--- ಬ---------. ಮರಿಯ ಮ್ಯಾಡ್ರಿಡ್ ನಿಂದ ಬಂದಿದ್ದಾಳೆ. 0
Ma---- m------ n---- b---------. Mariya myāḍriḍ ninda bandiddāḷe. 		+
Madrid is in Spain. ಮ್-------- ಸ----- ನ-----ೆ ಮ್ಯಾಡ್ರಿಡ್ ಸ್ಪೇನ್ ನಲ್ಲಿದೆ 0
My----- s--- n-----e Myāḍriḍ spēn nallide 		+
She speaks Spanish. ಅವ-- ಸ------- ಮ------------. ಅವಳು ಸ್ಪಾನಿಷ್ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ. 0
av--- s----- m------------. avaḷu spāniṣ mātanāḍuttāḷe. 		+
     
Peter and Martha are from Berlin. ಪೀ--- ಮ---- ಮ---- ಬ------ ನ--- ಬ---------. ಪೀಟರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾರ್ಥ ಬರ್ಲೀನ್ ನಿಂದ ಬಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 0
Pī--- m---- m----- b----- n---- b---------. Pīṭar mattu mārtha barlīn ninda bandiddāre. 		+
Berlin is in Germany. ಬರ----- ಜ------------. ಬರ್ಲೀನ್ ಜರ್ಮನಿಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 0
Ba---- j-------------. Barlīn jarmaniyallide. 		+
Do both of you speak German? ನೀ------- ಜ----- ಮ-----------? ನೀವಿಬ್ಬರು ಜರ್ಮನ್ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತೀರ? 0
Nī------- j----- m------------? Nīvibbaru jarman mātanāḍuttīra? 		+
     
London is a capital city. ಲಂ--- ಒ--- ರ------. ಲಂಡನ್ ಒಂದು ರಾಜಧಾನಿ. 0
La---- o--- r--------. Laṇḍan ondu rājadhāni. 		+
Madrid and Berlin are also capital cities. ಮ್-------- ಮ---- ಬ------ ರ---------. ಮ್ಯಾಡ್ರಿಡ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬರ್ಲೀನ್ ರಾಜಧಾನಿಗಳು. 0
My----- m---- b----- r------------. Myāḍriḍ mattu barlīn rājadhānigaḷu. 		+
Capital cities are big and noisy. ರಾ-------- ದ------ ಮ---- ಗ----- ಜ-----. ರಾಜಧಾನಿಗಳು ದೊಡ್ದವು ಮತ್ತು ಗದ್ದಲದ ಜಾಗಗಳು. 0
Rā----------- d------ m---- g-------- j-------. Rājadhānigaḷu doḍdavu mattu gaddalada jāgagaḷu. 		+
     
France is in Europe. ಫ್------ ಯ----- ನ------. ಫ್ರಾನ್ಸ್ ಯುರೋಪ್ ನಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 0
Ph---- y---- n------. Phrāns yurōp nallide. 		+
Egypt is in Africa. ಈಜ----- ಆ-------------. ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 0
Īj--- ā-------------. Ījipṭ āphrikādallide. 		+
Japan is in Asia. ಜಪ--- ಏ-----------. ಜಪಾನ್ ಏಷಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 0
Ja--- ē-----------. Japān ēṣiyādallide. 		+
     
Canada is in North America. ಕೆ--- ಉ---- ಅ-------------. ಕೆನಡಾ ಉತ್ತರ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 0
Ke---- u----- a-------------. Kenaḍā uttara amerikādallide. 		+
Panama is in Central America. ಪನ-- ಮ--- ಅ-------------. ಪನಾಮ ಮಧ್ಯ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 0
Pa---- m----- a-------------. Panāma madhya amerikādallide. 		+
Brazil is in South America. ಬ್------ ದ----- ಅ-------------. ಬ್ರೆಝಿಲ್ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 0
Br----- d------ a-------------. Brejhil dakṣiṇa amerikādallide. 		+
     

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