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Пхъэшъхьэ-мышъхьэхэр ыкIи гъомлапхъэхэр

15 [fifteen]

Fruits and food

Fruits and food

15 [пшIыкIутфы]

15 [pshIykIutfy]

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Пхъэшъхьэ-мышъхьэхэр ыкIи гъомлапхъэхэр

[Phjeshh'je-myshh'jehjer ykIi gomlaphjehjer]

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I have a strawberry. Сэ ц---- с--. Сэ цумпэ сиI. 0
Sj- c----- s--. Sje cumpje siI. 		+
I have a kiwi and a melon. Сэ к--- ы--- н--- с--. Сэ киви ыкIи нашэ сиI. 0
Sj- k--- y--- n----- s--. Sje kivi ykIi nashje siI. 		+
I have an orange and a grapefruit. Сэ а------- ы--- г-------- с--. Сэ апельсин ыкIи грейпфрут сиI. 0
Sj- a------- y--- g-------- s--. Sje apel'sin ykIi grejpfrut siI. 		+
     
I have an apple and a mango. Сэ м------- ы--- м---- с--. Сэ мыIэрысэ ыкIи манго сиI. 0
Sj- m--------- y--- m---- s--. Sje myIjerysje ykIi mango siI. 		+
I have a banana and a pineapple. Сэ б---- ы--- а----- с--. Сэ банан ыкIи ананас сиI. 0
Sj- b---- y--- a----- s--. Sje banan ykIi ananas siI. 		+
I am making a fruit salad. Сэ п---------------- с---- с----. Сэ пхъэшъхьэ-мышъхьэ салат сэшIы. 0
Sj- p------------------ s---- s------. Sje phjeshh'je-myshh'je salat sjeshIy. 		+
     
I am eating toast. Сэ т--- с----. Сэ тост сэшхы. 0
Sj- t--- s------. Sje tost sjeshhy. 		+
I am eating toast with butter. Сэ т----- т--- д------. Сэ тостым тхъу дэсэшхы. 0
Sj- t----- t-- d---------. Sje tostym thu djesjeshhy. 		+
I am eating toast with butter and jam. Сэ т----- т----- д----- д------. Сэ тостым тхъурэ джемрэ дэсэшхы. 0
Sj- t----- t----- d------- d---------. Sje tostym thurje dzhemrje djesjeshhy. 		+
     
I am eating a sandwich. Сэ с------ с----. Сэ сэндвич сэшхы. 0
Sj- s-------- s------. Sje sjendvich sjeshhy. 		+
I am eating a sandwich with margarine. Сэ с-------- м------- д------. Сэ сэндвичым маргарин дэсэшхы. 0
Sj- s---------- m------- d---------. Sje sjendvichym margarin djesjeshhy. 		+
I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes. Сэ с-------- м--------- п-------- д------. Сэ сэндвичым маргаринрэ помидоррэ дэсэшхы. 0
Sj- s---------- m---------- p--------- d---------. Sje sjendvichym margarinrje pomidorrje djesjeshhy. 		+
     
We need bread and rice. Тэ х--------- п------ т--------. Тэ хьалыгъурэ пынджрэ тищыкIагъ. 0
Tj- h--------- p-------- t---------. Tje h'alygurje pyndzhrje tishhykIag. 		+
We need fish and steaks. Тэ п------ ы--- л- т--------. Тэ пцэжъые ыкIи лы тищыкIагъ. 0
Tj- p------- y--- l- t---------. Tje pcjezhye ykIi ly tishhykIag. 		+
We need pizza and spaghetti. Тэ п---- ы--- с------- т--------. Тэ пиццэ ыкIи спагетти тищыкIагъ. 0
Tj- p----- y--- s------- t---------. Tje piccje ykIi spagetti tishhykIag. 		+
     
What else do we need? Сы- д---- т----------? Сыд джыри тищыкIагъэр? 0
Sy- d----- t------------? Syd dzhyri tishhykIagjer? 		+
We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup. Тэ п--- ы--- п--------- х----------- п-- т----------. Тэ пхъы ыкIи помидорхэр хьантхъупсым пае тищыкIагъэх. 0
Tj- p-- y--- p---------- h---------- p-- t------------. Tje phy ykIi pomidorhjer h'anthupsym pae tishhykIagjeh. 		+
Where is the supermarket? Су----------- т--- щ--? Супермаркетыр тыдэ щыI? 0
Su----------- t---- s----? Supermarketyr tydje shhyI? 		+
     

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