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Früchte und Lebensmittel

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Fruits and food

Fruits and food

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Früchte und Lebensmittel

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I have a strawberry. Ic- h--- e--- E-------. Ich habe eine Erdbeere. 0 +
I have a kiwi and a melon. Ic- h--- e--- K--- u-- e--- M-----. Ich habe eine Kiwi und eine Melone. 0 +
I have an orange and a grapefruit. Ic- h--- e--- O----- u-- e--- G---------. Ich habe eine Orange und eine Grapefruit. 0 +
     
I have an apple and a mango. Ic- h--- e---- A---- u-- e--- M----. Ich habe einen Apfel und eine Mango. 0 +
I have a banana and a pineapple. Ic- h--- e--- B----- u-- e--- A-----. Ich habe eine Banane und eine Ananas. 0 +
I am making a fruit salad. Ic- m---- e---- O--------. Ich mache einen Obstsalat. 0 +
     
I am eating toast. Ic- e--- e---- T----. Ich esse einen Toast. 0 +
I am eating toast with butter. Ic- e--- e---- T---- m-- B-----. Ich esse einen Toast mit Butter. 0 +
I am eating toast with butter and jam. Ic- e--- e---- T---- m-- B----- u-- M--------. Ich esse einen Toast mit Butter und Marmelade. 0 +
     
I am eating a sandwich. Ic- e--- e-- S-------. Ich esse ein Sandwich. 0 +
I am eating a sandwich with margarine. Ic- e--- e-- S------- m-- M--------. Ich esse ein Sandwich mit Margarine. 0 +
I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes. Ic- e--- e-- S------- m-- M-------- u-- T-----. Ich esse ein Sandwich mit Margarine und Tomate. 0 +
     
We need bread and rice. Wi- b------- B--- u-- R---. Wir brauchen Brot und Reis. 0 +
We need fish and steaks. Wi- b------- F---- u-- S-----. Wir brauchen Fisch und Steaks. 0 +
We need pizza and spaghetti. Wi- b------- P---- u-- S-------. Wir brauchen Pizza und Spagetti. 0 +
     
What else do we need? Wa- b------- w-- n---? Was brauchen wir noch? 0 +
We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup. Wi- b------- K------- u-- T------ f-- d-- S----. Wir brauchen Karotten und Tomaten für die Suppe. 0 +
Where is the supermarket? Wo i-- e-- S---------? Wo ist ein Supermarkt? 0 +
     

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