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Puuviljad ja toiduained

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Fruits and food

Fruits and food

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I have a strawberry. Mu- o- m-------. Mul on maasikas. 0 +
I have a kiwi and a melon. Mu- o- k---- j- m----. Mul on kiivi ja melon. 0 +
I have an orange and a grapefruit. Mu- o- a------ j- g----. Mul on apelsin ja greip. 0 +
     
I have an apple and a mango. Mu- o- õ-- j- m----. Mul on õun ja mango. 0 +
I have a banana and a pineapple. Mu- o- b----- j- a------. Mul on banaan ja ananass. 0 +
I am making a fruit salad. Ma t--- p--------------. Ma teen puuviljasalatit. 0 +
     
I am eating toast. Ma s--- r-------. Ma söön röstsaia. 0 +
I am eating toast with butter. Ma s--- v---- r-------. Ma söön võiga röstsaia. 0 +
I am eating toast with butter and jam. Ma s--- v-- j- m----------- r-------. Ma söön või ja marmelaadiga röstsaia. 0 +
     
I am eating a sandwich. Ma s--- v-------. Ma söön võileiba. 0 +
I am eating a sandwich with margarine. Ma s--- m----------- v-------. Ma söön margariiniga võileiba. 0 +
I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes. Ma s--- m--------- j- t------- v-------. Ma söön margariini ja tomatiga võileiba. 0 +
     
We need bread and rice. Me-- o- v--- l---- j- r----. Meil on vaja leiba ja riisi. 0 +
We need fish and steaks. Me-- o- v--- k--- j- s-----. Meil on vaja kala ja steike. 0 +
We need pizza and spaghetti. Me-- o- v--- p----- j- s-------. Meil on vaja pitsat ja spagette. 0 +
     
What else do we need? Mi-- m--- v--- v--- o-? Mida meil veel vaja on? 0 +
We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup. Me-- o- s--- j---- p--------- j- t------- v---. Meil on supi jaoks porgandeid ja tomateid vaja. 0 +
Where is the supermarket? Ku- a--- k------? Kus asub kauplus? 0 +
     

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