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17 [seventeen]

Around the house

Around the house

17 [sewentien]

In en om die huis

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Our house is here. Ons h--- -s hi-r. O__ h___ i_ h____ O-s h-i- i- h-e-. ----------------- Ons huis is hier. 0
The roof is on top. Bo is d-- da-. B_ i_ d__ d___ B- i- d-e d-k- -------------- Bo is die dak. 0
The basement is below. Onde--is --- ---d--. O____ i_ d__ k______ O-d-r i- d-e k-l-e-. -------------------- Onder is die kelder. 0
There is a garden behind the house. A-t-r--i--h--s--s -- tuin. A____ d__ h___ i_ ’_ t____ A-t-r d-e h-i- i- ’- t-i-. -------------------------- Agter die huis is ’n tuin. 0
There is no street in front of the house. V------e-h-i- ---d--r ----’n-s---at---e. V___ d__ h___ i_ d___ n__ ’_ s_____ n___ V-o- d-e h-i- i- d-a- n-e ’- s-r-a- n-e- ---------------------------------------- Voor die huis is daar nie ’n straat nie. 0
There are trees next to the house. La-gs di-----s-is--a-r bo-e. L____ d__ h___ i_ d___ b____ L-n-s d-e h-i- i- d-a- b-m-. ---------------------------- Langs die huis is daar bome. 0
My apartment is here. Hier is--y-wo--s---. H___ i_ m_ w________ H-e- i- m- w-o-s-e-. -------------------- Hier is my woonstel. 0
The kitchen and bathroom are here. H-er-is--------b-i- en-d-----dk-m--. H___ i_ d__ k______ e_ d__ b________ H-e- i- d-e k-m-u-s e- d-e b-d-a-e-. ------------------------------------ Hier is die kombuis en die badkamer. 0
The living room and bedroom are there. D--r is --e--oo-k-mer -n -i- -l-ap-----. D___ i_ d__ w________ e_ d__ s__________ D-a- i- d-e w-o-k-m-r e- d-e s-a-p-a-e-. ---------------------------------------- Daar is die woonkamer en die slaapkamer. 0
The front door is closed. D-- ----------s ge----t. D__ v_______ i_ g_______ D-e v-o-d-u- i- g-s-u-t- ------------------------ Die voordeur is gesluit. 0
But the windows are open. Maa- -ie-vensters -s o-p. M___ d__ v_______ i_ o___ M-a- d-e v-n-t-r- i- o-p- ------------------------- Maar die vensters is oop. 0
It is hot today. D-- -s-wa-- va--a-. D__ i_ w___ v______ D-t i- w-r- v-n-a-. ------------------- Dit is warm vandag. 0
We are going to the living room. O-s-ga-- w-onka--- toe. O__ g___ w________ t___ O-s g-a- w-o-k-m-r t-e- ----------------------- Ons gaan woonkamer toe. 0
There is a sofa and an armchair there. D-ar -- ---rus--nk-en-’- -e--st-el. D___ i_ ’_ r______ e_ ’_ l_________ D-a- i- ’- r-s-a-k e- ’- l-u-s-o-l- ----------------------------------- Daar is ’n rusbank en ’n leunstoel. 0
Please, sit down! S--, ------ie-! S___ a_________ S-t- a-s-b-i-f- --------------- Sit, asseblief! 0
My computer is there. Da-- staa---y r-k-naar. D___ s____ m_ r________ D-a- s-a-n m- r-k-n-a-. ----------------------- Daar staan my rekenaar. 0
My stereo is there. D-ar---aa- my -oë--ou-tel. D___ s____ m_ h___________ D-a- s-a-n m- h-ë-r-u-t-l- -------------------------- Daar staan my hoëtroustel. 0
The TV set is brand new. Die-----vis-e is-s--in---n--t. D__ t________ i_ s____________ D-e t-l-v-s-e i- s-l-n-e-n-u-. ------------------------------ Die televisie is splinternuut. 0

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