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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

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Krátky rozhovor 2

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Where do you come from? O-k--- -t-? O_____ s___ O-k-a- s-e- ----------- Odkiaľ ste? 0
From Basel. Z --z--e--. Z B________ Z B-z-l-j-. ----------- Z Bazileja. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. Ba-ile--j- vo ---jč-a-sk-. B______ j_ v_ Š___________ B-z-l-j j- v- Š-a-č-a-s-u- -------------------------- Bazilej je vo Švajčiarsku. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? S-ie- --m pr-d-ta--ť p-n- -------? S____ V__ p_________ p___ M_______ S-i-m V-m p-e-s-a-i- p-n- M-l-e-a- ---------------------------------- Smiem Vám predstaviť pána Müllera? 0
He is a foreigner. Je--o cu---n--. J_ t_ c________ J- t- c-d-i-e-. --------------- Je to cudzinec. 0
He speaks several languages. Ov-ád- -ie-oľko --zyko-. O_____ n_______ j_______ O-l-d- n-e-o-k- j-z-k-v- ------------------------ Ovláda niekoľko jazykov. 0
Are you here for the first time? Ste t- po-p--- raz? S__ t_ p_ p___ r___ S-e t- p- p-v- r-z- ------------------- Ste tu po prvý raz? 0
No, I was here once last year. N--- b-- som tu ---mi-u-- r--. N___ b__ s__ t_ u_ m_____ r___ N-e- b-l s-m t- u- m-n-l- r-k- ------------------------------ Nie, bol som tu už minulý rok. 0
Only for a week, though. Al--l-n-j------ý-d--. A__ l__ j____ t______ A-e l-n j-d-n t-ž-e-. --------------------- Ale len jeden týždeň. 0
How do you like it here? Ak- s- --m----ás---č-? A__ s_ V__ u n__ p____ A-o s- V-m u n-s p-č-? ---------------------- Ako sa Vám u nás páči? 0
A lot. The people are nice. Ve-m- -a-m- t- p-č-- Ľu--- sú --lí. V____ s_ m_ t_ p____ Ľ____ s_ m____ V-ľ-i s- m- t- p-č-. Ľ-d-a s- m-l-. ----------------------------------- Veľmi sa mi tu páči. Ľudia sú milí. 0
And I like the scenery, too. A --a---a s--mi ---i --e-. A k______ s_ m_ p___ t____ A k-a-i-a s- m- p-č- t-e-. -------------------------- A krajina sa mi páči tiež. 0
What is your profession? Ak- m-t- -ovol-n-e? A__ m___ p_________ A-é m-t- p-v-l-n-e- ------------------- Aké máte povolanie? 0
I am a translator. So- p---l--ateľ. S__ p___________ S-m p-e-l-d-t-ľ- ---------------- Som prekladateľ. 0
I translate books. P-e-l-dá---nih-. P________ k_____ P-e-l-d-m k-i-y- ---------------- Prekladám knihy. 0
Are you alone here? Ste ------ --a-a)? S__ t_ s__ (______ S-e t- s-m (-a-a-? ------------------ Ste tu sám (sama)? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. N--- -o-- žena (--- -už--je t---iež. N___ m___ ž___ (___ m___ j_ t_ t____ N-e- m-j- ž-n- (-ô- m-ž- j- t- t-e-. ------------------------------------ Nie, moja žena (môj muž) je tu tiež. 0
And those are my two children. A -a- -ú---e--oje-deti. A t__ s_ o__ m___ d____ A t-m s- o-e m-j- d-t-. ----------------------- A tam sú obe moje deti. 0

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