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У рэстаране 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [трыццаць]

30 [trytstsats’]

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У рэстаране 2

[U restarane 2]

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An apple juice, please. Ка-- л----- ш------ я-------- с---! Калі ласка, шклянку яблычнага соку! 0
Ka-- l----- s-------- y---------- s---! Kalі laska, shklyanku yablychnaga soku! 		+
A lemonade, please. Ка-- л----- ш------ л-------! Калі ласка, шклянку ліманаду! 0
Ka-- l----- s-------- l-------! Kalі laska, shklyanku lіmanadu! 		+
A tomato juice, please. Ка-- л----- ш------ т-------- с---! Калі ласка, шклянку таматнага соку! 0
Ka-- l----- s-------- t-------- s---! Kalі laska, shklyanku tamatnaga soku! 		+
     
I’d like a glass of red wine. Я х---- б- / х----- б- к---- ч-------- в---. Я хацеў бы / хацела бы келіх чырвонага віна. 0
Ya k------ b- / k------- b- k----- c--------- v---. Ya khatseu by / khatsela by kelіkh chyrvonaga vіna. 		+
I’d like a glass of white wine. Я х---- б- / х----- б- к---- б----- в---. Я хацеў бы / хацела бы келіх белага віна. 0
Ya k------ b- / k------- b- k----- b----- v---. Ya khatseu by / khatsela by kelіkh belaga vіna. 		+
I’d like a bottle of champagne. Я х---- б- / х----- б- б------- ш----------. Я хацеў бы / хацела бы бутэльку шампанскага. 0
Ya k------ b- / k------- b- b------- s-----------. Ya khatseu by / khatsela by butel’ku shampanskaga. 		+
     
Do you like fish? Ты л---- р---? Ты любіш рыбу? 0
Ty l------ r---? Ty lyubіsh rybu? 		+
Do you like beef? Ты л---- я--------? Ты любіш ялавічыну? 0
Ty l------ y----------? Ty lyubіsh yalavіchynu? 		+
Do you like pork? Ты л---- с------? Ты любіш свініну? 0
Ty l------ s------? Ty lyubіsh svіnіnu? 		+
     
I’d like something without meat. Я х---- б- / х----- б- ш---------- б-- м---. Я хацеў бы / хацела бы што-небудзь без мяса. 0
Ya k------ b- / k------- b- s----------- b-- m----. Ya khatseu by / khatsela by shto-nebudz’ bez myasa. 		+
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Я х---- б- / х----- б- з------ з г--------. Я хацеў бы / хацела бы закуску з гародніны. 0
Ya k------ b- / k------- b- z------ z g--------. Ya khatseu by / khatsela by zakusku z garodnіny. 		+
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Я х---- б- / х----- б- ш----------- ш-- м---- х---- п----------. Я хацеў бы / хацела бы што-небудзь, што можна хутка прыгатаваць. 0
Ya k------ b- / k------- b- s------------ s--- m----- k----- p-----------. Ya khatseu by / khatsela by shto-nebudz’, shto mozhna khutka prygatavats’. 		+
     
Would you like that with rice? Ва- п----- г--- з р----? Вам падаць гэта з рысам? 0
Va- p------ g--- z r----? Vam padats’ geta z rysam? 		+
Would you like that with pasta? Ва- п----- г--- з л-------? Вам падаць гэта з локшынай? 0
Va- p------ g--- z l--------? Vam padats’ geta z lokshynay? 		+
Would you like that with potatoes? Ва- п----- г--- з б------? Вам падаць гэта з бульбай? 0
Va- p------ g--- z b------? Vam padats’ geta z bul’bay? 		+
     
That doesn’t taste good. Гэ-- н-------. Гэта нясмачна. 0
Ge-- n---------. Geta nyasmachna. 		+
The food is cold. Еж- х-------. Ежа халодная. 0
Ez-- k---------. Ezha khalodnaya. 		+
I didn’t order this. Я г----- н- з------- / н- з--------. Я гэтага не заказваў / не заказвала. 0
Ya g----- n- z------- / n- z--------. Ya getaga ne zakazvau / ne zakazvala. 		+
     

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