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en At the restaurant 2   »   px No restaurante 2

30 [thirty]

At the restaurant 2

At the restaurant 2

30 [trinta]

No restaurante 2

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An apple juice, please. U- su-- d- m---,--o- --v--. U- s--- d- m---- p-- f----- U- s-c- d- m-ç-, p-r f-v-r- --------------------------- Um suco de maçã, por favor. 0
A lemonade, please. U----i-o-a-a,--o- -a---. U-- l-------- p-- f----- U-a l-m-n-d-, p-r f-v-r- ------------------------ Uma limonada, por favor. 0
A tomato juice, please. U- s-----e-t--a--,-----f-v-r. U- s--- d- t------ p-- f----- U- s-c- d- t-m-t-, p-r f-v-r- ----------------------------- Um suco de tomate, por favor. 0
I’d like a glass of red wine. Eu--u--o--m-cop- ------h---i--o. E- q---- u- c--- d- v---- t----- E- q-e-o u- c-p- d- v-n-o t-n-o- -------------------------------- Eu quero um copo de vinho tinto. 0
I’d like a glass of white wine. Eu -u-r- ------o-de -in-o -r-n--. E- q---- u- c--- d- v---- b------ E- q-e-o u- c-p- d- v-n-o b-a-c-. --------------------------------- Eu quero um copo de vinho branco. 0
I’d like a bottle of champagne. E----e-o --a-----af--d- -sp--ante. E- q---- u-- g------ d- e--------- E- q-e-o u-a g-r-a-a d- e-p-m-n-e- ---------------------------------- Eu quero uma garrafa de espumante. 0
Do you like fish? V-----o-t---e-peix-? V--- g---- d- p----- V-c- g-s-a d- p-i-e- -------------------- Você gosta de peixe? 0
Do you like beef? V-c----s-- ----ar-- d--v-ca? V--- g---- d- c---- d- v---- V-c- g-s-a d- c-r-e d- v-c-? ---------------------------- Você gosta de carne de vaca? 0
Do you like pork? V-c- gos-a------rne-d- -----? V--- g---- d- c---- d- p----- V-c- g-s-a d- c-r-e d- p-r-o- ----------------------------- Você gosta de carne de porco? 0
I’d like something without meat. Eu qu-r- ----ma co--a--em ca---. E- q---- a----- c---- s-- c----- E- q-e-o a-g-m- c-i-a s-m c-r-e- -------------------------------- Eu quero alguma coisa sem carne. 0
I’d like some mixed vegetables. Eu q--ro------at--d- l-g--e-. E- q---- u- p---- d- l------- E- q-e-o u- p-a-o d- l-g-m-s- ----------------------------- Eu quero um prato de legumes. 0
I’d like something that won’t take much time. Eu--u-ro-alg-m- ----a q-e n---d--ore m----. E- q---- a----- c---- q-- n-- d----- m----- E- q-e-o a-g-m- c-i-a q-e n-o d-m-r- m-i-o- ------------------------------------------- Eu quero alguma coisa que não demore muito. 0
Would you like that with rice? Q-e- i-to com--rr--? Q--- i--- c-- a----- Q-e- i-t- c-m a-r-z- -------------------- Quer isto com arroz? 0
Would you like that with pasta? Que----t- com -a-s-? Q--- i--- c-- m----- Q-e- i-t- c-m m-s-a- -------------------- Quer isto com massa? 0
Would you like that with potatoes? Qu-- --t--co- --t--as? Q--- i--- c-- b------- Q-e- i-t- c-m b-t-t-s- ---------------------- Quer isto com batatas? 0
That doesn’t taste good. Nã- gosto-di-to. N-- g---- d----- N-o g-s-o d-s-o- ---------------- Não gosto disto. 0
The food is cold. A co---a ------r--. A c----- e--- f---- A c-m-d- e-t- f-i-. ------------------- A comida está fria. 0
I didn’t order this. Não-pe----sto. N-- p--- i---- N-o p-d- i-t-. -------------- Não pedi isto. 0

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