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Κάνω ψώνια

51 [fifty-one]

Running errands

Running errands

51 [πενήντα ένα]

51 [penḗnta éna]

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Κάνω ψώνια

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I want to go to the library. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- β---------. Θέλω να πάω στη βιβλιοθήκη. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- b----------. Thélō na páō stē bibliothḗkē. 		+
I want to go to the bookstore. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- β-----------. Θέλω να πάω στο βιβλιοπωλείο. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- b-----------. Thélō na páō sto bibliopōleío. 		+
I want to go to the newspaper stand. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- π--------. Θέλω να πάω στο περίπτερο. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- p--------. Thélō na páō sto períptero. 		+
     
I want to borrow a book. Θέ-- ν- δ------- έ-- β-----. Θέλω να δανειστώ ένα βιβλίο. 0
Th--- n- d------- é-- b-----. Thélō na daneistṓ éna biblío. 		+
I want to buy a book. Θέ-- ν- α------ έ-- β-----. Θέλω να αγοράσω ένα βιβλίο. 0
Th--- n- a------ é-- b-----. Thélō na agorásō éna biblío. 		+
I want to buy a newspaper. Θέ-- ν- α------ μ-- ε--------. Θέλω να αγοράσω μία εφημερίδα. 0
Th--- n- a------ m-- e---------. Thélō na agorásō mía ephēmerída. 		+
     
I want to go to the library to borrow a book. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- β--------- γ-- ν- δ------- έ-- β-----. Θέλω να πάω στη βιβλιοθήκη για να δανειστώ ένα βιβλίο. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- b---------- g-- n- d------- é-- b-----. Thélō na páō stē bibliothḗkē gia na daneistṓ éna biblío. 		+
I want to go to the bookstore to buy a book. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- β----------- γ-- ν- α------ έ-- β-----. Θέλω να πάω στο βιβλιοπωλείο για να αγοράσω ένα βιβλίο. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- b----------- g-- n- a------ é-- b-----. Thélō na páō sto bibliopōleío gia na agorásō éna biblío. 		+
I want to go to the kiosk / newspaper stand to buy a newspaper. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- π-------- γ-- ν- α------ μ-- ε--------. Θέλω να πάω στο περίπτερο για να αγοράσω μία εφημερίδα. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- p-------- g-- n- a------ m-- e---------. Thélō na páō sto períptero gia na agorásō mía ephēmerída. 		+
     
I want to go to the optician. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- κ-------- ο------. Θέλω να πάω στο κατάστημα οπτικών. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- k-------- o------. Thélō na páō sto katástēma optikṓn. 		+
I want to go to the supermarket. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- σ----- μ-----. Θέλω να πάω στο σούπερ μάρκετ. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- s----- m-----. Thélō na páō sto soúper márket. 		+
I want to go to the bakery. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ--- φ-----. Θέλω να πάω στον φούρνο. 0
Th--- n- p-- s--- p------. Thélō na páō ston phoúrno. 		+
     
I want to buy some glasses. Θέ-- ν- α------ έ-- ζ------ γ-----. Θέλω να αγοράσω ένα ζευγάρι γυαλιά. 0
Th--- n- a------ é-- z------ g-----. Thélō na agorásō éna zeugári gyaliá. 		+
I want to buy fruit and vegetables. Θέ-- ν- α------ φ----- κ-- λ-------. Θέλω να αγοράσω φρούτα και λαχανικά. 0
Th--- n- a------ p------ k-- l--------. Thélō na agorásō phroúta kai lachaniká. 		+
I want to buy rolls and bread. Θέ-- ν- α------ ψ------ κ-- ψ---. Θέλω να αγοράσω ψωμάκια και ψωμί. 0
Th--- n- a------ p------- k-- p----. Thélō na agorásō psōmákia kai psōmí. 		+
     
I want to go to the optician to buy glasses. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- κ-------- ο------ γ-- ν- α------ έ-- ζ------ γ-----. Θέλω να πάω στο κατάστημα οπτικών για να αγοράσω ένα ζευγάρι γυαλιά. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- k-------- o------ g-- n- a------ é-- z------ g-----. Thélō na páō sto katástēma optikṓn gia na agorásō éna zeugári gyaliá. 		+
I want to go to the supermarket to buy fruit and vegetables. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- σ----- μ----- γ-- ν- α------ φ----- κ-- λ-------. Θέλω να πάω στο σούπερ μάρκετ για να αγοράσω φρούτα και λαχανικά. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- s----- m----- g-- n- a------ p------ k-- l--------. Thélō na páō sto soúper márket gia na agorásō phroúta kai lachaniká. 		+
I want to go to the baker to buy rolls and bread. Θέ-- ν- π-- σ-- φ----- γ-- ν- α------ ψ------ κ-- ψ---. Θέλω να πάω στο φούρνο για να αγοράσω ψωμάκια και ψωμί. 0
Th--- n- p-- s-- p------ g-- n- a------ p------- k-- p----. Thélō na páō sto phoúrno gia na agorásō psōmákia kai psōmí. 		+
     

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