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I want to buy a present. Ž-l-- ---it-----l-n. Ž____ k_____ p______ Ž-l-m k-p-t- p-k-o-. -------------------- Želim kupiti poklon. 0
But nothing too expensive. A-i- -i-t--p-----e -k-po. A___ n____ p______ s_____ A-i- n-š-a p-e-i-e s-u-o- ------------------------- Ali, ništa previše skupo. 0
Maybe a handbag? Mož-a -učn- -orbi--? M____ r____ t_______ M-ž-a r-č-u t-r-i-u- -------------------- Možda ručnu torbicu? 0
Which color would you like? K--u ---u-ž--i--? K___ b___ ž______ K-j- b-j- ž-l-t-? ----------------- Koju boju želite? 0
Black, brown or white? Crn-- ---đ--ili-b--e-u? C____ s____ i__ b______ C-n-, s-e-u i-i b-j-l-? ----------------------- Crnu, smeđu ili bijelu? 0
A large one or a small one? Ve-ik- i-- m-l-? V_____ i__ m____ V-l-k- i-i m-l-? ---------------- Veliku ili malu? 0
May I see this one, please? Mog--li-vi-j-ti ---? M___ l_ v______ o___ M-g- l- v-d-e-i o-u- -------------------- Mogu li vidjeti ovu? 0
Is it made of leather? J--l- on- od -o--? J_ l_ o__ o_ k____ J- l- o-a o- k-ž-? ------------------ Je li ona od kože? 0
Or is it made of plastic? I----- od --jet-og m-ter---la? I__ j_ o_ u_______ m__________ I-i j- o- u-j-t-o- m-t-r-j-l-? ------------------------------ Ili je od umjetnog materijala? 0
Of leather, of course. Naravn---о- ---e. N_______ о_ k____ N-r-v-o- о- k-ž-. ----------------- Naravno, оd kože. 0
This is very good quality. To j---o-eb-o d---- kv-li-e--. T_ j_ p______ d____ k_________ T- j- p-s-b-o d-b-a k-a-i-e-a- ------------------------------ To je posebno dobra kvaliteta. 0
And the bag is really very reasonable. A----e----učn- tor-ice -- stv--n- povolj-a. A c_____ r____ t______ j_ s______ p________ A c-j-n- r-č-e t-r-i-e j- s-v-r-o p-v-l-n-. ------------------------------------------- A cijena ručne torbice je stvarno povoljna. 0
I like it. S-iđ- m----. S____ m_ s__ S-i-a m- s-. ------------ Sviđa mi se. 0
I’ll take it. Uze- -- -e. U___ ć_ j__ U-e- ć- j-. ----------- Uzet ću je. 0
Can I exchange it if needed? M-gu ------e--nt--l-o---mi--n-t-? M___ l_ j_ e_________ z__________ M-g- l- j- e-e-t-a-n- z-m-j-n-t-? --------------------------------- Mogu li je eventualno zamijeniti? 0
Of course. P-d-az--i--v- s-. P____________ s__ P-d-a-u-i-e-a s-. ----------------- Podrazumijeva se. 0
We’ll gift wrap it. U--k--a----m---е-----pok---. U_______ ć___ j_ k__ p______ U-a-i-a- ć-m- j- k-o p-k-o-. ---------------------------- Upakirat ćemo jе kao poklon. 0
The cashier is over there. T--o pr-k- j- -l-g--na. T___ p____ j_ b________ T-m- p-e-o j- b-a-a-n-. ----------------------- Tamo preko je blagajna. 0

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