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Iepirkšanās

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I want to buy a present. E- --lo----p--k-----an-. E_ v____ n______ d______ E- v-l-s n-p-r-t d-v-n-. ------------------------ Es vēlos nopirkt dāvanu. 0
But nothing too expensive. Bet--ek- p---- -ā-g-. B__ n___ p____ d_____ B-t n-k- p-r-k d-r-u- --------------------- Bet neko pārāk dārgu. 0
Maybe a handbag? V--b-t-----s-omi-u? V_____ r___________ V-r-ū- r-k-s-o-i-u- ------------------- Varbūt rokassomiņu? 0
Which color would you like? Kā-ā-kr--ā? K___ k_____ K-d- k-ā-ā- ----------- Kādā krāsā? 0
Black, brown or white? M-lnu, b-ūn- vai-ba--u? M_____ b____ v__ b_____ M-l-u- b-ū-u v-i b-l-u- ----------------------- Melnu, brūnu vai baltu? 0
A large one or a small one? L-elu-vai---z-? L____ v__ m____ L-e-u v-i m-z-? --------------- Lielu vai mazu? 0
May I see this one, please? V-- e- --r--- ap---tīt --? V__ e_ v_____ a_______ š__ V-i e- v-r-t- a-s-a-ī- š-? -------------------------- Vai es varētu apskatīt šo? 0
Is it made of leather? V-- tā----no---a-? V__ t_ i_ n_ ā____ V-i t- i- n- ā-a-? ------------------ Vai tā ir no ādas? 0
Or is it made of plastic? V-i -- i--no--ā-slī-ā- -d--? V__ t_ i_ n_ m________ ā____ V-i t- i- n- m-k-l-g-s ā-a-? ---------------------------- Vai tā ir no mākslīgās ādas? 0
Of leather, of course. No ā---, --otam-. N_ ā____ p_______ N- ā-a-, p-o-a-s- ----------------- No ādas, protams. 0
This is very good quality. Tā--- ī-aši-la-- --a--t---. T_ i_ ī____ l___ k_________ T- i- ī-a-i l-b- k-a-i-ā-e- --------------------------- Tā ir īpaši laba kvalitāte. 0
And the bag is really very reasonable. Un---k-ss---------ti-----l---. U_ r__________ i_ t_____ l____ U- r-k-s-o-i-a i- t-e-ā- l-t-. ------------------------------ Un rokassomiņa ir tiešām lēta. 0
I like it. T- --n pa--k. T_ m__ p_____ T- m-n p-t-k- ------------- Tā man patīk. 0
I’ll take it. To-e- ņ-m-u. T_ e_ ņ_____ T- e- ņ-m-u- ------------ To es ņemšu. 0
Can I exchange it if needed? V------to--a-ēš---rī --ma--īt? V__ e_ t_ v_____ a__ a________ V-i e- t- v-r-š- a-ī a-m-i-ī-? ------------------------------ Vai es to varēšu arī apmainīt? 0
Of course. P-ts-par --vi--ap-otams. P___ p__ s___ s_________ P-t- p-r s-v- s-p-o-a-s- ------------------------ Pats par sevi saprotams. 0
We’ll gift wrap it. Mē- t---e--iņ-s-m ---dāva-u. M__ t_ i_________ k_ d______ M-s t- i-s-i-o-i- k- d-v-n-. ---------------------------- Mēs to iesaiņosim kā dāvanu. 0
The cashier is over there. T-- ---i-taj- pu-ē-----as-. T__ p___ t___ p___ i_ k____ T-r p-r- t-j- p-s- i- k-s-. --------------------------- Tur pāri tajā pusē ir kase. 0

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