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I want to buy a present. Ја ж---- к----- п-----. Ја желим купити поклон. 0
Ja ž---- k----- p-----. Ja želim kupiti poklon. 		+
But nothing too expensive. Ал- н---- п------ с----. Али ништа превише скупо. 0
Al- n---- p------ s----. Ali ništa previše skupo. 		+
Maybe a handbag? Им--- л- м---- т----? Имате ли можда ташну? 0
Im--- l- m---- t----? Imate li možda tašnu? 		+
     
Which color would you like? Ко-- б--- ж-----? Коју боју желите? 0
Ko-- b--- ž-----? Koju boju želite? 		+
Black, brown or white? Цр--- б---- и-- б---? Црну, браон или белу? 0
Cr--- b---- i-- b---? Crnu, braon ili belu? 		+
A large one or a small one? Ве---- и-- м---? Велику или малу? 0
Ve---- i-- m---? Veliku ili malu? 		+
     
May I see this one, please? Мо-- л- в----- о--? Могу ли видети ову? 0
Mo-- l- v----- o--? Mogu li videti ovu? 		+
Is it made of leather? Је л- о- к---? Је ли од коже? 0
Je l- o- k---? Je li od kože? 		+
Or is it made of plastic? Ил- ј- о- в-------- м---------? Или је од вештачког материјала? 0
Il- j- o- v-------- m---------? Ili je od veštačkog materijala? 		+
     
Of leather, of course. На------ о- к---. Наравно, од коже. 0
Na------ o- k---. Naravno, od kože. 		+
This is very good quality. То ј- н------- д---- к-------. То је нарочито добар квалитет. 0
To j- n------- d---- k-------. To je naročito dobar kvalitet. 		+
And the bag is really very reasonable. А т---- ј- з----- п------. А ташна је заиста повољна. 0
A t---- j- z----- p-------. A tašna je zaista povoljna. 		+
     
I like it. Ов- м- с- д-----. Ова ми се допада. 0
Ov- m- s- d-----. Ova mi se dopada. 		+
I’ll take it. Ов- ћ- у----. Ову ћу узети. 0
Ov- c-- u----. Ovu ću uzeti. 		+
Can I exchange it if needed? Мо-- л- ј- е--------- з-------? Могу ли је евентуално заменити? 0
Mo-- l- j- e--------- z-------? Mogu li je eventualno zameniti? 		+
     
Of course. По--------- с-. Подразумева се. 0
Po--------- s-. Podrazumeva se. 		+
We’ll gift wrap it. За---------- ј- к-- п-----. Запаковаћемо је као поклон. 0
Za----------- j- k-- p-----. Zapakovaćemo je kao poklon. 		+
The cashier is over there. Та-- п---- ј- б-------. Тамо преко је благајна. 0
Ta-- p---- j- b-------. Tamo preko je blagajna. 		+
     

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