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en Big – small   »   be вялікі – маленькі

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [шэсцьдзесят восем]

68 [shests’dzesyat vosem]

вялікі – маленькі

[vyalіkі – malen’kі]

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big and small вялікі ----ле-ькі в_____ і м_______ в-л-к- і м-л-н-к- ----------------- вялікі і маленькі 0
v-al--- і m-l-n-kі v______ і m_______ v-a-і-і і m-l-n-k- ------------------ vyalіkі і malen’kі
The elephant is big. Слон ----кі. С___ в______ С-о- в-л-к-. ------------ Слон вялікі. 0
S-o----a--k-. S___ v_______ S-o- v-a-і-і- ------------- Slon vyalіkі.
The mouse is small. М-- -але-----. М__ м_________ М-ш м-л-н-к-я- -------------- Мыш маленькая. 0
M--h--al-n-kay-. M___ m__________ M-s- m-l-n-k-y-. ---------------- Mysh malen’kaya.
dark and bright ц--н- і ---т-ы ц____ і с_____ ц-м-ы і с-е-л- -------------- цёмны і светлы 0
ts--n- і sv--ly t_____ і s_____ t-e-n- і s-e-l- --------------- tsemny і svetly
The night is dark. Но--цё----. Н__ ц______ Н-ч ц-м-а-. ----------- Ноч цёмная. 0
N--- t---na--. N___ t________ N-c- t-e-n-y-. -------------- Noch tsemnaya.
The day is bright. Д---ь --ет--. Д____ с______ Д-е-ь с-е-л-. ------------- Дзень светлы. 0
D--n’ -v--ly. D____ s______ D-e-’ s-e-l-. ------------- Dzen’ svetly.
old and young с-а-ы-- --л--ы с____ і м_____ с-а-ы і м-л-д- -------------- стары і малады 0
s-ary-і --la-y s____ і m_____ s-a-y і m-l-d- -------------- stary і malady
Our grandfather is very old. На- дз----------м--стар-. Н__ д______ в_____ с_____ Н-ш д-я-у-я в-л-м- с-а-ы- ------------------------- Наш дзядуля вельмі стары. 0
N--- --yadu-ya---l’-- --a-y. N___ d________ v_____ s_____ N-s- d-y-d-l-a v-l-m- s-a-y- ---------------------------- Nash dzyadulya vel’mі stary.
70 years ago he was still young. 70 г--оў-наза- ё------я-ч----л--ы. 7_ г____ н____ ё_ б__ я___ м______ 7- г-д-ў н-з-д ё- б-ў я-ч- м-л-д-. ---------------------------------- 70 гадоў назад ён быў яшчэ малады. 0
70--ado- n-----y-n by--y--h--e ma----. 7_ g____ n____ y__ b__ y______ m______ 7- g-d-u n-z-d y-n b-u y-s-c-e m-l-d-. -------------------------------------- 70 gadou nazad yon byu yashche malady.
beautiful and ugly пр---ж--- ----кі п______ і б_____ п-ы-о-ы і б-ы-к- ---------------- прыгожы і брыдкі 0
p--go-h- --brydkі p_______ і b_____ p-y-o-h- і b-y-k- ----------------- prygozhy і brydkі
The butterfly is beautiful. Ма---ё-------ж-. М______ п_______ М-т-л-к п-ы-о-ы- ---------------- Матылёк прыгожы. 0
Ma-y--k----g--h-. M______ p________ M-t-l-k p-y-o-h-. ----------------- Matylek prygozhy.
The spider is ugly. Пав-к ------. П____ б______ П-в-к б-ы-к-. ------------- Павук брыдкі. 0
Pavu- -r--kі. P____ b______ P-v-k b-y-k-. ------------- Pavuk brydkі.
fat and thin т-ўс-ы і -у-ы т_____ і х___ т-ў-т- і х-д- ------------- тоўсты і худы 0
to-st--і-kh--y t_____ і k____ t-u-t- і k-u-y -------------- tousty і khudy
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Жанчын- ва----100-к----ўс--я. Ж______ в____ 1__ к_ т_______ Ж-н-ы-а в-г-ю 1-0 к- т-ў-т-я- ----------------------------- Жанчына вагою 100 кг тоўстая. 0
Z-an--y-----goy- 1-0--g-to---ay-. Z________ v_____ 1__ k_ t________ Z-a-c-y-a v-g-y- 1-0 k- t-u-t-y-. --------------------------------- Zhanchyna vagoyu 100 kg toustaya.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. Муж---а ва-о--5- -----ды. М______ в____ 5_ к_ х____ М-ж-ы-а в-г-ю 5- к- х-д-. ------------------------- Мужчына вагою 50 кг худы. 0
Muzh--y---v--o-u-5---- k----. M________ v_____ 5_ k_ k_____ M-z-c-y-a v-g-y- 5- k- k-u-y- ----------------------------- Muzhchyna vagoyu 50 kg khudy.
expensive and cheap д-р-г- і-танны д_____ і т____ д-р-г- і т-н-ы -------------- дарагі і танны 0
d-r--і----a--y d_____ і t____ d-r-g- і t-n-y -------------- daragі і tanny
The car is expensive. А---маб--ь--а-аг-. А_________ д______ А-т-м-б-л- д-р-г-. ------------------ Аўтамабіль дарагі. 0
A--am-b--’-d----і. A_________ d______ A-t-m-b-l- d-r-g-. ------------------ Autamabіl’ daragі.
The newspaper is cheap. Га-е-а т--н--. Г_____ т______ Г-з-т- т-н-а-. -------------- Газета танная. 0
G-z-t---anna-a. G_____ t_______ G-z-t- t-n-a-a- --------------- Gazeta tannaya.

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