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en To need – to want to   »   sk potrebovať – chcieť

69 [sixty-nine]

To need – to want to

To need – to want to

69 [šesťdesiatdeväť]

potrebovať – chcieť

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I need a bed. Po-re-u--m -os---. P_________ p______ P-t-e-u-e- p-s-e-. ------------------ Potrebujem posteľ. 0
I want to sleep. Chce- ---ť. C____ s____ C-c-m s-a-. ----------- Chcem spať. 0
Is there a bed here? Je -u -os-e-? J_ t_ p______ J- t- p-s-e-? ------------- Je tu posteľ? 0
I need a lamp. Pot--bu-e- l-m-u. P_________ l_____ P-t-e-u-e- l-m-u- ----------------- Potrebujem lampu. 0
I want to read. C-c-m-čít--. C____ č_____ C-c-m č-t-ť- ------------ Chcem čítať. 0
Is there a lamp here? Je--- lampa? J_ t_ l_____ J- t- l-m-a- ------------ Je tu lampa? 0
I need a telephone. P-t----jem --l--ón. P_________ t_______ P-t-e-u-e- t-l-f-n- ------------------- Potrebujem telefón. 0
I want to make a call. Ch------le--n-va-. C____ t___________ C-c-m t-l-f-n-v-ť- ------------------ Chcem telefonovať. 0
Is there a telephone here? Je t---el-fón? J_ t_ t_______ J- t- t-l-f-n- -------------- Je tu telefón? 0
I need a camera. P-tr--uj-m-f---apa---. P_________ f__________ P-t-e-u-e- f-t-a-a-á-. ---------------------- Potrebujem fotoaparát. 0
I want to take photographs. C-c-m--o----af---ť. C____ f____________ C-c-m f-t-g-a-o-a-. ------------------- Chcem fotografovať. 0
Is there a camera here? J--tu-fo---p-r-t? J_ t_ f__________ J- t- f-t-a-a-á-? ----------------- Je tu fotoaparát? 0
I need a computer. Po-r-buje-----í-a-. P_________ p_______ P-t-e-u-e- p-č-t-č- ------------------- Potrebujem počítač. 0
I want to send an email. C-c-- --s-ať e---il. C____ p_____ e______ C-c-m p-s-a- e-m-i-. -------------------- Chcem poslať e-mail. 0
Is there a computer here? J-----n---ký-po-ítač? J_ t_ n_____ p_______ J- t- n-j-k- p-č-t-č- --------------------- Je tu nejaký počítač? 0
I need a pen. P---ebuj-m -ul-čk------ro. P_________ g________ p____ P-t-e-u-e- g-l-č-o-é p-r-. -------------------------- Potrebujem gulôčkové pero. 0
I want to write something. Chcem-niečo-n---s-ť. C____ n____ n_______ C-c-m n-e-o n-p-s-ť- -------------------- Chcem niečo napísať. 0
Is there a sheet of paper and a pen here? J- t--kú-o--p--ie---- --------- per-? J_ t_ k____ p______ a g________ p____ J- t- k-s-k p-p-e-a a g-l-č-o-é p-r-? ------------------------------------- Je tu kúsok papiera a gulôčkové pero? 0

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