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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [septiņdesmit deviņi]

Īpašības vārdi 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. Man -ug-rā -r z--- ---i--. M-- m----- i- z--- k------ M-n m-g-r- i- z-l- k-e-t-. -------------------------- Man mugurā ir zila kleita. 0
I am wearing a red dress. M-- m-g--ā -- s--k-na -le-ta. M-- m----- i- s------ k------ M-n m-g-r- i- s-r-a-a k-e-t-. ----------------------------- Man mugurā ir sarkana kleita. 0
I am wearing a green dress. Ma--m----- -r z----kl-i--. M-- m----- i- z--- k------ M-n m-g-r- i- z-ļ- k-e-t-. -------------------------- Man mugurā ir zaļa kleita. 0
I’m buying a black bag. E- p---u --ln--so--. E- p---- m---- s---- E- p-r-u m-l-u s-m-. -------------------- Es pērku melnu somu. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. E----r-u-brū-u ----. E- p---- b---- s---- E- p-r-u b-ū-u s-m-. -------------------- Es pērku brūnu somu. 0
I’m buying a white bag. E- p--ku b---- s--u. E- p---- b---- s---- E- p-r-u b-l-u s-m-. -------------------- Es pērku baltu somu. 0
I need a new car. M-n-vajag-j-unu maš-nu. M-- v---- j---- m------ M-n v-j-g j-u-u m-š-n-. ----------------------- Man vajag jaunu mašīnu. 0
I need a fast car. M-n-----g-ātr- ---īn-. M-- v---- ā--- m------ M-n v-j-g ā-r- m-š-n-. ---------------------- Man vajag ātru mašīnu. 0
I need a comfortable car. M-n va--g --tu -a-ī--. M-- v---- ē--- m------ M-n v-j-g ē-t- m-š-n-. ---------------------- Man vajag ērtu mašīnu. 0
An old lady lives at the top. Tur -ugš- ----- ---a s-e----e. T-- a---- d---- v--- s-------- T-r a-g-ā d-ī-o v-c- s-e-i-t-. ------------------------------ Tur augšā dzīvo veca sieviete. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. Tu--a--šā dzīvo res-a-si---et-. T-- a---- d---- r---- s-------- T-r a-g-ā d-ī-o r-s-a s-e-i-t-. ------------------------------- Tur augšā dzīvo resna sieviete. 0
A curious lady lives below. Tur----ā --ī---zi--ārīga --e----e. T-- l--- d---- z-------- s-------- T-r l-j- d-ī-o z-ņ-ā-ī-a s-e-i-t-. ---------------------------------- Tur lejā dzīvo ziņkārīga sieviete. 0
Our guests were nice people. Mū---v--s----ja j--k----u-is. M--- v---- b--- j---- ļ------ M-s- v-e-i b-j- j-u-i ļ-u-i-. ----------------------------- Mūsu viesi bija jauki ļaudis. 0
Our guests were polite people. Mū---vi--- -ija-pieklāj-gi ļ---is. M--- v---- b--- p--------- ļ------ M-s- v-e-i b-j- p-e-l-j-g- ļ-u-i-. ---------------------------------- Mūsu viesi bija pieklājīgi ļaudis. 0
Our guests were interesting people. M--u-v-es- ------n--re--n-i-ļ-u-i-. M--- v---- b--- i---------- ļ------ M-s- v-e-i b-j- i-t-r-s-n-i ļ-u-i-. ----------------------------------- Mūsu viesi bija interesanti ļaudis. 0
I have lovely children. M-n i---ī-----r-i. M-- i- m--- b----- M-n i- m-ļ- b-r-i- ------------------ Man ir mīļi bērni. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. Bet k---iņ--- -r -e--un-gi -ēr--. B-- k-------- i- n-------- b----- B-t k-i-i-i-m i- n-k-u-ī-i b-r-i- --------------------------------- Bet kaimiņiem ir nekaunīgi bērni. 0
Are your children well behaved? V------u --rn- i- rāt-i? V-- J--- b---- i- r----- V-i J-s- b-r-i i- r-t-i- ------------------------ Vai Jūsu bērni ir rātni? 0

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