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95 [ninety-five]

Conjunctions 2

Conjunctions 2

95 [vijfennegentig]

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Since when is she no longer working? Si--- w------ w---- z- n--- m---? Sinds wanneer werkt ze niet meer? 0 +
Since her marriage? Si--- h--- h-------? Sinds haar huwelijk? 0 +
Yes, she is no longer working since she got married. Ja- z-- w---- n--- m---- s---- z- g------- i-. Ja, zij werkt niet meer, sinds ze getrouwd is. 0 +
     
Since she got married, she’s no longer working. Si--- z- g------- i-- w---- z- n--- m---. Sinds ze getrouwd is, werkt ze niet meer. 0 +
Since they have met each other, they are happy. Si--- z- e----- k------ z--- z- g-------. Sinds ze elkaar kennen, zijn ze gelukkig. 0 +
Since they have had children, they rarely go out. Si--- z- k------- h------ g--- z- z----- u--. Sinds ze kinderen hebben, gaan ze zelden uit. 0 +
     
When does she call? Wa----- b--- z-? Wanneer belt ze? 0 +
When driving? Ti----- d- r--? Tijdens de rit? 0 +
Yes, when she is driving. Ja- t------ z- a--------. Ja, terwijl ze autorijdt. 0 +
     
She calls while she drives. Zi- t---------- t------ z- a--------. Zij telefoneert terwijl ze autorijdt. 0 +
She watches TV while she irons. Zi- k---- t-------- t------ z- s------. Zij kijkt televisie terwijl ze strijkt. 0 +
She listens to music while she does her work. Zi- l------- n--- m----- t------ z- h--- h------- m----. Zij luistert naar muziek terwijl ze haar huiswerk maakt. 0 +
     
I can’t see anything when I don’t have glasses. Ik z-- n---- a-- i- g--- b--- d----. Ik zie niets als ik geen bril draag. 0 +
I can’t understand anything when the music is so loud. Ik v----- n---- a-- d- m----- z- h--- s----. Ik versta niets als de muziek zo hard staat. 0 +
I can’t smell anything when I have a cold. Ik r--- n---- a-- i- v-------- b--. Ik ruik niets als ik verkouden ben. 0 +
     
We’ll take a taxi if it rains. Wi- n---- e-- t--- a-- h-- r-----. Wij nemen een taxi als het regent. 0 +
We’ll travel around the world if we win the lottery. We g--- e-- w--------- m---- a-- w- d- l---- w-----. We gaan een wereldreis maken als we de lotto winnen. 0 +
We’ll start eating if he doesn’t come soon. We b------- m-- e--- a-- h-- n--- g--- k---. We beginnen met eten als hij niet gauw komt. 0 +
     

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