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Parts of the body

Parts of the body

58 [otteoghalvtreds]

Kropsdele

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I am drawing a man. J-- --gn----n ma--. J-- t----- e- m---- J-g t-g-e- e- m-n-. ------------------- Jeg tegner en mand. 0
First the head. F-rst -o--de-. F---- h------- F-r-t h-v-d-t- -------------- Først hovedet. 0
The man is wearing a hat. M----n---r-hat---. M----- h-- h-- p-- M-n-e- h-r h-t p-. ------------------ Manden har hat på. 0
One cannot see the hair. H---t---n m-- --ke-s-. H---- k-- m-- i--- s-- H-r-t k-n m-n i-k- s-. ---------------------- Håret kan man ikke se. 0
One cannot see the ears either. Ør--- -a----------er i-ke--e. Ø---- k-- m-- h----- i--- s-- Ø-e-e k-n m-n h-l-e- i-k- s-. ----------------------------- Ørene kan man heller ikke se. 0
One cannot see his back either. Ryggen -an-man-h--ler i-ke--e. R----- k-- m-- h----- i--- s-- R-g-e- k-n m-n h-l-e- i-k- s-. ------------------------------ Ryggen kan man heller ikke se. 0
I am drawing the eyes and the mouth. J---te-n-r ø--e-e ---m-----. J-- t----- ø----- o- m------ J-g t-g-e- ø-n-n- o- m-n-e-. ---------------------------- Jeg tegner øjnene og munden. 0
The man is dancing and laughing. M----n da--e--og l--. M----- d----- o- l--- M-n-e- d-n-e- o- l-r- --------------------- Manden danser og ler. 0
The man has a long nose. Ma-d-- h-r en--a-g -æ--. M----- h-- e- l--- n---- M-n-e- h-r e- l-n- n-s-. ------------------------ Manden har en lang næse. 0
He is carrying a cane in his hands. H-- h-- -- -t-k i-h----r--. H-- h-- e- s--- i h-------- H-n h-r e- s-o- i h-n-e-n-. --------------------------- Han har en stok i hænderne. 0
He is also wearing a scarf around his neck. H-- -ar-ogs-----h-lst--k-----o---alsen. H-- h-- o--- e- h----------- o- h------ H-n h-r o-s- e- h-l-t-r-l-d- o- h-l-e-. --------------------------------------- Han har også et halstørklæde om halsen. 0
It is winter and it is cold. D-t-e- v----r--g-det--- kol-t. D-- e- v----- o- d-- e- k----- D-t e- v-n-e- o- d-t e- k-l-t- ------------------------------ Det er vinter og det er koldt. 0
The arms are athletic. A-m-ne-e---ra--i-e. A----- e- k-------- A-m-n- e- k-a-t-g-. ------------------- Armene er kraftige. 0
The legs are also athletic. B-nene er-ogs- -ra-ti--. B----- e- o--- k-------- B-n-n- e- o-s- k-a-t-g-. ------------------------ Benene er også kraftige. 0
The man is made of snow. M--d-n er-af-s-e. M----- e- a- s--- M-n-e- e- a- s-e- ----------------- Manden er af sne. 0
He is neither wearing pants nor a coat. Ha---a- ----- --ks-- på-o---nge--fr-k---på. H-- h-- i---- b----- p- o- i---- f----- p-- H-n h-r i-g-n b-k-e- p- o- i-g-n f-a-k- p-. ------------------------------------------- Han har ingen bukser på og ingen frakke på. 0
But the man is not freezing. Men-m-n--n ----e--i-k-. M-- m----- f----- i---- M-n m-n-e- f-y-e- i-k-. ----------------------- Men manden fryser ikke. 0
He is a snowman. H-- -- e- -n--an-. H-- e- e- s------- H-n e- e- s-e-a-d- ------------------ Han er en snemand. 0

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