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en to need – to want to   »   ha to need – to want to

69 [sixty-nine]

to need – to want to

to need – to want to

69 [sittin tara]

to need – to want to

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I need a bed. ina b-kat---gado i-- b------ g--- i-a b-k-t-n g-d- ---------------- ina bukatan gado 0
I want to sleep. I-- ---in ---b-rc-. I-- s- i- y- b----- I-a s- i- y- b-r-i- ------------------- Ina so in yi barci. 0
Is there a bed here? ak--i -a-- - -an a---- g--- a n-- a-w-i g-d- a n-n ---------------- akwai gado a nan 0
I need a lamp. i-a --k-------ti-a i-- b------ f----- i-a b-k-t-n f-t-l- ------------------ ina bukatan fitila 0
I want to read. I-- -o in---r-n-a I-- s- i- k------ I-a s- i- k-r-n-a ----------------- Ina so in karanta 0
Is there a lamp here? Ak-a- -it--a --na-? A---- f----- a n--- A-w-i f-t-l- a n-n- ------------------- Akwai fitila a nan? 0
I need a telephone. ina --kata- --ya i-- b------ w--- i-a b-k-t-n w-y- ---------------- ina bukatan waya 0
I want to make a call. I-a -o in------r----aya I-- s- i- y- k---- w--- I-a s- i- y- k-r-n w-y- ----------------------- Ina so in yi kiran waya 0
Is there a telephone here? Akw---w--a--n-n? A---- w--- a---- A-w-i w-y- a-a-? ---------------- Akwai waya anan? 0
I need a camera. i-a --k-ta- -y--ara i-- b------ k------ i-a b-k-t-n k-a-a-a ------------------- ina bukatan kyamara 0
I want to take photographs. I-a-----n-dau---ho-u-a I-- s- i- d---- h----- I-a s- i- d-u-i h-t-n- ---------------------- Ina so in dauki hotuna 0
Is there a camera here? Ak-a-----ma-- a-na-? A---- k------ a n--- A-w-i k-a-a-a a n-n- -------------------- Akwai kyamara a nan? 0
I need a computer. in- ---atan kw---u-a i-- b------ k------- i-a b-k-t-n k-a-f-t- -------------------- ina bukatan kwamfuta 0
I want to send an email. Ina -o in a--- imel I-- s- i- a--- i--- I-a s- i- a-k- i-e- ------------------- Ina so in aika imel 0
Is there a computer here? A--ai kw--f--a---n--? A---- k------- a n--- A-w-i k-a-f-t- a n-n- --------------------- Akwai kwamfuta a nan? 0
I need a pen. I-a b-k---n a-kala--. I-- b------ a-------- I-a b-k-t-n a-k-l-m-. --------------------- Ina bukatan alkalami. 0
I want to write something. I-a----i- ru-u-a-wan- ab-. I-- s- i- r----- w--- a--- I-a s- i- r-b-t- w-n- a-u- -------------------------- Ina so in rubuta wani abu. 0
Is there a sheet of paper and a pen here? Akwai-t--a--a----al-------- --n? A---- t------ d- a------- a n--- A-w-i t-k-r-a d- a-k-l-m- a n-n- -------------------------------- Akwai takarda da alkalami a nan? 0

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