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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [sabain da tara]

Adjectives 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. Ina s---- d-----a-shu-i I-- s---- d- r--- s---- I-a s-n-e d- r-g- s-u-i ----------------------- Ina sanye da riga shudi 0
I am wearing a red dress. I-- sa-ye-----ar---g-. I-- s---- d- j-- r---- I-a s-n-e d- j-r r-g-. ---------------------- Ina sanye da jar riga. 0
I am wearing a green dress. In--s-nye -a --g-r ---e. I-- s---- d- r---- k---- I-a s-n-e d- r-g-r k-r-. ------------------------ Ina sanye da rigar kore. 0
I’m buying a black bag. Ina-siya--baka- j-ka. I-- s---- b---- j---- I-a s-y-n b-k-r j-k-. --------------------- Ina siyan bakar jaka. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. Ina-s-ya--j-k-r---un-n-------k---. I-- s---- j---- l----- r---- k---- I-a s-y-n j-k-r l-u-i- r-w-n k-s-. ---------------------------------- Ina siyan jakar launin ruwan kasa. 0
I’m buying a white bag. In- ---an --r---ja-a. I-- s---- f---- j---- I-a s-y-n f-r-r j-k-. --------------------- Ina siyan farar jaka. 0
I need a new car. Ina-buk--an s-buwar----a I-- b------ s------ m--- I-a b-k-t-n s-b-w-r m-t- ------------------------ Ina bukatan sabuwar mota 0
I need a fast car. In- bukata- mot---a--sau-i I-- b------ m--- m-- s---- I-a b-k-t-n m-t- m-i s-u-i -------------------------- Ina bukatan mota mai sauri 0
I need a comfortable car. Ina --k--an--o---m-i-d-di I-- b------ m--- m-- d--- I-a b-k-t-n m-t- m-i d-d- ------------------------- Ina bukatan mota mai dadi 0
An old lady lives at the top. W--- -so-uwa --n- z-une-a c--. W--- t------ t--- z---- a c--- W-t- t-o-u-a t-n- z-u-e a c-n- ------------------------------ Wata tsohuwa tana zaune a can. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. Wat- ---e -a----ba ta-a z-une --ca-. W--- m--- m-- k--- t--- z---- a c--- W-t- m-c- m-i k-b- t-n- z-u-e a c-n- ------------------------------------ Wata mace mai kiba tana zaune a can. 0
A curious lady lives below. Wat---ac- -a- son -an---an- z-u-e - -an. W--- m--- m-- s-- s--- t--- z---- a c--- W-t- m-c- m-i s-n s-n- t-n- z-u-e a c-n- ---------------------------------------- Wata mace mai son sani tana zaune a can. 0
Our guests were nice people. B-ƙin-u-----ne ---m--- -y-u. B------ m----- n- m--- k---- B-ƙ-n-u m-t-n- n- m-s- k-a-. ---------------------------- Baƙinmu mutane ne masu kyau. 0
Our guests were polite people. Ba-inmu --tane n---as- --d--i. B------ m----- n- m--- l------ B-ƙ-n-u m-t-n- n- m-s- l-d-b-. ------------------------------ Baƙinmu mutane ne masu ladabi. 0
Our guests were interesting people. B---nm---u- -a-a--e-m-tane ma-u --- -haaw-. B------ s-- k------ m----- m--- b-- s------ B-ƙ-n-u s-n k-s-n-e m-t-n- m-s- b-n s-a-w-. ------------------------------------------- Baƙinmu sun kasance mutane masu ban shaawa. 0
I have lovely children. In----n -a-a I-- s-- y--- I-a s-n y-r- ------------ Ina son yara 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. Amm- ma-w----------d- ---- n- ba-z-. A--- m------- s--- d- y--- n- b----- A-m- m-k-a-t- s-n- d- y-y- n- b-n-a- ------------------------------------ Amma makwabta suna da yaya na banza. 0
Are your children well behaved? S-i--y-r---u-s-na -- kyau? S--- y------ s--- d- k---- S-i- y-r-n-u s-n- d- k-a-? -------------------------- Shin yaranku suna da kyau? 0

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