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79 [seventy-nine]

Adjectives 2

Adjectives 2

79 [settantanove]

Aggettivi 2

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I am wearing a blue dress. I--o------ a---o az-ur-o. I------ u- a---- a------- I-d-s-o u- a-i-o a-z-r-o- ------------------------- Indosso un abito azzurro. 0
I am wearing a red dress. Ind-sso----abito--osso. I------ u- a---- r----- I-d-s-o u- a-i-o r-s-o- ----------------------- Indosso un abito rosso. 0
I am wearing a green dress. I----s- u- a-i-o--e--e. I------ u- a---- v----- I-d-s-o u- a-i-o v-r-e- ----------------------- Indosso un abito verde. 0
I’m buying a black bag. Co-pro u-a -orsa --r-. C----- u-- b---- n---- C-m-r- u-a b-r-a n-r-. ---------------------- Compro una borsa nera. 0
I’m buying a brown bag. Com-r--un- --r---ma-ron-. C----- u-- b---- m------- C-m-r- u-a b-r-a m-r-o-e- ------------------------- Compro una borsa marrone. 0
I’m buying a white bag. C-mpr---na-b------ia--a. C----- u-- b---- b------ C-m-r- u-a b-r-a b-a-c-. ------------------------ Compro una borsa bianca. 0
I need a new car. Ho-bisog----- un----c--in- ---v-. H- b------ d- u-- m------- n----- H- b-s-g-o d- u-a m-c-h-n- n-o-a- --------------------------------- Ho bisogno di una macchina nuova. 0
I need a fast car. Ho-b---gn------n--m--ch-n- -eloce. H- b------ d- u-- m------- v------ H- b-s-g-o d- u-a m-c-h-n- v-l-c-. ---------------------------------- Ho bisogno di una macchina veloce. 0
I need a comfortable car. Ho b--o-no di---a m--c-i-- c-moda. H- b------ d- u-- m------- c------ H- b-s-g-o d- u-a m-c-h-n- c-m-d-. ---------------------------------- Ho bisogno di una macchina comoda. 0
An old lady lives at the top. La--ù ----a u-- don-- a-----a. L---- a---- u-- d---- a------- L-s-ù a-i-a u-a d-n-a a-z-a-a- ------------------------------ Lassù abita una donna anziana. 0
A fat lady lives at the top. La--ù-a-ita -n- -on---g-assa. L---- a---- u-- d---- g------ L-s-ù a-i-a u-a d-n-a g-a-s-. ----------------------------- Lassù abita una donna grassa. 0
A curious lady lives below. L-ggi--a---- -n- d-n-a-------a. L----- a---- u-- d---- c------- L-g-i- a-i-a u-a d-n-a c-r-o-a- ------------------------------- Laggiù abita una donna curiosa. 0
Our guests were nice people. I--ost-- --p-------n----r-n-. I n----- o----- e---- c------ I n-s-r- o-p-t- e-a-o c-r-n-. ----------------------------- I nostri ospiti erano carini. 0
Our guests were polite people. I -os--------t- -rano--e--i--. I n----- o----- e---- g------- I n-s-r- o-p-t- e-a-o g-n-i-i- ------------------------------ I nostri ospiti erano gentili. 0
Our guests were interesting people. I --st---o--it- ---n- i--e-e-san-i. I n----- o----- e---- i------------ I n-s-r- o-p-t- e-a-o i-t-r-s-a-t-. ----------------------------------- I nostri ospiti erano interessanti. 0
I have lovely children. Ho-dei -ar- -----n-. H- d-- c--- b------- H- d-i c-r- b-m-i-i- -------------------- Ho dei cari bambini. 0
But the neighbours have naughty children. M--i v---ni-----o -e- -amb-ni -m-e-t-n-nti. M- i v----- h---- d-- b------ i------------ M- i v-c-n- h-n-o d-i b-m-i-i i-p-r-i-e-t-. ------------------------------------------- Ma i vicini hanno dei bambini impertinenti. 0
Are your children well behaved? So-o -uo---- -u-i--a-bini? S--- b---- i S--- b------- S-n- b-o-i i S-o- b-m-i-i- -------------------------- Sono buoni i Suoi bambini? 0

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