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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [walumpu]

Adjectives 3

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She has a dog. M-y-a-- --y-. M-- a-- s---- M-y a-o s-y-. ------------- May aso siya. 0
The dog is big. Ma---i-----as-. M----- a-- a--- M-l-k- a-g a-o- --------------- Malaki ang aso. 0
She has a big dog. Mayr-on s-ya-g-m-l------a--. M------ s----- m------- a--- M-y-o-n s-y-n- m-l-k-n- a-o- ---------------------------- Mayroon siyang malaking aso. 0
She has a house. M----ahay--i-a. M-- b---- s---- M-y b-h-y s-y-. --------------- May bahay siya. 0
The house is small. Ma---t a-- --h--. M----- a-- b----- M-l-i- a-g b-h-y- ----------------- Maliit ang bahay. 0
She has a small house. M---o-- -iy--g------- -- bah-y. M------ s----- m----- n- b----- M-y-o-n s-y-n- m-l-i- n- b-h-y- ------------------------------- Mayroon siyang maliit na bahay. 0
He is staying in a hotel. Nak-t--a--i-a-sa-isan- -ot--. N------- s--- s- i---- h----- N-k-t-r- s-y- s- i-a-g h-t-l- ----------------------------- Nakatira siya sa isang hotel. 0
The hotel is cheap. M--a--n--hot--. M--- a-- h----- M-r- a-g h-t-l- --------------- Mura ang hotel. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. N------- -i-- s- isa-g --r-ng ho---. N------- s--- s- i---- m----- h----- N-k-t-r- s-y- s- i-a-g m-r-n- h-t-l- ------------------------------------ Nakatira siya sa isang murang hotel. 0
He has a car. M----ots-----a. M-- k---- s---- M-y k-t-e s-y-. --------------- May kotse siya. 0
The car is expensive. Mah-- an- -o---. M---- a-- k----- M-h-l a-g k-t-e- ---------------- Mahal ang kotse. 0
He has an expensive car. Ma--o-n--iy--g ---a-aling ko--e. M------ s----- m--------- k----- M-y-o-n s-y-n- m-m-h-l-n- k-t-e- -------------------------------- Mayroon siyang mamahaling kotse. 0
He reads a novel. N-gb-------iya-ng --a-g ---e--. N-------- s--- n- i---- n------ N-g-a-a-a s-y- n- i-a-g n-b-l-. ------------------------------- Nagbabasa siya ng isang nobela. 0
The novel is boring. N---ka---p ang---b---. N--------- a-- n------ N-k-k-i-i- a-g n-b-l-. ---------------------- Nakakainip ang nobela. 0
He is reading a boring novel. N--baba-- -i-- ---isan---ak-kai---------b-la. N-------- s--- n- i---- n--------- n- n------ N-g-a-a-a s-y- n- i-a-g n-k-k-i-i- n- n-b-l-. --------------------------------------------- Nagbabasa siya ng isang nakakainip na nobela. 0
She is watching a movie. N-no-o-d s---------li--la. N------- s--- n- p-------- N-n-n-o- s-y- n- p-l-k-l-. -------------------------- Nanonood siya ng pelikula. 0
The movie is exciting. Ka-a---p-n-b-- --g--e-i-u-a. K------------- a-- p-------- K-p-n---a-a-i- a-g p-l-k-l-. ---------------------------- Kapana-panabik ang pelikula. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. N-no--od-si------i-a-g--ap----a--b-k-n--peliku--. N------- s--- n- i---- k------------ n- p-------- N-n-n-o- s-y- n- i-a-g k-p-n-p-n-b-k n- p-l-k-l-. ------------------------------------------------- Nanonood siya ng isang kapanapanabik na pelikula. 0

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