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em Big – small   »   he ‫גדול – קטן‬

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

‫68 [שישים ושמונה]‬

68 [shishim ushmoneh]

‫גדול – קטן‬

gadol – qatan

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big and small ‫גדו- -קטן‬ ‫____ ו____ ‫-ד-ל ו-ט-‬ ----------- ‫גדול וקטן‬ 0
g--o- - q-t-n g____ – q____ g-d-l – q-t-n ------------- gadol – qatan
The elephant is big. ‫הפ-- -----‬ ‫____ ג_____ ‫-פ-ל ג-ו-.- ------------ ‫הפיל גדול.‬ 0
ga-ol --qatan g____ – q____ g-d-l – q-t-n ------------- gadol – qatan
The mouse is small. ‫ה-כ-ר--טן-‬ ‫_____ ק____ ‫-ע-ב- ק-ן-‬ ------------ ‫העכבר קטן.‬ 0
g-d-l--'q---n g____ w______ g-d-l w-q-t-n ------------- gadol w'qatan
dark and bright ‫כ-ה---הי-‬ ‫___ ו_____ ‫-ה- ו-ה-ר- ----------- ‫כהה ובהיר‬ 0
ha-i--ga-o-. h____ g_____ h-p-l g-d-l- ------------ hapil gadol.
The night is dark. ‫ה-י---כ--.‬ ‫_____ כ____ ‫-ל-ל- כ-ה-‬ ------------ ‫הלילה כהה.‬ 0
h-p-l gad--. h____ g_____ h-p-l g-d-l- ------------ hapil gadol.
The day is bright. ‫--ו--ב-יר.‬ ‫____ ב_____ ‫-י-ם ב-י-.- ------------ ‫היום בהיר.‬ 0
ha--l-gado-. h____ g_____ h-p-l g-d-l- ------------ hapil gadol.
old and young ‫זק- -צ---‬ ‫___ ו_____ ‫-ק- ו-ע-ר- ----------- ‫זקן וצעיר‬ 0
ha-akh-a- q--a-. h________ q_____ h-'-k-b-r q-t-n- ---------------- ha'akhbar qatan.
Our grandfather is very old. ‫ס-- -לנו -א-- ז---‬ ‫___ ש___ מ___ ז____ ‫-ב- ש-נ- מ-ו- ז-ן-‬ -------------------- ‫סבא שלנו מאוד זקן.‬ 0
keh----bah-r k____ u_____ k-h-h u-a-i- ------------ keheh ubahir
70 years ago he was still young. ‫--נ--70 ש-----א------ע---‬ ‫____ 7_ ש__ ה__ ה__ צ_____ ‫-פ-י 7- ש-ה ה-א ה-ה צ-י-.- --------------------------- ‫לפני 70 שנה הוא היה צעיר.‬ 0
k---h -ba-ir k____ u_____ k-h-h u-a-i- ------------ keheh ubahir
beautiful and ugly ‫יפ----כ--ר‬ ‫___ ו______ ‫-פ- ו-כ-ע-‬ ------------ ‫יפה ומכוער‬ 0
ke--h u--hir k____ u_____ k-h-h u-a-i- ------------ keheh ubahir
The butterfly is beautiful. ‫ה-רפר--פה.‬ ‫_____ י____ ‫-פ-פ- י-ה-‬ ------------ ‫הפרפר יפה.‬ 0
h-lay--h--e-e-. h_______ k_____ h-l-y-a- k-h-h- --------------- halaylah keheh.
The spider is ugly. ‫העכביש -כ----‬ ‫______ מ______ ‫-ע-ב-ש מ-ו-ר-‬ --------------- ‫העכביש מכוער.‬ 0
ha-a-lah ke-e-. h_______ k_____ h-l-y-a- k-h-h- --------------- halaylah keheh.
fat and thin ‫-מ- --ז-‬ ‫___ ו____ ‫-מ- ו-ז-‬ ---------- ‫שמן ורזה‬ 0
h-la--ah-k-heh. h_______ k_____ h-l-y-a- k-h-h- --------------- halaylah keheh.
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. ‫-י-- -שוקל- -------ו --א שמנה.‬ ‫____ ש_____ 1__ ק___ ה__ ש_____ ‫-י-ה ש-ו-ל- 1-0 ק-ל- ה-א ש-נ-.- -------------------------------- ‫אישה ששוקלת 100 קילו היא שמנה.‬ 0
hay-- bahir. h____ b_____ h-y-m b-h-r- ------------ hayom bahir.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. ‫א---שש-קל-5- -י-- -וא ----‬ ‫___ ש____ 5_ ק___ ה__ ר____ ‫-י- ש-ו-ל 5- ק-ל- ה-א ר-ה-‬ ---------------------------- ‫איש ששוקל 50 קילו הוא רזה.‬ 0
hayom ba--r. h____ b_____ h-y-m b-h-r- ------------ hayom bahir.
expensive and cheap ‫י-ר----ל‬ ‫___ ו____ ‫-ק- ו-ו-‬ ---------- ‫יקר וזול‬ 0
h-y-m b----. h____ b_____ h-y-m b-h-r- ------------ hayom bahir.
The car is expensive. ‫המכ--י----ר-.‬ ‫_______ י_____ ‫-מ-ו-י- י-ר-.- --------------- ‫המכונית יקרה.‬ 0
za--n-w--s-'-r z____ w_______ z-q-n w-t-a-i- -------------- zaqen w'tsa'ir
The newspaper is cheap. ‫----ו--זול-‬ ‫______ ז____ ‫-ע-ת-ן ז-ל-‬ ------------- ‫העיתון זול.‬ 0
s-b- s--l-n-------z-qen. s___ s______ m___ z_____ s-b- s-e-a-u m-o- z-q-n- ------------------------ saba shelanu m'od zaqen.

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