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em Big – small   »   ru Большой / -ая – маленький / -ая

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [шестьдесят восемь]

68 [shestʹdesyat vosemʹ]

Большой / -ая – маленький / -ая

Bolʹshoy / -aya – malenʹkiy / -aya

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big and small Бо-ь-ой /--а- --малень----/--ая Б______ / -__ и м________ / -__ Б-л-ш-й / --я и м-л-н-к-й / --я ------------------------------- Большой / -ая и маленький / -ая 0
B-lʹ-hoy-- -aya --malenʹkiy - --ya B_______ / -___ – m________ / -___ B-l-s-o- / --y- – m-l-n-k-y / --y- ---------------------------------- Bolʹshoy / -aya – malenʹkiy / -aya
The elephant is big. Сл-н --льш-й. С___ б_______ С-о- б-л-ш-й- ------------- Слон большой. 0
B-lʹ-hoy ---a-a - -ale-ʹki- ----ya B_______ / -___ – m________ / -___ B-l-s-o- / --y- – m-l-n-k-y / --y- ---------------------------------- Bolʹshoy / -aya – malenʹkiy / -aya
The mouse is small. Мы-ь-м---н-к-я. М___ м_________ М-ш- м-л-н-к-я- --------------- Мышь маленькая. 0
B-----oy / -a-a ---a--n-k-y-/--aya B_______ / -___ i m________ / -___ B-l-s-o- / --y- i m-l-n-k-y / --y- ---------------------------------- Bolʹshoy / -aya i malenʹkiy / -aya
dark and bright Т-мны--/ --я-и----тл-- / --я Т_____ / -__ и с______ / -__ Т-м-ы- / --я и с-е-л-й / --я ---------------------------- Тёмный / -ая и светлый / -ая 0
Bolʹsh-y-/ -a-a-- ---enʹki- / --ya B_______ / -___ i m________ / -___ B-l-s-o- / --y- i m-l-n-k-y / --y- ---------------------------------- Bolʹshoy / -aya i malenʹkiy / -aya
The night is dark. Но-ь -ё--а-. Н___ т______ Н-ч- т-м-а-. ------------ Ночь тёмная. 0
Bolʹs-oy-/--aya----al--ʹkiy /---ya B_______ / -___ i m________ / -___ B-l-s-o- / --y- i m-l-n-k-y / --y- ---------------------------------- Bolʹshoy / -aya i malenʹkiy / -aya
The day is bright. Ден- св--лый. Д___ с_______ Д-н- с-е-л-й- ------------- День светлый. 0
S-on--o-ʹsh--. S___ b________ S-o- b-l-s-o-. -------------- Slon bolʹshoy.
old and young Ст--ы--/ ----и --л--ой----ая С_____ / -__ и м______ / -__ С-а-ы- / --я и м-л-д-й / --я ---------------------------- Старый / -ая и молодой / -ая 0
Slon--ol--h--. S___ b________ S-o- b-l-s-o-. -------------- Slon bolʹshoy.
Our grandfather is very old. Н-ш де-у--а --ен- -т---й. Н__ д______ о____ с______ Н-ш д-д-ш-а о-е-ь с-а-ы-. ------------------------- Наш дедушка очень старый. 0
Slon-b-l-s-o-. S___ b________ S-o- b-l-s-o-. -------------- Slon bolʹshoy.
70 years ago he was still young. 7--ле--н-з----- -щё---л---лод--. 7_ л__ н____ о_ е__ б__ м_______ 7- л-т н-з-д о- е-ё б-л м-л-д-м- -------------------------------- 70 лет назад он ещё был молодым. 0
M--h- ---e---aya. M____ m__________ M-s-ʹ m-l-n-k-y-. ----------------- Myshʹ malenʹkaya.
beautiful and ugly К------й /---я-и-ур-д----й /---я К_______ / -__ и у________ / -__ К-а-и-ы- / --я и у-о-л-в-й / --я -------------------------------- Красивый / -ая и уродливый / -ая 0
M-s-ʹ-m--enʹk-y-. M____ m__________ M-s-ʹ m-l-n-k-y-. ----------------- Myshʹ malenʹkaya.
The butterfly is beautiful. Ба----- к-а----я. Б______ к________ Б-б-ч-а к-а-и-а-. ----------------- Бабочка красивая. 0
M-shʹ ma-e--k-ya. M____ m__________ M-s-ʹ m-l-n-k-y-. ----------------- Myshʹ malenʹkaya.
The spider is ugly. Па-к -род-ив-й. П___ у_________ П-у- у-о-л-в-й- --------------- Паук уродливый. 0
T-mn-y /---y------e---- ----ya T_____ / -___ i s______ / -___ T-m-y- / --y- i s-e-l-y / --y- ------------------------------ Tëmnyy / -aya i svetlyy / -aya
fat and thin Т-лстый------ --худ-й - --я Т______ / -__ и х____ / -__ Т-л-т-й / --я и х-д-й / --я --------------------------- Толстый / -ая и худой / -ая 0
Tëmn---/--a-- i ------y------a T_____ / -___ i s______ / -___ T-m-y- / --y- i s-e-l-y / --y- ------------------------------ Tëmnyy / -aya i svetlyy / -aya
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Ж-нщин-,-ве---а---0----ло-р-м--в,--о---ая. Ж_______ в______ 1__ к___________ т_______ Ж-н-и-а- в-с-щ-я 1-0 к-л-г-а-м-в- т-л-т-я- ------------------------------------------ Женщина, весящая 100 килограммов, толстая. 0
Të---y ---a-- i-s-e-lyy ---aya T_____ / -___ i s______ / -___ T-m-y- / --y- i s-e-l-y / --y- ------------------------------ Tëmnyy / -aya i svetlyy / -aya
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. Му--и--,-в-сящий 50 к-л--р----в, -уд-й. М_______ в______ 5_ к___________ х_____ М-ж-и-а- в-с-щ-й 5- к-л-г-а-м-в- х-д-й- --------------------------------------- Мужчина, весящий 50 килограммов, худой. 0
N--hʹ-t-mn-ya. N____ t_______ N-c-ʹ t-m-a-a- -------------- Nochʹ tëmnaya.
expensive and cheap До-о----- -а--и---ш---- /---я Д______ / -__ и д______ / -__ Д-р-г-й / --я и д-ш-в-й / --я ----------------------------- Дорогой / -ая и дёшевый / -ая 0
No--ʹ--ëmnaya. N____ t_______ N-c-ʹ t-m-a-a- -------------- Nochʹ tëmnaya.
The car is expensive. М----- --рог--. М_____ д_______ М-ш-н- д-р-г-я- --------------- Машина дорогая. 0
N---ʹ-t----y-. N____ t_______ N-c-ʹ t-m-a-a- -------------- Nochʹ tëmnaya.
The newspaper is cheap. Газе-а-д-шёва-. Г_____ д_______ Г-з-т- д-ш-в-я- --------------- Газета дешёвая. 0
D--ʹ --e--y-. D___ s_______ D-n- s-e-l-y- ------------- Denʹ svetlyy.

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