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en Big – small   »   be вялікі – маленькі

68 [sixty-eight]

Big – small

Big – small

68 [шэсцьдзесят восем]

68 [shests’dzesyat vosem]

вялікі – маленькі

vyalіkі – malen’kі

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big and small вя-і-і-і м-л---кі в_____ і м_______ в-л-к- і м-л-н-к- ----------------- вялікі і маленькі 0
vyal-kі - -----’kі v______ – m_______ v-a-і-і – m-l-n-k- ------------------ vyalіkі – malen’kі
The elephant is big. С-----я-і--. С___ в______ С-о- в-л-к-. ------------ Слон вялікі. 0
vy-lі-- ----l-n-kі v______ – m_______ v-a-і-і – m-l-n-k- ------------------ vyalіkі – malen’kі
The mouse is small. Мыш----е-ь--я. М__ м_________ М-ш м-л-н-к-я- -------------- Мыш маленькая. 0
vya---і----al---kі v______ і m_______ v-a-і-і і m-l-n-k- ------------------ vyalіkі і malen’kі
dark and bright ц-м-- і---етлы ц____ і с_____ ц-м-ы і с-е-л- -------------- цёмны і светлы 0
vy---k- - ---e-’kі v______ і m_______ v-a-і-і і m-l-n-k- ------------------ vyalіkі і malen’kі
The night is dark. Н-ч цёмн-я. Н__ ц______ Н-ч ц-м-а-. ----------- Ноч цёмная. 0
v-a---- і-m-l---kі v______ і m_______ v-a-і-і і m-l-n-k- ------------------ vyalіkі і malen’kі
The day is bright. Д-е-----е---. Д____ с______ Д-е-ь с-е-л-. ------------- Дзень светлы. 0
Slo--vy--і--. S___ v_______ S-o- v-a-і-і- ------------- Slon vyalіkі.
old and young ст------мал-ды с____ і м_____ с-а-ы і м-л-д- -------------- стары і малады 0
S--- -ya-і--. S___ v_______ S-o- v-a-і-і- ------------- Slon vyalіkі.
Our grandfather is very old. Н-ш-д----л- ---ь-і-с----. Н__ д______ в_____ с_____ Н-ш д-я-у-я в-л-м- с-а-ы- ------------------------- Наш дзядуля вельмі стары. 0
Slon vya-іkі. S___ v_______ S-o- v-a-і-і- ------------- Slon vyalіkі.
70 years ago he was still young. 7- ------наз-- -н--ы- я-ч--м-----. 7_ г____ н____ ё_ б__ я___ м______ 7- г-д-ў н-з-д ё- б-ў я-ч- м-л-д-. ---------------------------------- 70 гадоў назад ён быў яшчэ малады. 0
M-------e-’-ay-. M___ m__________ M-s- m-l-n-k-y-. ---------------- Mysh malen’kaya.
beautiful and ugly п---ожы----р-дкі п______ і б_____ п-ы-о-ы і б-ы-к- ---------------- прыгожы і брыдкі 0
M--h--al-n’---a. M___ m__________ M-s- m-l-n-k-y-. ---------------- Mysh malen’kaya.
The butterfly is beautiful. Ма----к-прыгожы. М______ п_______ М-т-л-к п-ы-о-ы- ---------------- Матылёк прыгожы. 0
My-h-m-le-’-a--. M___ m__________ M-s- m-l-n-k-y-. ---------------- Mysh malen’kaya.
The spider is ugly. П-ву- б-ыд--. П____ б______ П-в-к б-ы-к-. ------------- Павук брыдкі. 0
tse-n--------ly t_____ і s_____ t-e-n- і s-e-l- --------------- tsemny і svetly
fat and thin то------ -у-ы т_____ і х___ т-ў-т- і х-д- ------------- тоўсты і худы 0
ts-m-y-і -v---y t_____ і s_____ t-e-n- і s-e-l- --------------- tsemny і svetly
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat. Жан-ы-а-ва-о--1-0-к--т-ўст--. Ж______ в____ 1__ к_ т_______ Ж-н-ы-а в-г-ю 1-0 к- т-ў-т-я- ----------------------------- Жанчына вагою 100 кг тоўстая. 0
ts-mn- - s-e--y t_____ і s_____ t-e-n- і s-e-l- --------------- tsemny і svetly
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin. Мужч-на ва-ою-50 -г--уд-. М______ в____ 5_ к_ х____ М-ж-ы-а в-г-ю 5- к- х-д-. ------------------------- Мужчына вагою 50 кг худы. 0
Noc--t-em-ay-. N___ t________ N-c- t-e-n-y-. -------------- Noch tsemnaya.
expensive and cheap д--аг- ------ы д_____ і т____ д-р-г- і т-н-ы -------------- дарагі і танны 0
N-ch -----a-a. N___ t________ N-c- t-e-n-y-. -------------- Noch tsemnaya.
The car is expensive. Аўт--а-і---дарагі. А_________ д______ А-т-м-б-л- д-р-г-. ------------------ Аўтамабіль дарагі. 0
N----ts-m----. N___ t________ N-c- t-e-n-y-. -------------- Noch tsemnaya.
The newspaper is cheap. Газ--а----н--. Г_____ т______ Г-з-т- т-н-а-. -------------- Газета танная. 0
Dz-n’ --etly. D____ s______ D-e-’ s-e-l-. ------------- Dzen’ svetly.

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