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em At the restaurant 1   »   ha A cikin gidan abinci 1

29 [twenty-nine]

At the restaurant 1

At the restaurant 1

29 [ashirin da tara]

A cikin gidan abinci 1

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Is this table taken? Tebur-k-a-ta--e? T____ k_____ n__ T-b-r k-a-t- n-? ---------------- Tebur kyauta ne? 0
I would like the menu, please. I-a-s---me---do--A-l-h I__ s__ m___ d__ A____ I-a s-n m-n- d-n A-l-h ---------------------- Ina son menu don Allah 0
What would you recommend? Me -a k--iya -- da-sh---r-? M_ z_ k_ i__ b_ d_ s_______ M- z- k- i-a b- d- s-a-a-a- --------------------------- Me za ku iya ba da shawara? 0
I’d like a beer. I---son----a I__ s__ g___ I-a s-n g-y- ------------ Ina son giya 0
I’d like a mineral water. Ina-s---ruwan ma-d-nai I__ s__ r____ m_______ I-a s-n r-w-n m-a-i-a- ---------------------- Ina son ruwan maadinai 0
I’d like an orange juice. I-a-s-n-r--an-lemu I__ s__ r____ l___ I-a s-n r-w-n l-m- ------------------ Ina son ruwan lemu 0
I’d like a coffee. I-- -o -- -ha -ofi I__ s_ i_ s__ k___ I-a s- i- s-a k-f- ------------------ Ina so in sha kofi 0
I’d like a coffee with milk. I-a so- ko-i-m-i-m-d-ra I__ s__ k___ m__ m_____ I-a s-n k-f- m-i m-d-r- ----------------------- Ina son kofi mai madara 0
With sugar, please. T--- da s-k-ri, --n---l--. T___ d_ s______ d__ A_____ T-r- d- s-k-r-, d-n A-l-h- -------------------------- Tare da sukari, don Allah. 0
I’d like a tea. I-a--on-s-ayi I__ s__ s____ I-a s-n s-a-i ------------- Ina son shayi 0
I’d like a tea with lemon. I-- s-n---a---d- l--o I__ s__ s____ d_ l___ I-a s-n s-a-i d- l-m- --------------------- Ina son shayi da lemo 0
I’d like a tea with milk. I-- so--sh-yi-d- ma-ara I__ s__ s____ d_ m_____ I-a s-n s-a-i d- m-d-r- ----------------------- Ina son shayi da madara 0
Do you have cigarettes? Kun--da--ig-r-? K___ d_ s______ K-n- d- s-g-r-? --------------- Kuna da sigari? 0
Do you have an ashtray? Ku-- -a to--? K___ d_ t____ K-n- d- t-k-? ------------- Kuna da toka? 0
Do you have a light? k--- -a---t-? k___ d_ w____ k-n- d- w-t-? ------------- kina da wuta? 0
I’m missing a fork. Na --s- --ka-----i yatsa N_ r___ c_____ m__ y____ N- r-s- c-k-l- m-i y-t-a ------------------------ Na rasa cokali mai yatsa 0
I’m missing a knife. I-a---t- -u-a I__ b___ w___ I-a b-t- w-k- ------------- Ina bata wuka 0
I’m missing a spoon. I-a-r-s--co--li. I__ r___ c______ I-a r-s- c-k-l-. ---------------- Ina rasa cokali. 0

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