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54 [fifty-four]

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54 [hamsin da hudu]

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I want to buy a present. In- -o -- -ay---y--ta I__ s_ i_ s___ k_____ I-a s- i- s-y- k-a-t- --------------------- Ina so in saya kyauta 0
But nothing too expensive. A--- --b- a--n da------ t--da. A___ b___ a___ d_ y_ y_ t_____ A-m- b-b- a-i- d- y- y- t-a-a- ------------------------------ Amma babu abin da ya yi tsada. 0
Maybe a handbag? W-ta-il--ja--r--ann-? W_______ j____ h_____ W-t-ƙ-l- j-k-r h-n-u- --------------------- Wataƙila jakar hannu? 0
Which color would you like? Wa-- lau---k-----o? W___ l____ k___ s__ W-n- l-u-i k-k- s-? ------------------- Wani launi kuke so? 0
Black, brown or white? Bak-, -a------uwa---asa--o-f---? B____ l_____ r____ k___ k_ f____ B-k-, l-u-i- r-w-n k-s- k- f-r-? -------------------------------- Baki, launin ruwan kasa ko fari? 0
A large one or a small one? Babb---k---ara-i? B_____ k_ k______ B-b-a- k- k-r-m-? ----------------- Babban ko karami? 0
May I see this one, please? za---------in ---nan z__ i__ g____ w_____ z-n i-a g-n-n w-n-a- -------------------- zan iya ganin wannan 0
Is it made of leather? Fa-a---? F___ n__ F-t- n-? -------- Fata ne? 0
Or is it made of plastic? K--k-m--an y- s-i----f-la---k? K_ k___ a_ y_ s__ d_ f________ K- k-m- a- y- s-i d- f-l-s-i-? ------------------------------ Ko kuma an yi shi da filastik? 0
Of leather, of course. F-t---ba --a---. F____ b_ s______ F-t-, b- s-a-k-. ---------------- Fata, ba shakka. 0
This is very good quality. Wa-na--ya-a d- in----- n----sa-m--. W_____ y___ d_ i______ n_ m________ W-n-a- y-n- d- i-g-n-i n- m-s-m-a-. ----------------------------------- Wannan yana da inganci na musamman. 0
And the bag is really very reasonable. K--a j-k-r---n-u ---- d- --ha s-sa-. K___ j____ h____ t___ d_ a___ s_____ K-m- j-k-r h-n-u t-n- d- a-h- s-s-i- ------------------------------------ Kuma jakar hannu tana da arha sosai. 0
I like it. In- son shi I__ s__ s__ I-a s-n s-i ----------- Ina son shi 0
I’ll take it. Zan-d----. Z__ d_____ Z-n d-u-a- ---------- Zan dauka. 0
Can I exchange it if needed? Zan-i-a--u-an-a--u? Z__ i__ m______ s__ Z-n i-a m-s-n-a s-? ------------------- Zan iya musanya su? 0
Of course. I m---. I m____ I m-n-. ------- I mana. 0
We’ll gift wrap it. Z--mu nad- -- ---a--a-i------t-i. Z_ m_ n___ s_ a m_______ k_______ Z- m- n-d- s- a m-t-a-i- k-a-t-i- --------------------------------- Za mu nade su a matsayin kyautai. 0
The cashier is over there. Ing-m-n-buga b--an y--a---n. I______ b___ b____ y___ c___ I-g-m-n b-g- b-c-n y-n- c-n- ---------------------------- Ingimin buga bocan yana can. 0

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