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80 [eighty]

Adjectives 3

Adjectives 3

80 [tamanin]

sifafi 3

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She has a dog. Ta-a--- k-re. T___ d_ k____ T-n- d- k-r-. ------------- Tana da kare. 0
The dog is big. K-re -a---------m-. K___ y___ d_ g_____ K-r- y-n- d- g-r-a- ------------------- Kare yana da girma. 0
She has a big dog. Ta---d----b-an ka--. T___ d_ b_____ k____ T-n- d- b-b-a- k-r-. -------------------- Tana da babban kare. 0
She has a house. t-n- da g--a t___ d_ g___ t-n- d- g-d- ------------ tana da gida 0
The house is small. G-d---ka--n---. G____ k____ n__ G-d-n k-d-n n-. --------------- Gidan kadan ne. 0
She has a small house. Tana da -----in ---a. T___ d_ k______ g____ T-n- d- k-r-m-n g-d-. --------------------- Tana da karamin gida. 0
He is staying in a hotel. Yana -au-e----t-l. Y___ z____ a o____ Y-n- z-u-e a o-a-. ------------------ Yana zaune a otal. 0
The hotel is cheap. Hot-- d-n----- d- -r--. H____ d__ y___ d_ a____ H-t-l d-n y-n- d- a-h-. ----------------------- Hotel din yana da arha. 0
He is staying in a cheap hotel. Ya---za----a---al-mai-ar--. Y___ z____ a o___ m__ a____ Y-n- z-u-e a o-a- m-i a-h-. --------------------------- Yana zaune a otal mai arha. 0
He has a car. Ya------mot-. Y___ d_ m____ Y-n- d- m-t-. ------------- Yana da mota. 0
The car is expensive. Motar -a-a -- -s--a. M____ t___ d_ t_____ M-t-r t-n- d- t-a-a- -------------------- Motar tana da tsada. 0
He has an expensive car. Y-na-----o-- ----t--d-. Y___ d_ m___ m__ t_____ Y-n- d- m-t- m-i t-a-a- ----------------------- Yana da mota mai tsada. 0
He reads a novel. Ya-------n-a ---el. Y___ k______ n_____ Y-n- k-r-n-a n-v-l- ------------------- Yana karanta novel. 0
The novel is boring. Nov---yan---- ba------w-. N____ y___ d_ b__ s______ N-v-l y-n- d- b-n s-a-w-. ------------------------- Novel yana da ban shaawa. 0
He is reading a boring novel. Ya-a -a--nt- n-v-l ma- ban s--aw-. Y___ k______ n____ m__ b__ s______ Y-n- k-r-n-a n-v-l m-i b-n s-a-w-. ---------------------------------- Yana karanta novel mai ban shaawa. 0
She is watching a movie. Ta--- ----------. T_ n_ k_____ f___ T- n- k-l-o- f-m- ----------------- Ta na kallon fim. 0
The movie is exciting. Fi- ɗ-- -a-- -a-ba--------. F__ ɗ__ y___ d_ b__ s______ F-m ɗ-n y-n- d- b-n s-a-w-. --------------------------- Fim ɗin yana da ban shaawa. 0
She is watching an exciting movie. T- n- -al-on---n- -im---- --- --a---. T_ n_ k_____ w___ f__ m__ b__ s______ T- n- k-l-o- w-n- f-m m-i b-n s-a-w-. ------------------------------------- Ta na kallon wani fim mai ban shaawa. 0

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