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6 [six]

Reading and writing

6 [seks]	Læse og skrive

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I read.	J_g l_s_r_ Jeg læser. J__ l_____ Jeg læser. ___ ______ Jeg læser.
I read a letter (character).	J_g l_s_r e_ b_g_t_v_ Jeg læser et bogstav. J__ l____ e_ b_______ Jeg læser et bogstav. ___ _____ __ ________ Jeg læser et bogstav.
I read a word.	J_g l_s_r e_ o_d_ Jeg læser et ord. J__ l____ e_ o___ Jeg læser et ord. ___ _____ __ ____ Jeg læser et ord.

I read a sentence.	J_g l_s_r e_ s_t_i_g_ Jeg læser en sætning. J__ l____ e_ s_______ Jeg læser en sætning. ___ _____ __ ________ Jeg læser en sætning.
I read a letter.	J_g l_s_r e_ b_e_. Jeg læser et brev. J__ l____ e_ b____ Jeg læser et brev. ___ _____ __ _____ Jeg læser et brev.
I read a book.	J_g l_s_r e_ b_g_ Jeg læser en bog. J__ l____ e_ b___ Jeg læser en bog. ___ _____ __ ____ Jeg læser en bog.

I read.	J_g l_s_r_ Jeg læser. J__ l_____ Jeg læser. ___ ______ Jeg læser.
You read.	D_ l_s_r_ Du læser. D_ l_____ Du læser. __ ______ Du læser.
He reads.	H_n l_s_r_ Han læser. H__ l_____ Han læser. ___ ______ Han læser.

I write.	J_g s_r_v_r_ Jeg skriver. J__ s_______ Jeg skriver. ___ ________ Jeg skriver.
I write a letter (character).	J_g s_r_v_r e_ b_g_t_v_ Jeg skriver et bogstav. J__ s______ e_ b_______ Jeg skriver et bogstav. ___ _______ __ ________ Jeg skriver et bogstav.
I write a word.	J_g s_r_v_r e_ o_d_ Jeg skriver et ord. J__ s______ e_ o___ Jeg skriver et ord. ___ _______ __ ____ Jeg skriver et ord.

I write a sentence.	J_g s_r_v_r e_ s_t_i_g_ Jeg skriver en sætning. J__ s______ e_ s_______ Jeg skriver en sætning. ___ _______ __ ________ Jeg skriver en sætning.
I write a letter.	J_g s_r_v_r e_ b_e_. Jeg skriver et brev. J__ s______ e_ b____ Jeg skriver et brev. ___ _______ __ _____ Jeg skriver et brev.
I write a book.	J_g s_r_v_r e_ b_g_ Jeg skriver en bog. J__ s______ e_ b___ Jeg skriver en bog. ___ _______ __ ____ Jeg skriver en bog.

I write.	J_g s_r_v_r_ Jeg skriver. J__ s_______ Jeg skriver. ___ ________ Jeg skriver.
You write.	D_ s_r_v_r_ Du skriver. D_ s_______ Du skriver. __ ________ Du skriver.
He writes.	H_n s_r_v_r_ Han skriver. H__ s_______ Han skriver. ___ ________ Han skriver.

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