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15 [petnajst] Sadje in živila

I have a strawberry.	Imam eno jagodo.
I have a kiwi and a melon.	Imam en kivi in eno melono.
I have an orange and a grapefruit.	Imam eno pomarančo in eno grenivko.
I have an apple and a mango.	Imam eno jabolko in en mango.
I have a banana and a pineapple.	Imam eno banano in en ananas.
I am making a fruit salad.	Pripravljam sadno solato.
I am eating toast.	Jem toast.
I am eating toast with butter.	Jem toast z maslom.
I am eating toast with butter and jam.	Jem toast z maslom in marmelado.
I am eating a sandwich.	Jem sendvič.
I am eating a sandwich with margarine.	Jem sendvič z margarino.
I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes.	Jem sendvič z margarino in paradižnikom.
We need bread and rice.	Potrebujemo (potrebujeva) kruh in riž.
We need fish and steaks.	Potrebujemo (potrebujeva) ribe in zrezke.
We need pizza and spaghetti.	Potrebujemo (potrebujeva) pico in špagete.
What else do we need	Kaj še potrebujemo (potrebujeva)?
We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup.	Potrebujemo (potrebujeva) korenje in paradižnik za juho.
Where is the supermarket	Kje je samopostrežna trgovina (supermarket)?

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