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68 [Sáu mươi tám] To – nhỏ

big and small	to va nhỏ
The elephant is big.	Con voi to.
The mouse is small.	Con chuột nhỏ.
dark and bright	tối và sáng
The night is dark.	Ban đêm tối.
The day is bright.	Ban ngày sáng.
old and young	già và trẻ
Our grandfather is very old.	Ông của chúng tôi rất già.
70 years ago he was still young.	70 năm về trước ông còn trẻ.
beautiful and ugly	đẹp và xấu
The butterfly is beautiful.	Con bướm đẹp.
The spider is ugly.	Con nhện xấu.
fat and thin	béo và gầy / Mập và ốm
A woman who weighs a hundred kilos is fat.	Phụ nữ nặng 100 ki lô là béo / mập.
A man who weighs fifty kilos is thin.	Nam giới nặng 50 ki lô là gầy / ốm.
expensive and cheap	đắt và rẻ
The car is expensive.	Xe hơi đắt.
The newspaper is cheap.	Tờ báo rẻ.

Two languages = two speech centers!

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