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15 [viisitoista] Hedelmiä ja elintarvikkeita

I have a strawberry.	Minulla on mansikka.
I have a kiwi and a melon.	Minulla on kiivi ja meloni.
I have an orange and a grapefruit.	Minulla on appelsiini ja greippi.
I have an apple and a mango.	Minulla on omena ja mango.
I have a banana and a pineapple.	Minulla on banaani ja ananas.
I am making a fruit salad.	Minä teen hedelmäsalaattia.
I am eating toast.	Minä syön paahtoleipää.
I am eating toast with butter.	Minä syön paahtoleivän voin kanssa.
I am eating toast with butter and jam.	Minä syön paahtoleivän voin ja hillon kanssa.
I am eating a sandwich.	Minä syön kerrosvoileivän.
I am eating a sandwich with margarine.	Minä syön kerrosvoileivän voin kanssa.
I am eating a sandwich with margarine and tomatoes.	Minä syön kerrosvoileivän voin ja tomaatin kanssa.
We need bread and rice.	Me tarvitsemme leipää ja riisiä.
We need fish and steaks.	Me tarvitsemme kalaa ja pihvejä.
We need pizza and spaghetti.	Me tarvitsemme pitsaa ja spagettia.
What else do we need?	Mitä me vielä tarvitsemme?
We need carrots and tomatoes for the soup.	Me tarvitsemme porkkanoita ja tomaatteja keittoa varten.
Where is the supermarket?	Missä on supermarketti?

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