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Usages of maalata
Sunnuntaina aion maalata seinälle pienen kuvan järvestä.
On Sunday I am going to paint a small picture of the lake on the wall.
Minä maalaan seinän olohuoneessa.
I paint the wall in the living room.
Maalaan vanhan aidan valkoiseksi, jotta puutarha näyttää siistiltä.
I paint the old fence white so that the garden looks tidy.
Ellei meille tule vieraita viikonloppuna, jatkamme aidan maalaamista kahdestaan.
Unless we get visitors at the weekend, we will continue painting the fence together.
Kotona tyttäreni haluaa maalata kynteni kirkkaanpunaisella kynsilakalla.
At home my daughter wants to paint my nails with bright red nail polish.
Ennen pääsiäistä maalaamme pääsiäismunat yhdessä keittiön pöydän ääressä.
Before Easter we paint the Easter eggs together at the kitchen table.
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