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Phrase CEFR C1

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العربية اَلْجِدْرَان لَهَا آذَان لِلْحِيطَان آذَان

Čeština stěny mají uši

Dansk væggene har ører

Deutsch die Wände haben Ohren

Español las paredes oyen

Suomi seinilläkin on korvat

Français les murs ont des oreilles

Gaeilge bíonn cluasa ar an gcoill bíonn cluasa ar na claíocha

Gàidhlig cluasan anns gach ceàrn

Magyar a falnak is füle van

Italiano i muri hanno le orecchie

日本語壁に耳あり壁に耳あり、障子に目あり

한국어 낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다 밤말은 쥐가 듣고 낮말은 새가 듣는다

Lietuvių ir sienos turi ausis

Македонски и ѕидовите имаат уши и ѕидот има уши

Nederlands de muren hebben oren

Polski ściany mają uszy ściany mają uszy

Português as paredes têm ouvidos

Русский и у стен есть у́ши

తెలుగు గోడకు చెవులుంటాయి

Tagalog may tainga ang lupa, may pakpak ang balita

Tiếng Việt tai vách mạch dừng tai vách mạch dừng

“"But it is well to remember ⟳ that walls have ⟳ ears, and therefore to whisper ⟳."”

““We're talking about everything you can't discuss ⟳ in Damascus, because there the walls have ⟳ ears,” Mr. Taieb said.”

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