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Usages of iltapala
Illalla palaamme serkun luo syömään iltapalaa.
In the evening we return to the cousin’s place to eat an evening snack.
Syön pienen iltapalan ja menen sitten ylös nukkumaan viisi minuuttia myöhemmin.
I eat a small evening snack and then go upstairs to sleep five minutes later.
Kynttilä palaa hiljaa, kun perhe syö iltapalaa.
The candle burns quietly when the family eats an evening snack.
Pesin kädet lämpimällä vedellä ennen iltapalaa.
I washed my hands with warm water before the evening snack.
Joskus syömme iltapalan nuotion ääressä pesemättä astioita heti.
Sometimes we eat an evening snack by the campfire without washing the dishes right away.
Siskoni on niin keskittynyt koripalloon, että unohtaa joskus syödä iltapalaa.
My sister is so focused on basketball that she sometimes forgets to eat an evening snack.
Syödessämme iltapalaa luemme uutiskirjeen otsikoita ääneen.
While we are eating an evening snack, we read the newsletter’s headlines aloud.
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