tala

to speak

Usages of tala

• Ég tala.: I speak.
• Þú talar.: You speak.
• Anna talar.: Anna speaks.
• Hann talar líka.: He speaks too.
• Hann talar hægt svo ég skil hann vel.: He speaks slowly so I understand him well.
• Ég tala minna.: I speak less.
• Skulum við hitta hana í hádeginu og tala rólega?: Shall we meet her at noon and speak quietly?
• Hann talar hraðar núna.: He speaks faster now.
• Meðan hann keyrir, tölum við rólega.: While he drives, we speak calmly.
• Ég tala aðeins íslensku hér.: I speak only Icelandic here.
• Þau tala íslensku heima.: They speak Icelandic at home.
• Kennarinn lætur nemendur tala íslensku í tímanum.: The teacher makes the students speak Icelandic in class.
• Leiðbeinandi okkar í netnámskeiðinu talar hægt og skýrt.: Our instructor in the online course speaks slowly and clearly.
• Mitt markmið í ár er að tala íslensku á hverjum degi.: My goal this year is to speak Icelandic every day.
• Við eigum lítinn hóp vina sem talar bara íslensku saman.: We have a small group of friends who speak only Icelandic together.
• Hún er hljóðlát í vinnunni, en talar mjög hátt þegar hún syngur með vinum sínum.: She is quiet at work, but speaks very loudly when she sings with her friends.
• Foreldrarnir eru stoltir af börnunum sínum þegar þau tala íslensku við ferðamenn.: The parents are proud of their children when they speak Icelandic with tourists.
• Ferðafélagarnir tala aðeins íslensku á ferðalögum sínum til að æfa sig sérstaklega vel.: The travel companions speak only Icelandic on their trips in order to practice especially well.
• Við tölum hljóðlátara í bókasafninu.: We speak more quietly in the library.
• Þau munu tala íslensku saman í kvöld.: They will speak Icelandic together tonight.
• Hún þorir að tala íslensku við hvern sem er.: She dares to speak Icelandic with anyone.
• Hún talar kurteislega við þjóninn.: She speaks politely to the waiter.
• Mér finnst sanngjarnt að báðar fái tíma til að tala, því sanngirni skiptir máli í góðu samtali.: I think it is fair that both get time to speak, because fairness matters in a good conversation.
• Fólkið á safninu talar hljóðlátt.: The people at the museum speak quietly.
• Hún talar hljóðlátt þegar barnið sefur.: She speaks quietly when the child is sleeping.

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