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Usages of maturinn
Ég elda mat.
I cook food.
Maturinn er góður.
The food is good.
Af hverju er maturinn kaldur?
Why is the food cold?
Maturinn er íslenskur.
The food is Icelandic.
Matur inniheldur vatn.
Food contains water.
Maturinn var frábær í gær.
The food was great yesterday.
Ég fer í eldhúsið til að elda mat.
I go to the kitchen to cook food.
Allur maturinn er góður.
All the food is good.
Það er hægt að panta mat á netinu.
It is possible to order food online.
Við setjum matinn sem er eftir í ísskápinn.
We put the food that is left into the refrigerator.
Ég hata vondan mat og ég hata kalda súpu.
I hate bad food and I hate cold soup.
Maturinn er vondur.
The food is bad.
Á kvöldin er maturinn stundum dýrari en hádegismaturinn, en hann er ekki alltaf betri.
In the evenings the food is sometimes more expensive than the lunch, but it is not always better.
Þó að maturinn sé ódýr, er hann mjög góður.
Although the food is cheap, it is very good.
Maturinn hér er dýrari.
The food here is more expensive.
Örbylgjuofninn pípir þegar maturinn er tilbúinn, og þá borðum við strax.
The microwave beeps when the food is ready, and then we eat immediately.
Frystirinn er fullur í dag, svo við kaupum ekki meiri mat.
The freezer is full today, so we do not buy more food.
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