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Usages of bara
Mamma elskar te, en pabbi vill bara kaffi.
Mom loves tea, but dad only wants coffee.
Hann drekkur bara vatn.
He only drinks water.
Ég drekk yfirleitt bara einn bolla af kaffi.
I usually drink only one cup of coffee.
Við eigum lítinn hóp vina sem talar bara íslensku saman.
We have a small group of friends who speak only Icelandic together.
Sumir vinir treysta bara fjölskyldunni sinni.
Some friends trust only their family.
Ég panta kaffi fyrir þig, en þú drekkur bara vatn.
I order coffee for you, but you only drink water.
Konfektið er sætt, svo ég borða bara smá þegar við spilum borðspil.
The candy is sweet, so I only eat a little when we play a board game.
Kakan er sæt, en ég borða bara smá.
The cake is sweet, but I only eat a little.
Í lok dagsins vil ég bara sofa.
At the end of the day, I just want to sleep.
Þó að ég sé svangur, borða ég bara eina brauðsneið.
Although I am hungry, I only eat one slice of bread.
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