en

than

Usages of en

• Þorpið er rólegra en borgin.: The village is quieter than the city.
• Regnhlífin mín er stærri en jakkinn þinn.: My umbrella is bigger than your jacket.
• Búðin er stærri en skólinn.: The store is bigger than the school.
• Skólinn er miklu stærri en húsið.: The school is much bigger than the house.
• Drykkurinn kostar minna en ég hélt.: The drink costs less than I thought.
• Hugbúnaðurinn kostar meira en ég bjóst við.: The software costs more than I expected.
• Hún syngur betur en við.: She sings better than we do.
• Ég vil frekar vatn en kaffi.: I would rather have water than coffee.
• Stóllinn er lægri en borðið.: The chair is lower than the table.
• Hún hleypur hraðar en ég.: She runs faster than I do.
• Haustið í skóginum er lengra og rólegra en vorið.: Autumn in the forest is longer and calmer than the spring.
• Vikan er lengri en dagurinn.: The week is longer than the day.
• Veðrið í dag er verri en í gær.: The weather today is worse than yesterday.
• Strákurinn er hærri en stelpan.: The boy is taller than the girl.
• Listasafnið er skemmtilegra en mörg önnur söfn.: The art museum is more fun than many other museums.
• Ég finn mig frjálsari í skóginum en í borginni.: I feel freer in the forest than in the city.
• Göngutúrinn í skóginum er skemmtilegri en í borginni.: The walk in the forest is more fun than in the city.
• Vinátta sem maður getur treyst á er betri en peningur.: Friendship that one can rely on is better than money.
• 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.
• Í bókasafninu er betra að vera þögull en hávær.: In the library it is better to be silent than loud.
• Mér finnst náttúran í sveitinni fallegri en húsin í borginni.: I find the nature in the countryside more beautiful than the houses in the city.
• Kvöldgangan í dag verður styttri en í gær.: The evening walk today will be shorter than yesterday.
• Íbúðin er stærri en herbergið.: The apartment is bigger than the room.
• Mengunin er verri í dag en í gær.: The pollution is worse today than yesterday.
• Þessi æfing er erfiðari en æfingin í gær.: This exercise is more difficult than the exercise yesterday.
• Það er skemmtilegra að lesa í skóginum en heima.: It is more fun to read in the forest than at home.
• Þær byrjuðu að rífast í eldhúsinu, og rifrildið stóð lengur en ég bjóst við.: They started arguing in the kitchen, and the argument lasted longer than I expected.
• Hún vill frekar hafragraut en morgunkorn þegar veðrið er kalt.: She prefers oatmeal to cereal when the weather is cold.
• Göngubrúin er ekki eins löng og ég hélt, en hún er öruggari en gangbrautin.: The footbridge is not as long as I thought, but it is safer than the crosswalk.
• Bókin er fallegri en ég hélt.: The book is more beautiful than I thought.
• Hún segir að svefnpokinn hennar sé hlýrri en minn, svo henni verður ekki kalt í nótt.: She says that her sleeping bag is warmer than mine, so she will not be cold tonight.
• Peysan er hlýrri en ég hélt.: The sweater is warmer than I thought.
• Í júní eru kvöldin bjartari en í september.: In June the evenings are brighter than in September.
• Garðurinn er grænni í júní en í apríl.: The garden is greener in June than in April.
• Dýnan er mýkri en sú gamla, svo ég sef betur núna.: The mattress is softer than the old one, so I sleep better now.
• Koddinn er mýkri en sófinn.: The pillow is softer than the sofa.
• Ég finn ekki sólgleraugun mín, og þess vegna lít ég sennilega þreyttari út en ég er.: I cannot find my sunglasses, and because of that I probably look more tired than I am.
• Ég er þreyttari í dag en í gær.: I am more tired today than yesterday.
• Stundum er lítil lygi verri en sannleikurinn.: Sometimes a small lie is worse than the truth.
• Lygin var verri en sannleikurinn.: The lie was worse than the truth.
• Hún er betri á gítar en ég.: She is better with the guitar than I am.
• Í mátunarklefanum sá hún að hettupeysan passaði betur en regnfrakkinn.: In the fitting room she saw that the hoodie fit better than the raincoat.
• Ég vek son minn klukkan sjö, en ég geispa samt meira en hann.: I wake my son at seven o’clock, but I still yawn more than he does.
• Á skýlausum kvöldum sjáum við oft fleiri stjörnur í sveitinni en í borginni.: On cloudless evenings we often see more stars in the countryside than in the city.
• Hún sagði að nóttin væri skýlaus og að fyrsta stjarnan væri bjartari en hún hafði búist við.: She said that the night was cloudless and that the first star was brighter than she had expected.

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