gefa

Usages of gefa

Ég nota myndavélina sem hann gaf mér.
I use the camera that he gave me.
Gefðu mér vatn.
Give me water.
Kennarinn gefur litla heimavinnu í dag.
The teacher gives little homework today.
Hann gaf loforð í samtalinu og stóð við það.
He gave a promise in the conversation and kept it.
Geturðu gefið mér ráð?
Can you give me advice?
Þjónninn gefur okkur matseðilinn á veitingastaðnum.
The waiter gives us the menu at the restaurant.
Kennarinn gefur lítið dæmi til að útskýra regluna.
The teacher gives a small example to explain the rule.
Íþróttir hjálpa mér með heilsuna og gefa mér orku.
Sports help me with my health and give me energy.
Litlir sigrar á hverjum degi gefa okkur árangur í lífinu.
Small victories every day give us success in life.
Lífið gefur okkur minningar, bæði gleði og sorg sem við lærum af.
Life gives us memories, both joy and sorrow that we learn from.
Sumar minningar sem við tölum oft um gefa okkur bæði gleði og sorg.
Some memories that we often talk about give us both joy and sorrow.
Vináttan okkar gefur mér gleði.
Our friendship gives me joy.
Góð reynsla í vinnu gefur henni meira sjálfstraust.
Good experience at work gives her more self-confidence.
Vináttan gefur mér meira sjálfstraust.
Friendship gives me more self-confidence.
Lítið hrós frá kennaranum gaf henni meira sjálfstraust í dag.
A little praise from the teacher gave her more self-confidence today.
Stuðningurinn frá fjölskyldunni minni gaf mér líka meiri virðingu fyrir sjálfri mér.
The support from my family also gave me more respect for myself.
Kennarinn gefur stutta leiðréttingu þegar stafsetningin mín er röng.
The teacher gives a short correction when my spelling is wrong.
Ég spyr um þýðingu orðsins þegar orðabókin gefur ekki nægar upplýsingar.
I ask about the translation of the word when the dictionary does not give enough information.
Í lok tímans gefur kennarinn okkur upplýsingar um næsta texta og nýjan orðaforða.
At the end of the lesson the teacher gives us information about the next text and new vocabulary.
Hún tekur gleraugun af borðinu og gefur mér þau.
She takes the glasses off the table and gives them to me.

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