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Usages of slökkva á
Ég slekk strax á vekjaraklukkunni.
I immediately turn off the alarm clock.
Ég kveiki á lampanum og slekk á honum þegar ég fer að sofa.
I turn on the lamp and turn it off when I go to sleep.
Vonandi slekk ég á símanum til þess að sofa betur.
Hopefully I turn off the phone in order to sleep better.
Önnur regla er að slökkva á símanum í matnum.
Another rule is to turn off the phone during meals.
Vekjaraklukkan pípir, svo ég slekk strax á henni.
The alarm clock beeps, so I turn it off immediately.
Ég slekk á hljóðkerfinu þegar barnið sefur.
I turn off the sound system when the child is sleeping.
Skjárinn er of skær, svo ég slekk á lampanum.
The screen is too bright, so I turn off the lamp.
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