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Usages of lampinn
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.
Lampinn er hvítur.
The lamp is white.
Ég kveiki á lampanum, svo les ég bók.
I turn on the lamp, then I read a book.
Lampinn er slökktur í kvöld.
The lamp is off tonight.
Á morgun fer hún með brotna lampann á verkstæði og biður um viðgerð.
Tomorrow she takes the broken lamp to a workshop and asks for a repair.
Ég kveiki á lampanum þegar það er myrkur úti.
I turn on the lamp when it is dark outside.
LED-peran er ný, svo ég kveiki á lampanum.
The LED bulb is new, so I turn on the lamp.
Skjárinn er of skær, svo ég slekk á lampanum.
The screen is too bright, so I turn off the lamp.
Ég les bók í rúminu án þess að kveikja á lampanum.
I read a book in bed without turning on the lamp.
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