lengur

Usages of lengur

Vekjaraklukkan hringir ekki á frídögum, svo ég sef lengur.
The alarm clock does not ring on days off, so I sleep longer.
Takk fyrir hjálpina, annars bíðum við lengur.
Thank you for the help; otherwise we wait longer.
Ef ég sef lengur, þá fer höfuðverkurinn.
If I sleep longer, then the headache goes away.
Kannski vill hún sofa lengur í dag.
Maybe she wants to sleep longer today.
Foreldrar mínir leyfa mér að vaka lengur um helgar.
My parents allow me to stay up longer on weekends.
Ég vil vaka lengur í kvöld.
I want to stay up longer tonight.
Ég sef lengur, því það er frídagur á morgun.
I sleep longer, because it is a day off tomorrow.
Ég þarf að sofa lengur í kvöld.
I need to sleep longer tonight.
Við viljum vera lengur í náttúrunni með börnunum okkar.
We want to stay longer in nature with our children.
Ef ég sef lengur í kvöld, þá verð ég hressari á morgun.
If I sleep longer tonight, then I will be more energetic tomorrow.
Ég vil frekar sofa lengur á frídögum.
I would rather sleep longer on days off.
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.
Við ætluðum að hittast á kaffihúsi til að sættast, en hún þurfti að vinna lengur.
We were going to meet at a café to make up, but she had to work longer.

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