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Usages of við
Hún talar við sjálfa sig þegar hún einbeitir sér.
She talks to herself when she focuses.
Hún fer í bankann til að tala við stjóra um launin.
She goes to the bank to talk with the boss about the salary.
Fyrirgefðu, geturðu tengt símann minn við hleðslutækið?
Excuse me, can you connect my phone to the charger?
Ég tengi símann við hleðslutækið.
I connect the phone to the charger.
Ég les stundum tímarit í strætó í stað þess að tala við fólk.
I sometimes read a magazine on the bus instead of talking to people.
Vinkona sem ég tala oft við hjálpar mér með erfiðar áskoranir.
A (female) friend that I often talk to helps me with difficult challenges.
Ég tengi símann við hleðslutækið, þannig að síminn virkar aftur.
I connect the phone to the charger, so the phone works again.
Gætirðu haldið í kommóðuna á meðan ég festi hana við vegginn?
Could you hold the dresser while I fasten it to the wall?
Farþegarnir bíða rólega á meðan bílstjórinn talar við lögregluna.
The passengers wait calmly while the driver talks to the police.
Hún talar kurteislega við þjóninn.
She speaks politely to the waiter.
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