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Usages of svo
Beygðu til vinstri við bankann og haltu svo til hægri.
Turn left at the bank and then keep to the right.
Ég kveiki á lampanum, svo les ég bók.
I turn on the lamp, then I read a book.
Pappírinn fer svo í endurvinnslu, ekki í ruslið.
Then the paper goes into recycling, not into the trash.
Ef ég vinn lengi, geng ég frá eldhúsinu seint og fer svo beint að sofa.
If I work late, I put the kitchen in order late and then go straight to sleep.
Ég bursta tennurnar fyrst, svo fer ég að sofa.
I brush my teeth first, then I go to sleep.
Ég bíð í smástund, svo fer ég heim.
I wait for a little while, and then I go home.
Hún borðar gulrót með kvöldmatnum og biður svo um smáköku með teinu.
She eats carrot with dinner and then asks for a cookie with the tea.
Hann deilir myndbandinu með systur sinni, og hún deilir því svo með vinkonu sinni.
He shares the video with his sister, and then she shares it with her female friend.
Á fimmtudag förum við inn um innganginn, út um útganginn og svo beint heim.
On Thursday we go in through the entrance, out through the exit, and then straight home.
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