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Usages of hjá
Eftir samtalið hjá bankanum fer hún til vinstri.
After the conversation at the bank she goes to the left.
Hún vinnur hjá bankanum.
She works at the bank.
Strákurinn bíður í biðstofunni hjá lækninum.
The boy waits in the waiting room at the doctor’s.
Hádegismaturinn hjá háskólanum er oftast ódýr.
The lunch at the university is usually cheap.
Stundum er hávaðinn hjá okkur eins mikill og hjá strákunum þegar við spjöllum í borðstofunni.
Sometimes the noise around us is as loud as around the boys when we chat in the dining room.
Á miðvikudögum hittumst við í eldhúsinu hjá henni og eldum saman.
On Wednesdays we meet in her kitchen and cook together.
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