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Usages of biðja
Kennarinn biður okkur að vera ekki svona hávær, svo aðrir geti einbeitt sér.
The teacher asks us not to be so loud so that others can concentrate.
Við biðjum um annan matseðil.
We ask for another menu.
Starfsmaðurinn biður mig að afhenda vöruna og kvittunina á þjónustuborðinu.
The employee asks me to hand over the item and the receipt at the service desk.
Ég skil ekki nákvæmlega hvað hún meinar, svo ég bið hana að endurtaka það.
I don’t understand exactly what she means, so I ask her to repeat it.
Ég finn ekki verkfærin í geymslunni, svo ég bið þig að hjálpa mér.
I can’t find the tools in the storage room, so I ask you to help me.
Kennarinn biður okkur að hafa blýant á borðinu, því prófið byrjar bráðum.
The teacher asks us to have a pencil on the table, because the exam starts soon.
Forritið biður mig að samþykkja nýju reglurnar áður en ég get haldið áfram.
The app asks me to accept the new rules before I can continue.
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