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Usages of amma
Ég brosi alltaf þegar amma kveður mig við hurðina.
I always smile when grandma says goodbye to me at the door.
Ég heimsæki ömmu mína á morgun.
I will visit my grandmother tomorrow.
Við förum til ömmu á sunnudag.
We are going to grandma's on Sunday.
Amma knúsaði mig við hurðina, og það faðmlag róaði mig strax.
Grandma hugged me at the door, and that hug calmed me immediately.
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