Usages of svo lengi sem
Svo lengi sem gólfið er kalt, geng ég í inniskónum mínum.
As long as the floor is cold, I walk around in my slippers.
Ég svara fundarboðinu strax svo lengi sem ég er ekki á vakt.
I reply to the meeting invitation immediately as long as I am not on shift.
Svo lengi sem strætóinn kemur á réttum tíma, verð ég stundvís í vinnunni.
As long as the bus arrives on time, I will be punctual at work.
Hann er óþolinmóður svo lengi sem svarið kemur ekki, en hún bíður rólega.
He is impatient as long as the answer does not come, but she waits calmly.
Svo lengi sem ég er á vakt, svara ég ekki símanum.
As long as I am on shift, I do not answer the phone.
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