Til dæmis, þess vegna — joining your sentences up

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for example
til dæmis
I eat fruit, for example apples.
Ég borða ávexti, til dæmis epli.
She speaks many languages, for example Danish.
Hún talar mörg tungumál, til dæmis dönsku.
therefore, that is why
þess vegna
That is why I am going home.
Þess vegna fer ég heim.
It is raining. That is why we are inside.
Það rignir. Þess vegna erum við inni.
still, anyway, even so
samt
He is tired but still works.
Hann er þreyttur en vinnur samt.
The weather is bad. We go out anyway.
Veðrið er slæmt. Við förum samt út.
rather, but rather
heldur
I do not want coffee, but rather tea.
Ég vil ekki kaffi, heldur te.
She is not a teacher, but rather a doctor.
Hún er ekki kennari, heldur læknir.
completely, totally
alveg
This is completely right.
Þetta er alveg rétt.
I am completely tired now.
Ég er alveg þreyttur núna.
exactly, precisely
einmitt
Exactly! This is the answer.
Einmitt! Þetta er svarið.
He is coming right now.
Hann kemur einmitt núna.
like that, thus
þannig
That is how we do this.
Þannig gerum við þetta.
She talks like that to the children.
Hún talar þannig við börnin.
surely, apparently
víst
He is apparently coming tomorrow.
Hann kemur víst á morgun.
This is apparently very good.
Þetta er víst mjög gott.
still, yet
enn
He is still at home.
Hann er enn heima.
Are you still hungry?
Ertu enn svangur?
enough
nóg
This is enough for me.
Þetta er nóg fyrir mig.
We have enough food.
Við höfum nóg af mat.

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