Usages of amman
Amma þín er ekki heima.
Your grandmother is not at home.
Amma mín sefur núna.
My grandmother is sleeping now.
Amma var mjög hissa áðan.
Grandma was very surprised earlier.
Amma er að baka kökuna.
Grandma is baking the cake.
Við förum oft til ömmu.
We often go to grandma's.
Við heimsækjum ömmu á sunnudaginn.
We visit grandma on Sunday.
Já, amma elskar gæludýrið.
Yes, grandma loves the pet.
Háskólinn var mjög stór þegar amma kom.
The university was very big when grandma came.
Amma grét mikið þegar útskriftin var.
Grandma cried a lot when the graduation was.
Ég ætla að heimsækja ömmu í ágúst eða september.
I intend to visit grandma in August or September.
Þeir eru báðir mjög líkir ömmu.
They are both very similar to grandma.
Amma fæddist árið nítján hundruð og fimmtíu.
Grandma was born in the year nineteen hundred and fifty.
Amman gætir hefðar sinnar.
The grandmother watches over her own tradition.
Amman sagði að vofan hefði stolið lyklinum.
The grandmother said that the phantom had stolen the key.
Fá þau að hafa partíið hjá ömmu í sumarbústaðnum?
Do they get to have the party at Grandma's in the summer cottage?
Amman huggar krakkann með bangsanum, er það ekki?
Grandma comforts the kid with the teddy bear, doesn't she?
Ekki segja djöfullinn við ömmu.
Don't say the d-word to grandma.
Amma eldar lax á fimmtudögum.
Grandma cooks salmon on Thursdays.
Amma ól mig upp í sveitinni.
Grandma raised me in the countryside.
Amman smurði okkur alltaf brauðið.
The grandma always buttered the bread for us.
Amman brosti af því að hún óskaði honum góðs gengis.
The grandmother smiled because she wished him good success.
Við völdum fallega snjókúlu handa ömmu til þess að gleðja hana.
We chose a beautiful snow globe for grandma in order to make her happy.
Amma sagði mér frá ævi sinni.
Grandma told me about her life.
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