Level B1
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grandfatherafi
a few weeks agoagofyrir a fewnokkrum weeksvikum agosíðan
you appeared to me in a dreamthenþá appearedbirtistu to memér iní a dreamdraumi
you said, "my memory is a blessing in your life"youþú saidsagðir: „memoryminning mymín iser a blessingblessun iní lifelífi yourykkar“
Oh how I immediately knew I was dreamingohó how muchhvað Iég knewvissi at that momentsamstundis thatað Imig wasværi dreamingað dreyma,
because you would have certainly never said anything like that.becauseþví youþú would havehefðir “so truly”certainlysvo sannarlega neveraldrei saidsagt nothing, anythingneitt stuff like thatsvona lagað
you would have instead sat content in your lazy boy chair and asked: youþú would havehefðir muchmiklu ratherheldur smirkedglott at homeheima iní Lazy Boy (brand name of a chair)lazy boy chairstólnum yourþínum andog askedspurt:
"Do you have a new boyfriend? And is he cute?"„are youertu comekomin withmeð a new onenýjan? andog iser hehann cutesætur?“
you would have instead stood up and yelled:you would havehefðir muchmiklu ratherheldur stood upstaðið upp andog yelledkallað:
"Have some fish balls! There's coffee and cake too!"„getfáðu (for) youþér fish ballsfiskibollur! thereþað iser theretil coffeekaffi andog cakekaka toolíka!“
you would have instead screamed in traffic,you would havehefðir muchmiklu ratherheldur screamedöskrað iní the trafficumferðinni,
driving faster than me in my first driving lesson:drivingkeyrandi fasterhægar thanen I, meég iní firstfyrsta the driving lessonökutímanum mymínum:
"Go to hell, you fool!"„gofarðu totil hellfjandans, devilish person, foolhelvítið yourþitt!“
but you would have also smiled so beautifully when a child came in through the doorsbuten youþú would havehefðir alsolíka smiledbrosað sosvo beautifullyfallega whenþegar a childbarn camekæmi ininn throughum the doorsdyrnar
and so I did make you smile for a few minutesandog soþannig madelét Iég youþig smilebrosa forí a fewnokkrar minutesmínútur
until I was forced to wake upabsolutelyalveg untilþangað til Iég was forcedneyddist totil þess að wake upvakna
with tears in my eyeswithmeð the tearstárin iní (my) eyesaugunum
with you in my thoughtswithmeð youþig iní (my) thoughtshuganum
