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 Translation for 'May I' from English to Icelandic
Má ég ... ?May I ... ?
3 Words
unverified ef ég má spyrja? {adv}may I ask?
Má ég kynna ...May I introduce ...
5+ Words
Get ég fengið lánaða símaskrá yfir London?May I borrow a London directory?
Má ég hringja?May I use your phone?
Partial Matches
Afsakaðu, ég skildi þetta ekki.I'm sorry, I didn't get / catch that.
maí {k}May
geta átt e-ð tilto may occasionally
maímánuður {k}month of May
sb. may [is permitted]
Þgetur vel verið.That may well be.
skordýrT
aldinbori {k} [Melolontha melolontha]
May bug [coll.] [cockchafer]
þótt merkilegt megi heita {adv}strange as it may seem
[vér/við] megum[we] may [are permitted / can possibly]
[þú] mátt[you] may [are permitted / can possibly]
[þeir/þær/þau] mega[they] may [are permitted / can possibly]
[þér/þið] megið[you] may [are permitted / can possibly]
trúarbr.
Guð veri sálu þinni náðugur.
May God show mercy on your soul.
eg {pron} [gamalt] [hátíðlegt] [skáldamál]I
ég {pron}I
Ég er...I am...
efnafr.
joð {hv}
iodine <I>
Mér finnst ...I feel ...
Mér finnst ...I think ...
Ég hata þig.I hate you.
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Usage Examples English
  • In May I walked around and welled up with hardly anyone watching me.
  • Yo La Tengo have always had the core members Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley. They have had 14 bass players. James McNew has been the bass player since 1992's "May I Sing With Me".
  • Thus, Pip accepts Pumblechook's flattery without blinking: "That boy is no common boy" and the "May I?
  • His journals are replete with references to "le bon Dieu", as well as prayers for inspiration in his poetry and artwork (such as "Bon Dieu! may i some day do something truly great. ...
  • In 2016, Spelling voiced April in the animated movie "Izzie's Way Home". The same year, she co-starred in the TV movie "Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?" alongside James Franco.

  • Thus the same sentence could be written both いいですか?('May I? ...
  • Mayst thou be mine, may I be thine.
  • On 2 May "I-47" launched two Kaiten against two US ships, and explosions were heard an hour later, after which "I-47" launched one Kaiten at an escort vessel.
  • The Ju 88 was particularly effective at dive-bombing. Between 13 and 24 May, I. and II./KG 54 flew 174 attack against rail systems, paralysing French logistics and mobility.
  • On 5 May I ANZAC experienced its first combat on the Western Front when the Germans launched a raid on the 20th Battalion's positions following an artillery barrage, resulting in 100 casualties, and some men and equipment being captured.

  • Taiwanese singer A-mei recorded a Japanese song on her 1999 album "May I hold you, lover?
  • Well, old pal, may I suggest that if the Germans of today are guilty perhaps the Huns of 1914 were not quite innocent".
  • Another fatal stage diving incident occurred in May 2014 in New York City during a performance of the metalcore band Miss May I.
  • Bennett asked, "May I come to be your pupil?" Mendelssohn replied, "No, no.
  • Hartner (1969) read "luba horns ens helpa hjoho", an "apotropaic sentence" translated by Hartner as "may I, the potion of this horn, bring help to the clan".

  • The conditional can be used for added politeness when offering, requesting, or pleading: [...] 'Would you like some coffee?'; [...] 'May I have that red one?'; [...] 'I do wish you would tell me'.
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