borravaló

borravaló [ˈborːɑvɑloː] – gratuity; tip
[Literally::: for (you to have a glass of) wine]

The money you customarily give in addition to the basic price to a waiter/waitress in a bar, café or restaurant.

bor [ˈbor] – wine

jármű

Some trams in the Czech republic have window glasses from Hungary. 🙂

jármű [ˈjaːrmyː] – vehicle
jár [ˈjaːr] – he/she goes/walks
mű [ˈmyː]
1) artificial
2) work (generally)
3) opus; work (a piece of artwork of a particular artist or craftsman)

járni [ˈjaːrni] – to walk; to go to

járgány [ˈjaːrgaːɲ]
1) vehicle; car
2) capstan

kerítésszaggató

kerítésszaggató [ˈkɛriːteːʃsɑgːɑtoː]

This word is used in the Hungarian slang to name any very strong (mainly) homemade pálinka (brandy). Literally it means “fence-apart-tearer”. It might come from the action of a young man, who after drinking some shots of this alcohol, gets so brave and strong, that he is able to tear apart a fence with his bare hands and use its rods in a fight. 😀

kerítés [ˈkɛriːteːʃ] – fence

kert [ˈkɛrt] – garden

keret [ˈkɛrɛt] – frame

szaggatni [ˈsɑgːɑtni] – to jag

szakítani [ˈsɑkiːtɑni]
1) to pluck; to break away
2) to break up (in a relationship) 

szétszakítani [ˈseːtsɑkiːtɑni] – to pull apart; to tear apart; to disrupt

hasmenés

hasmenés [ˈhɑʃmɛneːʃ] – diarrhoea

[Literally::: belly-going]

 

hashajtó [ˈhɑʃhɑjtoː] – laxative

[Literally::: belly-starter]

 

has [ˈhɑʃhɑjtoː] – belly; stomach

gyomor [ˈɟomor] – stomach

 

menni [ˈmenːi] – to go

hajtani

1) to fold; to bend

2) to herd; to drive (animals)

3) to move; to drive; to propel; to impel (e.g. a machine)

4) to beat (game in hunting)

5) to drive (a cart, carriage or a modern car)

6) to repeat over and over

7) to purge (laxative)

Velence

Velencében vagyok. [ˈvɛlentseːbɛn vɑɟok]  – I am in Venice.
Velencén vagyok. [ˈvɛlentseːn vɑɟok] – I am in Velence.

Velence is a town in the county of Fejér, Hungary, on the shore of Lake Velence. Its name is the same in Hungarian as that of the Italian city of Venice. It’s said that in the middle ages some Italian craftsmen worked in the area on some buildings and it was them who might have given a name to the town.

Velence [ˈvɛlentsɛ]  – Venice
Velence [ˈvɛlentsɛ]  – Velence

felhő

felhő [ˈfelhøː] – cloud
[Literally::: up-heat]

As the Sun heats up the surface of the Earth, the surface water lifts off, goes up to the sky in the form of vapour.
So the vapour as HEATed up water goes UP to the sky and clouds are born. 😀

felleg [ˈfelːɛg] – cloud
fel [ˈfel] – up
hő [ˈhøː] – heat; warmth

fejtágító

fejtágító [ˈfɛjtaːgiːtoː] – course; lecture
[Literally::: head-expander / head-widener]

fej [ˈfɛj] – head
tág [ˈtaːg] – wide
tanfolyam [ˈtɑnfojɑm] – course
előadás [ˈɛløːɑdaːʃ] – lecture

elszigetelt

elszigetelni [ˈɛlsigɛtelni] – to isolate
[Literally::: to away-island]

elszigetelt [ˈɛlsigɛtelt] – isolated
[Literally::: away-island-ed]

elszigeteltség [ˈɛlsigɛteltʃeːg] – isolation
[Literally::: away-island-ed-ness]

Actually, “elszigetelni” literally means something like “to away-he-isolates/insulates”. 🙂

el [ˈɛl] – away
sziget [ˈsigɛt] – island

ősz

ősz [ˈøːs] – autumn
ősz [ˈøːs] – grey (it is used only for the grey/white hair of the old people, grey as the color is “szürke” [ˈsyrkɛ] in Hungarian)

ősz haj [ˈøːs hɑj] – grey/white hair
őszhajú [ˈøːshɑjuː] – silver-headed

állatkert

állatkert [ˈaːlːɑtkɛrt]
(Literally::: animal-garden)

állat [ˈaːlːɑt] – animal
kert [ˈtkɛrt] – garden