napfogyatkozás


napfogyatkozás [ˈnɑpfoɟɑtkozaːʃ] – solar eclipse
(Literally: sun-diminution; sun-decrease)

részleges napfogyatkozás [ˈreːslɛɡɛʃ nɑpfoɟɑtkozaːʃ] – partial solar eclipse
teljes napfogyatkozás [ˈtɛjːɛʃ nɑpfoɟɑtkozaːʃ] – total solar eclipse

nap [ˈnɑp]
1) sun ☀
2) day

fogyatkozás [ˈfoɟɑtkozaːʃ]
1) shortcoming; blemish; fault (in character)
2) defect (in physical body)
3) decrease; lessening; diminution (of quantity)
4) (astronomy) eclipse

fogyatkozik [ˈfoɟɑtkozik] – it lessens; it decreases; it diminishes
fogyatkozni [ˈfoɟɑtkozni] – to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
fogyni [ˈfoɟni]
1) to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
2) to lose weight (become thinner)

fogy [ˈfoɟ]
1) it lessens; it decreases; it diminishes
2) he/she/it loses weight

részleges [ˈreːslɛɡɛʃ] – partial
rész [ˈreːs]
1) part; segment; section; passage
2) episode

teljes [ˈtɛjːɛʃ] – complete; entire; full; total; whole
tele [ˈtɛlɛ]
1) full (of something)
2) his/her/its winter

tél [ˈteːl] – winter

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választás


választások [ˈvaːlɑstaːʃok] – elections
választás [ˈvaːlɑstaːʃ]
1) choice
2) election (in politics)

választó [ˈvaːlɑstoː]
1) elector; voter
2) choosing; electing; selecting

választ [ˈvaːlɑst] – he/she/it is choosing
választani [ˈvaːlɑstɑni]
1) to choose
2) to elect
3) to separate (as elválasztani, szétválasztani, különválasztani)

választási [ˈvaːlɑstaːʃi] – electoral; elective

szavazati jog [ˈsɑvɑzɑti jog] – voting right
szavazat [ˈsɑvɑzɑt] – vote
szavazni [ˈsɑvɑzni] – to vote
(-ra/-re) szavaz [ˈsɑvɑz] – he/she/it is voting (for)
szavazó [ˈsɑvɑzoː] – voter; elector
szavazás [ˈsɑvɑzaːʃ] – vote; voting

“Rabok legyünk vagy szabadok?
Ez a kérdés, válasszatok!”

“Shall we be slaves or free?
This is the question, choose your answer!”

This quote is from the Nemzeti dal (“National Song”), a Hungarian patriotic poem written by Sándor Petőfi that is said to have inspired the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

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meggyvágó


meggyvágó [ˈmeɟːvaːgoː] – hawfinch; Coccothraustes coccothraustes
(Literally: cherry-cutter)

meggy [ˈmeɟː] – sour cherry
vágó [ˈvaːgoː]
1) cutter; slaughterer
2) chisel (tool)
3) film editor; editor
4) cutting

vágni [ˈvaːgni]
1) to cut
2) to hit; to throw
3) to know; to understand (slang)
(e.g.: Vágod? – You got it? / Do you understand it?)

4) to make (a facial expression; often used with arc, kép, pofa: arcot/képet/pofát vág)

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medvecukor


medvecukor [ˈmɛdvɛtsukor] – liquorice
(Literally: bear-candy; bear-sugar)

medveszar [ˈmɛdvɛsɑr] – liquorice
(Literally: bear shit)

bocskorszíj [ˈbotʃkorsiːj] – liquorice
(Literally: sandal-strap)

medve [ˈmɛdvɛ] – bear
cukor [ˈtsukor]
1) sugar
2) candy (also as “cukorka” [ˈtsukorkɑ])

szɑr [ˈsɑr] – shit

bocskor [ˈbotʃkor]
1) sandal, kind of moccasin
2) shoe (used in slang)

szíj [ˈsiːj] – strap; thong;belt

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tucat


tucat [ˈtutsɑt] – dozen; set of twelve; 12
fél tucat [ˈfeːltutsɑt] – half-dozen; half a dozen; 6
két tucat [ˈkeːtːutsɑt] – two dozen; 24

tizenkettő [ˈtizɛnkɛtːøː] – twelve
tíz [ˈtiːz] – ten
kettő [ˈkɛtːøː] – two
két [ˈkeːt] – two

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szemvidítófű


orvosi szemvidító [ˈorvoʃi sɛmvidiːtoː] – euphrasy; eyebright
szemvidítófű [ˈsɛmvidiːtoːfyː] – euphrasy; eyebright
(Literally: eye-cheering-up-grass; eye-cheering-grass)

szem [ˈsɛm]
1) eye
2) grain; speck
3) stitch (in knitting)

felvidítani [ˈfɛlvidiːtɑni] – to cheer (somebody) up
felvidít [ˈfɛlvidiːt] – he/she/it is cheering (you) up

[ˈfyː]
1) grass
2) pot; grass; marijuana (slang)

orvosi [ˈorvoʃi] – medical
orvos [ˈorvoʃ] – doctor
orvosság [ˈorvoʃːaːg] – remedy; medicine
gyógyszer [ˈɟoːɟsɛr] / [ˈɟoːtsːɛr] – remedy; medicine; drug
gyógyszerész [ˈɟoːɟsɛreːs] – pharmacist
gyógyszertár [ˈɟoːɟsɛrtaːr] – pharmacy
gyógy [ˈɟoːɟ] – curative, medicinal (used in compound words and derivations only)

szer [ˈsɛr]
1) tool; instrument
2) remedy; drug

tárolni [ˈtaːrolni] – to store
tároló [ˈtaːroloː] – storage; container
tár [ˈtaːr]
1) storehouse
2) cabinet, collection (in museums)
3) magazine (in guns)
4) to open wide

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őszapó


őszapó [ˈøːsɑpoː] – long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Literally: Father Autumn; grey father

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

öreg [ˈørɛɡ]
1) old
2) great; big; grand
3) late
(e.g.: öreg este – late evening)

öregapó [ˈørɛɡɑpoː] – (little) old father; granddad; gaffer
apó [ˈɑpoː] – old father; father; granddad; gaffer; old man

öreganyó [ˈørɛɡɑɲoː] – (little) old mother; granny
anyó [ˈɑɲoː] – little old woman; old mother; granny

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repülőjegy


repülőjegy [ˈrɛpyløːjɛɟ] – air ticket; airline ticket; airplane ticket; flight ticket

repjegy [ˈrɛpjɛɟ] – air ticket; airline ticket; airplane ticket; flight ticket (slang)

beszállókártya [ˈbɛsaːlːoːkaːrcɑ] – boarding pass

repülőgép [ˈrɛpyløːgeːp] – airplane
repülni [ˈrɛpylni] – to fly
repül [ˈrɛpyl] – he/she/it is flying
repülő [ˈrɛpyløː]
1) airplane
2) flying; aero-

röpülőgép [ˈrøpyløːgeːp] – airplane (dialectical)
röpülni [ˈrøpylni] – to fly (dialectical)
röpül [ˈrøpyl] – he/she/it is flying (dialectical)
röpülő [ˈrøpyløː] / röpüllő [ˈrøpylːøː] (dialectical)
1) airplane
2) flying; aero-

jegy [ˈjɛɟ]
1) mark; note
2) ticket

kártya [ˈkaːrcɑ] – card; playing card

járni [ˈjaːrni] – to walk; to go to
jár [ˈjaːr] – he/she goes/walks
járat [ˈjaːrɑt]
1) flight; line (e.g. of public transportation)
2) passage (underground cavity)

beszállni [ˈbɛsaːlːni]
1) to get in (-ba/-be)
2) to fly in (-ba/-be)

száll [ˈsaːlː]
1) to fly, soar
(e.g.: A madár magasan száll. – The bird flies high.)
2) to pass (especially the time)
(e.g.: Gyorsan száll az idő. – The time is passing rapidly.)

3) to settle (-ra/-re)
(e.g.: A madár egy faágra szállt. – The bird alighted on a tree branch.)

4) a heritage gets into somebody’s ownership (-ra/-re)
(e.g.: Az örökség rám száll. – I get the heritage.)

5) to get into something (-ba/-be, -ra/-re)
(e.g.: Kocsiba szálltak. – They got into a car.)
(e.g.: Hajóra szálltak. – They boarded a ship.)

gép [ˈgeːp] – machine

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hőség


hőség [ˈhøːʃeːɡ] – heat
[ˈhøː] – heat; warmth

forró nyár [ˈforːoː ɲaːr] – very hot summer
forró [ˈforːoː]
1) very hot (temperature)
2) boiling (also as “forrásban lévő”)

kánikula [ˈkaːnikulɑ] – really hot (summer) weather; dog-days; the hot spell; heat-wave
rekkenő hőség [ˈrɛkːɛnøː høːʃeːɡ] – scorching heat

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