röhöttää – röhögni

röhögni [ˈrøhøgni] – to guffaw; snicker; giggle; laugh (in Hungarian)

röhöttää [ˈrøhøtːɛː] – to guffaw; snicker; giggle; laugh (in Finnish)

 

röhögés [ˈrøhøgeːʃ] – guffaw; snicker (in Hungarian)

röhönauru [ˈrøhønɑuru] – guffaw; snicker (in Finnish)

 

hahotázni [ˈhɑhotaːzni] – to guffaw (in Hungarian)

hohottaa [ˈhohotːaː] – to guffaw (in Finnish)

 

hahotázás [ˈhɑhotaːzaːʃ] – guffaw (in Hungarian)

hohotus [ˈhohotus] – guffaw (in Finnish)

 

nevetni [ˈnɛvɛtni] – to laugh (in Hungarian)

nauraa [ˈnɑuraː] – to laugh (in Finnish)

 

nevetés [ˈnɛvɛteːʃ] – laugh (in Hungarian)

nauru [ˈnɑuru] – laugh (in Finnish)

 

rikácsolni [ˈrikaːtʃolni] – to clang; to scream (in Hungarian)

räkättää [ˈrɛkɛtːɛː] – to clang; to scream (in Finnish)

horgol vs. horkol

Olyan ügyesen horgolsz! [ˈojɑn yɟɛʃɛn horgols] – You’re crocheting so skillfully!
Olyan ügyesen horkolsz! [ˈojɑn yɟɛʃɛn horkols] – You’re crocheting so skillfully!

horgolni [ˈhorgolni] – to crochet
horgol [ˈhorgol] – he/she/it crochets; he/she/it is crocheting
horgoló [ˈhorgoloː] – someone or something that crochets/is crocheting
horgolás [ˈhorgolaːʃ] – crocheting

horkolni [ˈhorkolni] – to snore
horkol [ˈhorkol] – he/she/it snores; he/she/it is snoring
horkoló [ˈhorkoloː] – someone or something that snores/is snoring
horkolás [ˈhorkolaːʃ] – snoring

horgolótű [ˈhorgoloːtyː] – crochet-hook; crochet needle
tű [ˈtyː] – needle

You’ve got to love Hungarian! :D #14

daru

1) crane (machine)

2) crane (bird)

 

daruk – cranes (machine)

darvak – cranes (bird)

Slang expressions #4

Húzzál bőrt a fogadra! [ˈhuːzːaːl bøːrt ɑ fogɑdrɑ]

or

Húzz bőrt a fogadra! [ˈhuːzː bøːrt ɑ fogɑdrɑ]

 

Translation: Pull/drag some skin onto your tooth!

Meaning: Shut up!

 

húzni [ˈhuːzni]

1) to pull; draw

2) to drag; haul

 

bőr [ˈbøːr] – skin; leather

fogak [ˈfogɑk] – teeth

fog [ˈfog]

1) tooth (anatomy)

(e.g.: Ez a fog lyukas. – This tooth has a cavity.)

2) tooth; cog

(e.g.: Egy átlagos hegyikerékpár hátsó fogaskerekein rendre 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 34 fogak vannak. – There are 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24 and 34 teeth on a standard mountain bike’s rear sprockets.)

3) tooth (a sharp projection on a saw or similar implement)

(e.g.: Az egyik foga hiányzik a fűrésznek. – One of the saw’s teeth is missing.)

4) will; going to (indicating future)

(e.g.: Esni fog. – It will be raining.)

5) he/she/it grasps/grips/holds

6) he/she/it catches/takes/receives

 

fogni [ˈfogni]

1) to grasp; to grip; to hold

(e.g: A fiú egy almát fog a kezében. – The boy is holding an apple in his hand.)

2) to catch; to take; to receive

(e.g.: A macska egeret fogott. – The cat caught a mouse.

Fogta a pénzt és elment. – He took the money and left.

Nem tudom fogni az adást a tv-ben. – I can’t receive signals on the TV.)

Gulyásleves

I came home after passing my exams and staying here until the next week when the new semester starts.. and guess what we had for lunch today 🙂

gulyásleves [ˈgujaːʃlɛvɛʃ]

gulyás [ˈgujaːʃ]
1) a herdsman
2) Goulash, a traditional Hungarian dish, a thick soup made of meat and potatoes, spiced with paprika.

gulya [ˈguja] – herd (of cows)

leves [ˈlɛvɛʃ] – soup
lé [ˈleː]
1) liquid
2) juice
3) gravy
4) money (used in slang)

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lőre [ˈløːrɛ] – juice; drink (archaic)
lő [ˈløː]
1) liquid (dialectical)
2) juice; drink (dialectical)
3) he/she/it is shooting; he/she/it shoots
lőni [ˈløːni] – to shoot

idén vs. idény

idén [ˈideːn] – this year

idény [ˈideːɲ] – season; period

(e.g.: vadászidény – hunting season; halászati idény – fishing season)

 

idei [ˈidɛi] – of/from this year

tavalyi [ˈtɑvɑji] – of/from last year

tavaly [ˈtɑvɑj] – last year

Hungarian proverbs #22

Rossz fát tett a tűzre. [ˈrosː faːt tɛtː ɑ tyːzrɛ]

Translation: He/she has put wrong wood on the fire.
Meaning: He/she has done something (really) bad. / He/she has got into mischief.

rossz [ˈrosː] – bad
fa [ˈfɑ]
1) wood (material beneath the bark of the trunk or branches of a tree)
2) tree
3) lumber
4) timber

tenni [ˈtɛnːi]
1) to do
2) to place; to put

tesz [ˈtɛs] – he/she/it does/places/puts; he/she/it is doing/placing/putting

tűz [ˈtyːz]
1) fire [as a noun]
2) he/she/it pins; stitches (fastens with a pin or stitch) [as a verb]
3) he/she/it fixes; sticks [as a verb]
4) he/she/it shines; blazes; glares (sun) [as a verb]

tűzni [ˈtyːzni]
1) to pin; to stitch (to fasten with a pin or stitch) [as a verb]
2) to fix; to stick [as a verb]
3) to shine; blaze; glare (sun) [as a verb]

*uli

*uli

buli – party
Juli – nickname for the female name Júlia
puli – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puli
suli – school (student jargon)

Dulifuli – Grouchy Smurf

dúlni-fúlni – to fret and fume; to grouch; to be angry
dúl-fúl – he/she frets and fumes

morogni – to grouch
morog – he/she is grouching

5let

..just some abbreviations and phrases used while texting/in slang:::

1edül -> egyedül – alone
5let -> ötlet – idea
7vége -> hétvége – weekend

60 -> Hatvan – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatvan

b+ -> baszd meg – fuck you

hv? -> Hogy vagy? – How are you?

kv -> kávé – coffee

lécci -> légyszi – please
légyszi -> légy szíves – please
(e.g.: Légyszi, engedj el moziba! – Please, let me go to the movies.)

műxik -> működik – it works; it’s working; it’s alright
műkszik -> működik – it works; it’s working; it’s alright

szal -> szóval – so

teccik -> tetszik – I like it/her/him

valszeg -> valószínűleg – probably

+ -> meg – and
(e.g.: Három meg kettő, az öt. – Three and two is five.)

Check out the others I posted a few months ago here.

Lot of words for one thing #14

feleselni – to talk back to someone
visszabeszélni – to talk back to someone
visszapofázni – to talk back to someone (rude expression)
nyelvelni – to talk back to someone
szájalni – to talk back to someone
szájaskodni – to talk back to someone

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felesel – he/she/it is talking back to someone
visszabeszél – he/she/it is talking back to someone
visszapofázik – he/she/it is talking back to someone (rude expression)
nyelvel – he/she/it is talking back to someone
szájal – he/she/it is talking back to someone
szájaskodik – he/she/it is talking back to someone

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feleselés – backtalk; crosstalk
visszabeszélés – backtalk; crosstalk
visszapofázás – backtalk; crosstalk
nyelvelés – backtalk; crosstalk
szájalás – backtalk; crosstalk
szájaskodás – backtalk; crosstalk

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vissza – back; backwards
beszélni – to speak
pofázni – to speak (rude expression); to jaw; to bluster
pofa
1) (animal) face; mouth
2) (people, offensive) face; mouth; gub; trap
3) grimace

nyelv – language
száj – mouth