You’ve got to love Hungarian! :D #40

bárányfelhő [ˈbaːraːɲfɛlhøː] – cirrocumulus

[Literally::: lamb-cloud]

 

bárány [ˈbaːraːɲ] – lamb

felhő [ˈfɛlhøː] – cloud

köhögni – köhiä

köhögni [ˈkøhøgni] – to cough (in Hungarian)

köhiä [ˈkøhiɛ] – to cough (in Finnish)

yskiä [ˈyskiɛ] – to cough (in Finnish)

 

köhögés [ˈkøhøgeːʃ] – cough (in Hungarian)

köhä [ˈkøhɛ] – cough (in Finnish)

yskä [ˈyskɛ] – cough (in Finnish)

mákos gombóc

lekvárral töltött mákos gombóc
– dumpling with poppy seed filled with jam

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lekvár – jam; marmalade
dzsem – jam; marmalade
gyümölcsíz – jam; marmalade
[Literally::: fruit-taste]

tölteni
1) to fill
2) to pour
[e.g.: Töltök egy pohár vizet. – I pour a glass of water.]
3) to charge
[e.g.: Mobiltelefon töltő. – Mobile phone charger.]
4) to pass; to spend
[e.g.: Mivel töltöd a napjaidat? – How do you pass your days?]

mák
1) poppy; poppy seed
2) fluke; a stroke of luck [slang]

gombóc – dumpling
gomb – button
gömb – sphere; globe; ball
gömböc
1) fatty, plump person
2) A convex shape which, if made of a uniformly dense material, has one stable equilibrium orientation and one unstable equilibrium orientation.
..more info on the convex shape here and here.

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The dumpling is actually cukros-mákos (with sugar and poppy seed).
Here is some recipe, but they filled it with plum and poured cinnamon on it, instead of the sugar-poppy seed combination.

vasmacska

vasmacska [ˈvɑʃmɑtʃkɑ] – anchor
(Literally: iron-cat)

vas [ˈvɑʃ] – iron
macska [ˈmɑtʃkɑ] – cat

kidobni a vasmacskát [ˈkidobni ɑ vɑʃmɑtʃkaːt] – to anchor
(Literally: to throw out the iron-cat)

lehorgonyozni [ˈlɛhorgoɲozni] – to anchor
horgonyt vetni [ˈhorgoɲt vɛtni] – to anchor
horgony [ˈhorgoɲ] – anchor
horog [ˈhorog] – hook (rod bent into a curved shape)
horgász [ˈhorgaːs] – angler (a person who fishes with a hook and line)
horgászat [ˈhorgaːsɑt] – angling
horgászbot [ˈhorgaːsbot] – fishing-rod

halászbot [ˈhɑlaːsbot] – fishing-rod
halászat [ˈhɑlaːsɑt] – fishing
halász [ˈhɑlaːs] – fisherman
hal [ˈhɑl] – fish

Photo: Gabriel Ádám – linkingabo (Daily magyar)

hangoskönyv – äänikirja

hangoskönyv – äänikirja – audiobook – аудиокнига
[Literally::: sound-book; loud-book; book with voice]

hang – ääni – sound; voice – звук; голос
könyv – kirja – book – книга

hangos
1) loud
2) noisy (also as ‘hangzavaros’)
3) with sound/voice (also as ‘hanggal’)

mop dog

Ahogyan mi látjuk a magyar pulit,
és ahogy a puli lát minket. 😀

mop dog – felmosórongy kutya

The phrase ‘mop dog’ is rather used for an other Hungarian dog, the Komondor. While Puli is a small-medium breed of Hungarian herding and livestock guarding dog, Komondor is a large, white-coloured Hungarian breed of livestock guardian dog. They are both known for their long, corded coat.

Check out some other Hungarian dogs here.

You’ve got to love Hungarian! :D #39

egyedüli [ˈeɟɛdyli] – sole; only; mere
egyedül [ˈeɟɛdyl] – alone; by oneself
egyedi [ˈeɟɛdi] – unique
egyed [ˈeɟɛd] – individual
egy [ˈeɟɛtem] – one; a; some(one)
egyetem [ˈeɟɛtem] – university
egyetemen [ˈeɟɛtemen] – at the university
egyetemben [ˈeɟɛtembɛn] – along with; altogether [Literally::: in the university]
együtt [ˈeɟytː] – together; along with; altogether
együttlét [ˈeɟytːleːt] – togetherness; coexistence
egyedüllét [ˈeɟɛdylːeːt] – loneliness; aloneness; privacy

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egyedül áll [ˈeɟɛdyl aːlː] – he/she is standing alone
egyedül álló [ˈeɟɛdyl aːlːoː] – someone/something that is standing alone
egyedülálló [ˈeɟɛdylaːlːoː]
1) single
2) unique; incomparable; matchless; unmatched
[Literally::: alone-standing]

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világegyetem [ˈvilaːgeɟɛtem] – universe
egyetlen [ˈeɟɛtlɛn] – sole; only

mentőautó vs. autómentő

mentőautó [ˈmɛntøːɑutoː] – ambulance

[Literally::: rescuing car]

 

autómentő [ˈɑutoːmɛntøː] – tow truck

[Literally::: car rescuer]

 

mentő [ˈmɛntøː]

1) rescuer

2) ambulance

 

menteni [ˈmɛntɛni] – to rescue

Hungarian proverbs #36

Fátylat rá! / Vessünk rá fátylat.

[ˈfaːclɑt raː]

 

Translation:::

Veil onto it! / Let’s shed veil onto it.

 

Meaning:::

Nevermind, let’s forget about it.

(It is said when moving on after an (unsolved) problem, which was caused by some other person OR it was a bad thing some other person did to him/herself/other person and it messed up their life.)

 

fátyol [ˈfaːcol] – veil

fátylat [ˈfaːclɑt] – veil (accusative)

rá [ˈraː] – onto him/her/it

 

vetni [ˈvɛtni]

1) to shed

2) to throw; to cast

3) to sow

[e.g.: Ki mint vet, úgy arat. – You reap what you sow.]

Hungarian proverbs #35

Szájára vette a falu.

[ˈsaːjaːrɑ vɛtːɛ ɑ fɑlu]

 

Translation:::

The village took him/her onto its mouth.

 

Meaning:::

The people in the village started to talk about the things he/she is doing. //was doing //did ///about him/her.

 

szájára vesz [ˈsaːjaːrɑ vɛs] – starts to talk about me/you/him/her/it/us/you/they

száj [ˈsaːj] – mouth

venni [ˈvɛnːi]

1) to buy

2) to take

 

falu [ˈfɑlu] – village

város [ˈvaːroʃ] – city; town