Slang expressions #20

Miccósz? [ˈmitsːoːs] – Whatcha say? (slang)

Mit szólsz? [ˈmit soːls] – What do you say?; What do you think about it?; What’s your opinion?

 

mi [ˈmi] – what

mit [ˈmit] – what (accousative)

szó [ˈsoː] – word

szólás [ˈsoːlaːʃ] – word; phrase; dictum; idiom; locution

szólni [ˈsoːlni]

1) to speak; to say; to talk

[e.g.: Szólj hozzám! – Talk to me!]

2) to be about; to handle

[e.g.: Miről szól ez a mese? – What is this tale about?]

3) to notify; to apprise; to let somebody know; to call

[e.g.: Majd szólok neki. – I will inform/notify him/her.]

4) to react; to tell an opinion

[e.g.: Mit szólsz hozzá? – What do you think about it?]

[e.g.: Mit szólnál… – What would you say…]

You’ve got to love Hungarian! :D #43

gyermekláncfű [ˈɟɛrmɛklaːntsfyː] – dandelion; Taraxacum officinale

(Literally: child-chain-grass)

 

The herb has a lot of different names, but this, mostly used, is named after the game, when CHILDren make CHAINs out of it and use it as a necklace or a headdress. They sometimes use some GRASS too, to make the chain tougher.

 

gyerek [ˈɟɛrek] – child

gyermek [ˈɟɛrmɛk] – child

lánc [ˈlaːnts] – chain

fű [ˈfyː] – grass

 

Other archaic and dialectical names:

eszterláncfű, pitypang, pongyola pitypang, pampula, oroszlánfog [Lit.: lion-tooth], őszi oroszlánfog, oroszlánfogfű [Lit.: lion-tooth-grass], tejesfű [Lit.: milky-grass], bárányfejűfű [Lit.: lamb-headed-grass], barátfejűfű [Lit.: friend-headed-grass], buborékfű [Lit.: bubble-grass], disznókék [Lit.: swine-blue], sárvirág [Lit.: mud-flower], tyúkvirág [Lit.: hen-flower], vakulócsirke [Lit.: going-blind-chicken], kutyavirág [Lit.: dog-flower], békavirág [Lit.: frog-flower], békasaláta [Lit.: frog-salad], barátfő [Lit.: friend-head], barátfű [Lit.: friend-grass], bimbófű, buglyosvirág, cikória, cikóriavirág, csattogógaz, éjjelilámpa, gyermeklánc, kutyatej [Lit.: dog-milk], lámpavirág [Lit.: lamp-flower], láncfű [Lit.: chain-grass], pimpó, pimpónya, pipevirág, raponc, saláta, törpe sárgacikória, vadsaláta, cikóvirág, csürkevirág, disznósaláta [Lit.: swine-salad], ebtej [Lit.: dog-milk], kácsavirág, kákics, kislibavirág, kotlóvirág, lánclapi, marcivirág, papatyi virág, pimpiparé, pipevirág, zsibavirág.

 

Photo: Couleur (Pixabay)

Pindúr pandúrok

Pindúr Pandúrok [ˈpinduːr pɑnduːrok] – The Powerpuff Girls

[Literally::: (very) little policewomen]

 

pindúr [ˈpinduːr]; pinduri [ˈpinduri] – little; small; very little/small (children slang)

pandúr [ˈpɑnduːr] – policeman (slang)

 

Originally the Serbian and Saxon soldiers at the Serbian-Hungarian border were called pandúr. Than later in the 19th century policemen were started to be called pandúr, and since that we use this word for policemen.

 

Image: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31481706

hó

hó [ˈhoː] – snow
hó [ˈhoː] – month (slang) 
hónap [ˈhoːnɑp] – month
hónap [ˈhoːnɑp] – tomorrow (dialectical) 
holnap [ˈholnɑp] – tomorrow

havi [ˈhɑvi] – monthly
havas [ˈhɑvɑʃ] – snowy
havasi [ˈhɑvɑʃi] – alpine
alpesi [ˈɑlpɛʃi]; alpi [ˈɑlpi] – alpine

Hungarian proverbs #39

Kígyót-békát kiabált rá.

[ˈkiːɟoːt beːkaːt kiɑbaːlt raː]

 

Translation:::

He/she was shouting snakes and frogs at her/him.

 

Meaning:::

He/she was swearing and shouting bad things at her/him.

 

Kígyót-békát mondani valakire. [ˈkiːɟoːt beːkaːt mondɑni vɑlɑkirɛ] – To swear and say bad things to somebody.

 

kígyó [ˈkiːɟoː] – snake

béka [ˈbeːkɑ] – frog

 

kiáltani [ˈkiaːltɑni] – to shout

kiabálni [ˈkiɑbaːlni] – to shout; to be shouting for a longer time

ordibálni [ˈordibaːlni] – to scream for a longer time

ordítani [ˈordiːtɑni] – to scream

üvölteni [ˈyvøltɛni] – to scream; to squall

sikoltani [ˈʃikoltɑni] – to scream; to yell; to squall

You’ve got to love Hungarian! :D #42

húg [ˈhuːɡ] – younger sister

nővér [ˈnøːveːr] – older sister

lánytestvér [ˈlaːɲtɛʃtveːr] – sister

öcs [ˈøtʃ] – younger brother

báty [ˈbaːc] – older brother

fiútestvér [ˈfiuːtɛʃtveːr] – brother

fivér [ˈfiveːr] – brother

testvér [ˈtɛʃtveːr] – sibling

[Literally::: body-blood]

lány [ˈlaːɲ] – girl; daughter

fiú [ˈfiuː] – boy; son

test [ˈtɛʃt] – body

vér [ˈveːr] – blood

nő [ˈnøː] – woman

férfi [ˈfeːrfi] – man

°
Check out the family related words here::: part 1 and 2.

orrszarvú

orrszarvú [ˈorːsɑrvuː] – rhinoceros (Hungarian)

ninasarvik [ˈninɑsɑrvik] – rhinoceros (Estonian)

sarvikuono [ˈsɑrvikuono] – rhinoceros (Finnish)

 

orr [ˈorː] – nose (Hungarian)

orrmány [ˈorːmaːɲ]– trunk; snout (Hungarian)

pofázmány [ˈpofaːzmaːɲ]– snout; nose (Hungarian) 

pofa [ˈpofɑ]– snout; nose (Hungarian)   

szarv [ˈsɑrv] – horn (Hungarian)

 

nina [ˈninɑ] – nose (Estonian)

kärss [ˈkɛrsː]– trunk; snout (Estonian)

koon [ˈkoːn]– snout; nose (Estonian)

sarv [ˈsɑrv] – horn (Estonian)

 

nenä [ˈnenɛ] – nose (Finnish)

kärsä [ˈkɛrsɛ]– trunk; snout (Finnish)

kuono [ˈkuono]– snout; nose (Finnish)

sarvi [ˈsɑrvi] – horn (Finnish)

képregény

I made a short comics last week for a subject at the university. You can read it in Hungarian and learn new vocabulary here, in English here and in Slovak here.

°

képregény – comics
[Literally::: picture-novel]

képregény [ˈkeːprɛɡeːɲ] – comics
[Literally::: picture-novel]

kép [ˈkeːp] – picture; image; idea
képlet [ˈkeːplɛt] – formula
képletes [ˈkeːplɛteʃ] – symbolic; allegoric; metaphorical
képzelet [ˈkeːpzɛlɛt] – imagination; fantasy
képzeletbeli [ˈkeːpzɛlɛtbɛli] – imaginary
képzelődés [ˈkeːpzɛløːdeːʃ] – phantasm; fantasy
képzelgés [ˈkeːpzɛlgeːʃ] – unreality; fiction
képzelőerő [ˈkeːpzɛløːɛrøː] – power of conception
képzelőtehetség [ˈkeːpzɛløːtehɛtʃeːg] – talent of conception/fantasy; fantasy

elképzelni [ˈɛlkeːpzɛlni] – to imagine
elképzel [ˈɛlkeːpzɛl] – he/she imagines; he/she is imagining
Képzeld el! [ˈkeːpzɛld ɛl] – Imagine (that)!

regény [ˈrɛɡeːɲ] – novel

reinkarnáció – reincarnation
lélekvándorlás – reincarnation
[Literally::: soul-wandering]

lélek – sould
vándorlás – wandering
vándorolni – to wander

You’ve got to love Hungarian! :D #41

Elvis elvisz! [ˈelvis ɛlvis] – Elvis is taking/carrying you away.

 

Elvis elviszi! [ˈelvis ɛlvisi] – Elvis is taking/carrying he/she/it away.

 

elvinni [ˈɛlvinːi] – to take away; to carry away

Hungarian proverbs #38

Ez már lerágott csont.

[ˈɛz maːr lɛraːgotː tʃont]

 

Translation:::

This is already a gnawed bone.

 

Meaning:::

This matter has already been discussed several times.

 

 

ez [ˈɛz] – this

lerágott [ˈlɛraːgotː] – gnawed

lerágni [ˈlɛraːgni] – to gnaw off/away

rágni [ˈraːgni] – to chew; to gnaw

csont [ˈtʃont] – bone