letüdőzni

letüdőzni [ˈletydøːzni] – to inhale the cigarette (or other) smoke down into your lungs

[Literally::: to down-lung; to lung-it-down]

 

le- [ˈlɛ] – down (indicates actions with downward direction)

tüdő [ˈtydøː] – lung

leszívni [ˈlɛsiːvni] – to inhale (down)

beszívni [ˈbɛsiːvni] – to inhale

szívni [ˈsiːvni] – to suck

szív [ˈsiːv]

1) heart

2) he/she/it sucks; he/she/it is sucking

 

szivacs [ˈsivɑtʃ] – sponge

spongya [ˈʃponɟɑ] – sponge (archaic)

 

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Hungarian is an agglutinative language. Agglutination permits formation of new words

from nouns, verbs, adjectives and modifiers and other suffix components. For example:::

 

sör [ˈʃør] – beer

sörözni [ˈʃørøzni] – to drink beer

sörözés [ˈʃørøzeːʃ] – beer-drinking

sörözgetés [ˈʃørøzgɛteːʃ] – beer-drinking once in a while

söröző [ˈʃørøzøː] – beer-drinking (person); buttery; brasserie

Olaszország

Olaszország – Italy

olasz – Italian
ország – country; land

talján – Italian (archaic, not used nowadays)

A kéz ujjai

hüvelykujj – thumb [Literally::: inch-finger]
nagyujj – thumb [Literally::: big-finger] (slang; dialectic)
mutatóujj – index finger [Literally::: pointing-finger]
középsőujj – middle finger [Literally::: middle-finger]
gyűrűsujj – ring-finger [Literally::: finger-with-ring]
kisujj – little finger [Literally::: little-finger]

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hüvelyk – inch
nagy – big
mutatni – to show; to indicate; to denote
középső – middle one; mid
közép – middle
gyűrű – ring
kicsi; kis- – little

ujjak – fingers
ujj – finger
új – new

lábujj – toe

Hungarian proverbs #42

Az egyik 19, a másik 1 híján 20.
[ˈɑz ɛɟik tizenkilɛntz ɑ maːʃik eɟ hiːjaːn huːs]

Translation:::
One is 19 and the other lacks 1 to be 20.

Meaning:::
One is not different from the other.
They might want to act or look different, but they are just the same.

az egyik [ˈɑz ɛɟik] – one (of two or more); either; either of them
a másik [ˈɑ maːʃik] – the other (the second, the other from two or more)
egy másik [ˈɛɟ maːʃik] – another; some other
második [ˈmaːʃodik] – second
első [ˈɛlʃøː] – first

híján [ˈhiːjaːn] – it lacks something to be something; wanting; lacking for
híja [ˈhiːjɑ] – the lack of something
híjas [ˈhiːjɑʃ] – it’s lacking something; incomplete; deficient; imperfect
hiányos [ˈhiaːɲoʃ] – incomplete; deficient; imperfect
hiány [ˈhiaːɲ]
1) lack; absence; deficiency; miss
2) shortage
3) break; gap

foghíjas [ˈfoghiːjɑʃ] – gappy; gap-toothed
[Literally::: lacking-tooth]

Hungarian proverbs #41

…akkoriban még gyerekcipőben járt.

[ˈɑkːoribɑn meːg ɟɛrɛktzipøːbɛn jaːrt]

 

Translation:::

…in those times it still used to walk in child’s shoes.

 

Meaning:::

…in those times it still was not so developed.

…in those times it still used to be in its infancy.

 

akkor [ˈɑkːor] – then

akkori [ˈɑkːori] – of that time; (it is) from that time

akkoriban [ˈɑkːoribɑn] – in those times

még [ˈmeːg]

1) still; yet

2) even

[e.g.: Még több. – Even more.]

 

gyerekcipő [ˈɟɛrɛktzipøː] – child’s shoe

gyerek [ˈɟɛrɛk]; gyermek [ˈɟɛrmɛk] – child

cipő [ˈtzipøː] – shoe

járni [ˈjaːrni]

1) to walk; to go

2) to attend; to go regularly

3) to visit; to go somewhere

4) to be somewhere; to be that far

5) to happen to go; to happen to be

6) to move; to move around

7) to go out with somebody; to date someone

8) to come off somehow

9) to accompany; to bring about; to entail

10) to appertain; is meant to be [no English equivalent]

Check out some examples of using this verb here.

útlevél

útlevél – passport
[Literally::: road letter – A letter that says you have the permission to go on that road / to cross that particular border.]

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út
1) way
2) road
3) trip
4) path

levél
1) leaf
2) letter