vértanú

October 6 – The memorial day of the 13 martyrs of Arad 

A 13 aradi vértanú [ˈɑ tizenhaːrom ɑradi veːrtɑnuː] – The 13 martyrs of Arad 
A tizenhárom aradi vértanú [ˈɑ tizenhaːrom ɑradi veːrtɑnuː] – The 13 martyrs of Arad 
Aradi vértanúk [ˈɑradi veːrtɑnuːk] – The martyrs of Arad 

vértanúhalál [ˈveːrtɑnuːhɑlaːl] – martyrdom 
vértanúság [ˈveːrtɑnuːʃaːg] – martyrology; martyrdom 
vértanú [ˈveːrtɑnuː] – martyr 
(Literally: blood-witness) 

vér [ˈveːr] – blood
tanú [ˈtɑnuː] – witness 
halál [ˈhɑlaːl] – death 
mártír [ˈmaːrtiːr] – martyr 
mártírhalál [ˈmaːrtiːrhɑlaːl] – martyrdom 
mártírság [ˈmaːrtiːrʃaːg] – martyrology; martyrdom   

gyufa

gyufa [ˈɟufɑ] – match
gyufaszál [ˈɟufɑsaːl] – matchstick

gyújtófa [ˈɟuːjtoːfɑ] – match (archaic) 
gyújtani [ˈɟuːjtɑni]
1) to light (a fire); to spark
2) to switch on (the light) 
3) to light (a cigarette) 

“A noiseless match was invented in 1836 by the Hungarian János Irinyi, who was a student of chemistry. An unsuccessful experiment by his professor, Meissner, gave Irinyi the idea to replace potassium chlorate with lead dioxide in the head of the phosphorus match. He liquefied phosphorus in warm water and shook it in a glass vial, until it became granulated. He mixed the phosphorus with lead and gum arabic, poured the paste-like mass into a jar, and dipped the pine sticks into the mixture and let them dry. When he tried them that evening, all of them lit evenly. He sold the invention and production rights for these noiseless matches to István Rómer, a Hungarian pharmacist living in Vienna, for 60 forints (about 22.5 oz t of silver). As a match manufacturer, Rómer became rich, and Irinyi went on to publish articles and a textbook on chemistry, and founded several match factories.” – wikipedia

Photo: _Alicja_ (Pixabay) 

bűvös

Rubik-kocka [ˈrubik kotskɑ] – Rubik’s Cube was originally called Bűvös kocka [ˈbyːvøʃ kotskɑ] – Magic Cube.

 

bűvészet [ˈbyːveːsɛt] – magic

bűvész [ˈbyːveːs] – magician; illusionist

bűvös [ˈbyːvøʃ] – magical; magic; bewitching

bűvölet [ˈbyːvølɛt] – enchantment; witchcraft

bűvölni [ˈbyːvølni] – to bewitch

elbűvölni [ˈɛlbyːvølni] – to charm; to bewitch

elbűvölő [ˈɛlbyːvøløː] – enchanting; charming

 

Image: OpenClipart-Vectors (Pixabay)

 

Interview with Ernő Rubik.

Mekk Elek

Tiny statue of Mekk Elek, the main character of a Hungarian puppet animated series, on Széll Kálmán square in Budapest. Mekk Elek is famous for mostly only speaking Eszperente, what is like a dialect or sub-language of Hungarian, where when speaking one must use only words, that contain only the vowel e (or é), and yet still must speak correct Hungarian. 😉

Photo by linkingabo, February 2020.
More photos here.

golyóstoll

golyóstoll [ˈgojoːʃtolː] – ballpoint pen

[Literally::: pen with ball]

 

golyó [ˈgojoː]

1) ball

2) bullet

 

toll [ˈtolː]

1) feather

2) pen

 

The Hungarian László Bíró, the inventor of the modern ballpoint pen, was born 117 years ago! 🙂

párnahuzat

Kalotaszegi kézzel hímzett magyar párnahuzat
Hand embroidered Hungarian pillowcase from Kalotaszeg

párna [ˈpaːrnɑ] – pillow
párnahuzat [ˈpaːrnɑhuzɑt] – pillowcase
huzat [ˈhuzɑt]
1) cover
2) draft; wind

húzni [ˈhuːzni]
1) (transitive) to pull; to draw
2) (transitive) to drag; to haul

“Kalotaszegi írásos párnahuzat“

mackónadrág

melegítőnadrág [ˈmɛlɛgiːtøːnɑdraːg] – sweatpants
mackónadrág [ˈmɑckoːnɑdraːg] – sweatpants
mackó [ˈmɑckoː] – little bear; bear; teddy bear
nadrág [ˈnɑdraːg] – trousers

melegítőfölső [ˈmɛlɛgiːtøːfølsøː] – sweatshirt
melegítőfelső [ˈmɛlɛgiːtøːfelsøː] – sweatshirt
mackófelső [ˈmɑckoːfelsøː] – sweatshirt
felső [ˈfelsøː]
1) upper; top
2) T-Shirt

melegítő [ˈmɛlɛgiːtøː]
1) heater; calorofic
2) sweatsuit; tracksuit

bemelegítő gyakorlat [ˈbɛmɛlɛgiːtøː ɟɑkorlɑt] – warm-up exercise
bemelegítő edzés [ˈbɛmɛlɛgiːtøː ɛdzeːʃ] – warm-up training/practice
bemelegíteni [ˈbɛmɛlɛgiːtɛni] – to warm-up
bemelegítés [ˈbɛmɛlɛgiːteːʃ] – warm-up; warming-up

Original photo::: Tamás Unger
For those who don’t know, it’s Gábor Király on the photo.

Austria-Hungary UEFA Euro 2016

– Uram, ma lesz az osztrák-magyar UEFA’16 meccs!
– Nagyon jó, és ki ellen játszunk?

A festményen I. Ferenc József.
Franz Joseph I on the painting.

Please do not get political, it is only supposed to be a weird joke. 😉

Csípős Huszár

When you’ve run out of Erős Pista, but Csípős Huszár saves your life! 😀

 

erős [ˈɛpøːʃ] – strong; powerful

Pista [ˈpiʃtɑ] – nickname for István (Steven)

csípős [ˈtʃiːpøːʃ] – hot (spicy)

huszár [ˈhusaːr] – cavalryman

 

csípós [ˈtʃiːpoːʃ] – hot (spicy) [dialectical]

csípni

1) to pinch

2) to sting (bee, nettle); bite (mosquito); peck (bird)

3) to nip; cut (wind); burn (spice)

4) to like (used in slang)

[e.g.: Csípem őt! – I like her!]

Az Erő

A Paprika legyen veled! – May the Paprika be with you!
[ˈɑ ˈpɑprikɑ ˈleɟen ˈvɛlɛd]

Az Erő legyen veled! – May the Force be with you!
[ˈɑz ˈɛrøː ˈleɟen ˈvɛlɛd]