Wanderlu§t & Language§

Imagine the following: you meet a foreigner, who doesn’t speak your mother tongue. What is the first thing you ask them? If it’s not “HOW DOES MY LANGUAGE SOUND LIKE ASDGHJSGFJDS” then I don’t know what you are doing with your life. (jk)

So, naturally, Hungarians are also interested in what foreigners think about the Hungarian language. We want to feel special. 

This video, an excerpt from the Czechoslovak film Funebrák (1932), showed us how Hungarian sounds like to them:

Let me tell you, when I watched it I laughed for 5 minutes afterwards. If you have never heard Hungarian before: yes, Hungarian really does sound like that! The actor (Vlasta Burian) speaks in a Hungarian-like nonsense, but adds a few Hungarian words for the effect. The funny thing is that he also imitated & parodized how Hungarians use/used body language. (Past tense because it is slightly different nowadays because of American media). I lost it at the part where he sang & mimiced how Hungarian singers articulated. 

But the parody doesn’t end there: he also parodized our traditional dance, the csárdás. The word csárdás comes from csárda, which means pub. Here, watch this video of csárdás dance, if you don’t know how it looks like:

And now, watch the parody:

We weren’t the only ones who got it: the English language, the German, the French, the Italian and the Russian also got it. You can find them on YouTube.

We repayed the debt with Markos György, though (György Markos in Western name order): Markos György mesét mond - György Markos tells a story

Original (German) list here by @ricardastudies Requested by @blackteaandlanguages

Kedvellek / bírlak (téged).= I like you. (The first one is a tiny bit formal/serious, while the second one is colloquial.) Jó fej vagy.= I like you. (This one means something like “you’re a good, fun person”) Szeretlek (téged).= I love you. Fontos vagy nekem.= You are important to me. Úgy szeretlek, ahogy vagy.= I like you the way you are. Csodállak (téged).= I admire you. Te vagy a legjobb.= You’re the best. (Alig) várom, hogy találkozzunk.= I look forward to seeing you. (If you add “alig”, that makes it “I can barely wait to see you”) Szeretek veled lógni / Szívesen töltöm veled az időmet.= I like spending time with you. (Lógni valakivel = to hang out with someone)

Aranyos vagy.= You are nice. Kedves vagy.= You are kind. Okos vagy.= You are clever. Szeretem a humorérzéked(et). / Tetszik a humorérzéked.= I like your sense of humour. Jó a zenei ízlésed.= You have a good taste in music. Jó vagy…-ból/ből (if it’s a school subject)= You’re good at … Jó vagy ….-ban/ben (outside of school)= You’re good at… Jól + conj. verb / Jól tudsz + infinitive = You’re good at… Jól tudsz/beszélsz angolul/németül/finnül etc. = You’re good at English/German/Finnish, etc Jól van! / Szép munka! / Ügyes voltál! = Well done! / Good job!

Üdvözlet! - Welcome! Üdvözöllek! - I welcome you! Szia! - Hi! Csá! - Hi! (Informal, usually used between friends) Helló! - Hello! Örülök a találkozásnak! - Nice to meet you (too)! Örvendek! - Nice to meet you (too)! Hogy vagy? - How are you? Jól vagyok, köszönöm. - I’m fine, thank you. Nem valami jól. - Not very well. bemutatkozás - introduction Igen. - Yes. Nem. - No. Viszlát! - Goodbye! Beszélsz angolul? - Do you speak english? Beszélsz magyarul? - Do you speak hungarian? Beszélek angolul. - I speak english. Honnan származol? - Where are you from? Magyarországról származom. - I am from Hungary. Magyar vagyok. - I am Hungarian. Hány éves vagy? - How old are you? …. éves vagyok. - I am …. years old. Hogy hívnak? - What is your name? Mi a neved? - What is your name? Az én nevem…. - My name is …. ….-nak / -nek hívnak. - I am called ….

Merre találom a/az….? - Where can I find the….?  Forduljon balra! - Turn left!  Forduljon jobbra! - Turn right!  Forduljon meg! - Turn around!  Menjen egyenesen! - Go straight!  Álljon meg! - Stop!  Állj! - Stop! 

térkép - map irány - direction utca - street kerület - district város - city, town falu - village ország - country cím - adress, title hotel - hotel szálloda - hotel taxi - taxi turista - tourist fényképezőgép - camera kamera - camera (video recorder camera) fénykép - photograph kép - picture múzeum - museum látványosság - sighting 

közlekedés - transport tömegközlekedés - public transport busz - bus autó - car kocsi - car villamos - tram metró - metro trolibusz - electric bus vonat - train HÉV (helyi érdekű vasút) - train (it’s usually green, and it only takes you to an hour long trips max, it has stops about every 5 minutes, it connects Budapest to it’s agglomeration) 

How much does it cost? - Mennyibe kerül? pénz - money hitelkártya - creditcard bankkártya - creditcard pénzt kivenni számláról - to draw money from a bank account pénzt felvenni bankautomatából - to draw money from cash machine pin kód - pin number 

egy - one két - two kettő - two három - three négy - four öt - five hat - six hét - seven nyolc - eight kilenc - nine tíz - ten 

piros - red kék - blue zöld - green (citrom)sárga - yellow naracssárga - orange barna - brown  lila - purple, violet rózsaszín - pink szürke - grey fehér - white fekete - black arany - gold ezüst - silver bronz - bronze 

bolt - shop vásárolni - to shop Felpróbálhatom? -Can I try it on? felpróbálni valamit - to try something on próbafülke - fitting room ruhák - clothes cipők - shoes 

étel - food, meal ebéd - lunch reggeli - breakfast vacsora - dinner ital - beverage enni - to eat inni - to drink hobbi - hobby 

Romanian Book Vocabulary 

Book - Carte 

Library - Bibliotecă  

Bookseller - Librărie  

To read - A citi 

To love - A iubi  

To finish - A termina  

Chapter - Capitol  

Volume - Volum  

Biography - Biografie  

Dictionary - Dicţionar 

Comic - Comic 

Fiction - Fictiune  

Horror - Groază 

Fantasy - Fantezie 

New - Nou 

Used - Vechi

Author - Autor

Warning: long post.

This long post divided into short posts by topics: 

Words for sexual orientation & Words for romantic attraction

Words for sex and gender

LGBT-related words

Words for relationships

Expressions for being in the closet/questioning

Expressions for coming out

Rude words and expressions, homophobic and idiotic statements

Keep reading for the entire collection. This is a really long post.

bici/bič whip un bivol/byvol a buffalo bogat/bohatý rich citi/čítať to read ciudat/čudný strange dar/dar a gift o graniță/hranica a border un morcov/mrkva a carrot neamţ/nemec german obicei/obyčaj a custom praf/prach dust prost/sprostý stupid prieten/priateľ friend pernă - pillow, /perina - blanket slavă/sláva glory slobod/slobodný free sluji/slúžiť to serve slănină/slanina bacon șapcă/čiapka cap slab/slabý weak vifor/víchor storm vină/vina fault labă/laba paw palincă/pálenica brandy ? cămin - fireplace, /komín - chimney cârciumă/krčma pub curvă/kurva whore glas/hlas voice lebădă/labuť swan oţel/oceľ steel

ruhák - clothes mosni - to wash viselni - to wear felvenni - to put on választani - to choose vásárolni - to buy kicserélni - to change fizetni - to pay eladó(nő) - shop assistant (nő=woman) kasszás - cashier bal - left jobb - right

bő - baggy szűk - tight méret - size kicsi - small közepes - medium nagy - large szín - colour fazon - style (as in the shape of a dress) stílus - style (as in gothic, elegant, etc)

fabric - szövet vászon - linen len - lein, sheer selyem - silk csipke - lace pamut - cotton műszál - synthetic fibers kötött pulóver - knitted jumper bőr - leather

ruha - dress póló - t-shirt ing - shirt blúz - blouse top - top ujjatlan, atléta - sleeveless hosszú ujjú - longsleeve pulóver - pull-over, sweater kardigán - cardigan garbó - turtleneck kabát - coat dzseki - jacket vízhatlan kabát - impermeable coat öltöny - suit

nadrág - pants farmer - jeans rövidnadrág - shorts szoknya - skirt ceruzaszoknya - pencil skirt maxiszoknya - maxi skirt cicanadrág - leggings (directly translated to catpants) háromnegyedes nadrág - culottes halásznadrág - overalls melegítő nadrág - sweatpants

fehérnemű - underwear bugyi - panties tanga - thong boxer - boxers melltartó - bra harisnya - stockings neccharisnya - fishnet stockings zokni - sock

cipő - shoes magassarkú - high-heels edzőcipő - trainers szandál - sandals vietnámi papucs - flip-flop papucs - slippers topánka - ballerina shoes lapos talpú - flat shoes bakancs, csizma - boots gumicsizma - rubber boots

Let’s learn from conversation~

What do you have?

A: たなかさんのへやになにがありますか? B: ベッドやテレビやほんなどがあります A: What exist in Tanaka’s room? B: There are bed, tv, books and other stuff. B: ともきさんのいえにはいぬがいますか？ A: いぬがいませんですがねこがいますよ B: Is there a dog in Tomoki’s house? A: There is no dog, but there is a cat!

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Important Points

Literal and natural translation In いぬがいませんですがねこがいますよ (Inu ga imasen desu ga neko ga imasu yo), the translation is rather childish. But it’s the literal translation of how Japanese really speak. Translated naturally, it would be “I don’t have any dog but I do have a cat in my house”.

Addressing other people in Japanese In Japanese, we need to address other people with names & suffix to be polite. It also seems childish in English, but it’s very normal in Japanese. “What exist in Tanaka’s room?” is the literal translation of how Japanese speak. The normal translation would be “What is in your room, Tanaka?”. And the natural translation for “Is there a dog in Tomoki’s house?” would be “Do you have a dog in your house, Tomoki?”

…があります Use this pattern to talk about the existence of an object. For animate/living object, replace あります (arimasu) with います (imasu).

…や…や…など Use this pattern to talk about an incomplete list of objects. や acts similarly like a comma. While など can be translated as “etc” or “others”. You can read more about it here.

Happy learning °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°  

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Indefinite

un – masc./neut. o – fem.

examples:

un băiat (a boy) o fată (a girl)

Definite Singular

The definite article in Romanian is added to the end of nouns, like in the Scandinavian languages.

Masculine and Neuter

after consonants, and letter i, add -ul

after the letter u, add -l

after the letter e, add -le

replace ia, with -ie

examples:

băiat > băiatul (boy, the boy) tigru > tigrul (tiger, the tiger) câine > câinele (dog, the dog)

Feminine

replace ă, with a

after consonant + e, add a

replace e (after a vowel), with a

after the letters -ea, add -ua

examples:

fată > fata (girl, the girl) carte > cartea (book, the book) femeie > femeia (woman, the woman) cafea > cafeaua (coffee, the coffee)

Definite Plural 

note: neuter nouns in singular behave as masculine nouns, but they behave as feminine nouns in the plural

Masculine

add -i

examples:

băieți > băieții (boys, the boys) câini > câinii (dogs, the dogs)

Feminine and Neuter

add -le

examples:

Hungarian language 1x1

Animals and their plural forms, plus numbers from 1 to 10! :-) What do you guys think? Should we have more of these? What topics would you learn about Hungarian language and culture? Write me, if you have any ideas! :-)

Happy learning!

căcat - literal ‘shit’ . used in the same way. ‘’Frate nu mai e brânză.’’ ‘’Căcat.’’

ce căcat- a bit different from căcat. kinda like ‘’wtf’’ .used in confusing situations (but not only) to show well confusion/surprise. ‘’Uită-te la asta.’’ ‘’Ce căcat.’’

ce dracu’- literal ‘’what the devil’’ kinda like ‘’what the hell’’. see: ce căcat

ce brânza mă-sii- ‘’what in its’mothers’ cheese’’ see: ce dracu’

ce pizda mă-sii- ‘’what in its’ mothers’ pussy’’ dont do it. see above

să mor eu!- literal ‘’may i die’’ (???) more like ‘’im dead serious’’/’’damn’’. used to strenghten your point. ‘’Zici că-i prost, să mor eu.’’

să mori tu?- literal ‘’may you die’’ kinda like ‘’really?’’/’’deadass?’’ used to show distrust in someone’s sayings but also used in a sarcastic way.  ‘’Am dat foc la o casa.’’ ‘’Să mori tu?’’ vs. *smoke inside the house* ‘’Am ars mâncarea.’’ ‘’Să mori tu?’’

mor- ‘’im dying’’ used in the same way. ‘’*something funny happens* MOR’’

leșin- ‘’im fainting’’ used like ‘’i cant even’’ see: mor.

prea bine (ești)- literal ‘’oh well/alright’’ but today its used in a more methaporical way ‘‘too good’’ when something is going well or its cool, or according to our plans or,,,,,, the longer the ‘a’ the better the reaction ‘‘Avem băutură diseară’‘ ‘‘PREA BINE’‘

(ești) pe bines- uhhh ‘’you’re on the good’’ used when someone is talking about nice stuff happening to them or when they look good or they have fun *photo with friends at a picnic* ‘’pe bines’’ see: prea bine

să vă țină- used to wish well to a couple. meaning ‘’may itll last’’  ‘‘M-am cuplat cu ____’‘ ‘‘Aw, să vă țină!’‘

pup (besc)- ‘’kiss (i love)’’ yeahhh ‘’besc’’ is a shorter version of ‘’(te) iubesc’’ - i love (you)’’ 

csf ncsf- shorter from ‘’ce să faci n-ai ce să faci’’ meaning ‘’what can you do theres nothing you can do’’ used when hearing unpleasant things. also used mockingly. ‘’M-a inșelat gagica-’’ ‘’csf ncsf’’

prost- common ‘’dumb’’ or ‘’working badly’’ someone may be ‘’prost’’ but also something can ‘’merge prost’’ i.e ‘’go wrong’’

parcă-i prost / parcă ești prost- ‘’as if he’s dumb’’ / ‘’as if you’re dumb’’ used to point out how stupid is someone without actually saying it. ‘’Am scăpat telefonu’ de gresie.’’ ‘’Da’ parcă ești prost’’.

ca la proști- ‘’like at the idiots’’ used to point out a situation in which you can tell that idiots took part or something went wrong/was embarrassing. *drops a card deck* ‘’Ca la proști.’’ see: parcă-i prost.

tâmpit/ule- ‘’you dumbass’’ yeah. 

fraier/e- same with ‘tâmpit/ule’ but like more affectionate. means ‘’airhead’’ 

gen- ‘’like’’. ‘’Știi gen..’’-’’Y’know like..’’

futu-ți morții mă-tii- aka everyone’s favourite ‘’fuck your moms’ dead relatives’’ used as a threat. *bumps toe on a drawer* futu-ți morții mă-tii.

futu-ți gâtu’ mă-tii- ‘’fuck your moms’ throat’’ uh. see: futu-ți morții mă-tii

futu-ți ceapa mă-tii- ‘‘fuck your moms’ onion’‘ see above. 

să-mi bag picioru’/pula- ‘’may ill put my foot / my dick in it’’ second one’s more vulgar. used to show denial and anger. kinda like ‘’fuck it’’

tavasz - spring március - March április - April május - May

sétálni - to walk kirándulni - to take a trip szabad levegőn lenni - to be outdoors biciklizni - to ride a bike ültetni (növényt) - to plant (a plant) kertészkedni - to garden

színes - colourful szín - colour élénk - vivid világoskék - light blue rózsaszín - pink lila - purple, violet piros - red zöld - green citromsárga - yellow narancssárga - orange fehér - white

napsütés - sunlight napsütéses - sunny Süt a nap. - It is sunny. meleg - warm Meleg van. - It’s warm. eső - rain esős - rainy Esik az eső. - It is raining. szél - wind szeles - windy Fúj a szél. - The wind is blowing. Szeles az idő. - It’s windy.

virág - flower szirom - petal levél - leaf bimbó - sprout bokor - bush fa - tree fatörzs - treetrunk ág - branch fű - grass termés - crop erdő - forest méh - bee pollen - pollen rovar - insect bogár - bug kert - garden hegy - mountain

nárcisz - daffodil kamilla - camomile sárgaviola - wallflower (directly translated into yellowviola) ibolya - viola (yes, viola is “ibolya”, but wallflower is “sárgaviola”.) rózsa - rose hóvirág - fair maid of February aranyeső - laburnum orchidea - orchid lóhere - clover orgona - lilac

Hi! So, I decided to start this new series about things that probably don’t make it into Hungarian textbooks, hoping that the posts will be helpful for learners, or at least interesting to read. I’m planning to cover slang words, common expressions and such, but first up is a (definitely incomplete) list of words that are generally or often used in their short form in informal situations. (There might be a second part to this if I can think of more words.)

biológia → biosz (biology) csokoládé → csoki (chocolate) dolgozat → doga (test) fagylalt → fagyi (ice cream) futball → foci (football) gimnázium → gimi (high school) házi feladat → házi (homework) iskola → suli (school) jogosítvány → jogsi (driver’s license) köszönöm → köszi (thanks) matematika → matek (maths) McDonald’s → Meki osztályfőnök → ofő (head of class) pulóver → pulcsi (pullover) repülőgép → repülő (airplane) repülőjegy → repjegy (flight ticket) repülőtér → reptér (airport) sapka → sapi (beanie, cap) sütemény → süti (cookie, pastry) személyi igazolvány → személyi (I.D.; same goes for diákigazolvány/student I.D.) telefon → teló (phone, only used for mobile phones) testnevelés → tesi (P.E.) történelem → töri (history) születésnap → szülinap (birthday) vacsora → vacsi (dinner) világbajnokság → vb/vébé (world championships) viszontlátásra! → viszlát! (goodbye!) zacskó → zacsi (paper/plastic bag)

ビュービュー whistling sound; sound of the wind

わくわく tremble; excited

ぽかぽか nice and warm

ふんわり gently; airily; fluffy

ピンピン lively

にこにこ friendly smile

そっと softly; gently; quietly

すらすら smoothly

すやすや sleeping peacefully

ザーザー heavy rainfall

さらさら murmuring

ころころ lightly rolling

きらきら sparkle

ふわふわ fluffy