A follower asked me to talk about the differences between így and ilyen.  Így means "this way", so basically it describes how an action is performed. Therefore, it is used with verbs.  Ilyen means "like this", and it is used with nouns, adjectives and adverbs.  Examples with English…

In a shopping centre, I saw this:  Mobiltelefon should not be a problem for a language learner, but what about szaküzlet? üzlet = business, shop And szak?  Szak- means that something or somebody is specialized in something. For example, szaküzlet is a shop, which is specialized in selling…

Ez egy... = This is a... számítógép = computer egér = mouse  monitor = monitor  billentyűzet = keyboard nyomtató = printer szkenner = scanner két hangszóró = two speakers   The word számítógép consists of two parts: számító + gép. Számító means "computing" or "computer" (számítani = "to…

(Ők) mit csinálnak? = What are they doing?  Observe the 3rd person plural forms of the verbs (-nak/nek ending). ők táncolnak = they are dancing ők esznek = they are eating ők isznak = they are drinking ők várnak = they are waiting ők olvasnak = they are reading @hunpron #magyar…

Ez egy... = this is a/an... hajó = ship, boat komp = ferry  vonat = train villamos = tram busz = bus teherautó = truck, lorry kamion = truck, lorry (large one, like those transporting cargo containers)   Teherautó is a compound word.  teher = burden autó =…

I got too confident and quickly shouted "hóférfi" ? hóember = snowman Ember is "human" in general, while férfi is an adult male. In this context ember is used.   @hunpron Replying to @infort_ #snowman #winter #hungarian #hungary #magyar ♬ original sound - Hungarian Pronunciation

Hóember hó = snow ember = man Note that ember is "human" and not an adult male, which is férfi.    @hunpron #onthisday #snowman #hungary #hungarian #language ♬ original sound - Hungarian Pronunciation

Winter is tél in Hungarian.  télen = in the winter télen hideg van = it's cold in the winter   @hunpron #weather #winter #hungary #hungarian #magyar #language ♬ original sound - Hungarian Pronunciation

winter Winter in Hungarian is tél. However, if you want to use it as an adjective (like "winter landscape"), we say téli. téli hónapok = winter months téli időjárás = winter weather landscape We usually say táj, when we talk about the natural beauty of an area, also when we are physically…

Esik a hó.  We discussed that this means "Snow is falling", basically "it's snowing". If you want to say "it's snowing again", you can say: Megint esik a hó.  megint, ismét, újra They all mean "again", but in in everyday situations megint is more commonly used.  @hunpron #snow #weather…