hungarian
part of speech
adjective (Hungarian); noun (a Hungarian, Hungarians; Hungarian — the language, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Hungarian means from or connected with Hungary, a country in central Europe. tree →
2) (noun) A Hungarian is a person from Hungary. tree →
3) (noun) Hungarian is the language spoken in Hungary, also called Magyar. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and language lessons, Hungarian is famous for being very different from its neighbours' languages: it is not Slavic or Germanic but belongs to the Uralic family, related distantly to Finnish. Hungarian foods like goulash and inventions such as the Rubik's Cube are well known. Common phrases: «Hungarian goulash», «speak Hungarian», «Hungarian music».
examples
- Budapest is the Hungarian capital. tree →
- Our new classmate is Hungarian. tree →
- The Rubik's Cube was invented by a Hungarian, Ernő Rubik. tree →
- Hungarian is a hard language for English speakers. tree →
- We ate Hungarian goulash for tea. tree →
- «Szia» means hi in Hungarian. tree →
- Many Hungarians love paprika. tree →
- The story related that a Hungarian knight, who had been taken prisoner by a Turkish pasha, was most cruelly treated by him. tree →
note
Always a capital H: Hungarian. Do not mix up «Hungary» (the country) and «hungry» (wanting food). The people call their language «magyar».
Trees and pragmatics
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