Tuesday, April 13, 2010

BHED: Becca's English-Hungarian Dictionary

The title of this could also refer to 'Ben's Energetic Halfling Daffodil,' but that would be weird.
Having been in Hungary for 2.5 months (!!), I feel completely qualified to give the folks at home a crash course in handy Hungarian words and phrases. That, and I like blog posts in list form because I don't have to bother with transitions. See if you can figure out what I've been doing:

Hello: Szia
Goodbye: Szia
Sorry: Bocsánat
"Whoa, sorry!!!": "Sorry!...er, I mean, bocsi! *panicked/remorseful handwaving*"
"May I have a Diet Coke?": "Coke Light? *point*"
"You're out of Diet Coke?!": "Nem Coke Light?! *angry handwaving*"
Dance: Tánc
Cha cha: Cha cha
Tango: Tango
"Would you like to dance?": "Cha-cha/Tango/etc.? *outstretched hand*"
One-two-three-four: Egy-kettö-három-négy
Five-six-seven-eight: Öt-hat-hét-nyolc
Nine: No idea
Ten: *jazz hands*
Yemenite: Yemeni
Hop: Hop
Right: Jobb
Left: Balra
"Your other right!": *crash*
Sway: Hinta
Step: Lép
Walk: Séta
Behind-side-forward: Hatul-mellett-elöre
Stop: Stop
"STOP!": "Stop!!! *frantic handwaving*"
Yes: Igen
No: Nem
"No, I don't want to hook up with you, please leave me alone": This apparently has no translation
Half: Fél
Cheese: Sajt
Please: Kérem
"I would like half a kilo of cheese, please": *point*
"I don't speak Hungarian" (first try): "Nem beszélek Magyarul"
"I don't speak Hungarian" (second try): "Um...English? *shrug*"

And the most useful of all:
*handwaving*: *hándwaving*

Who needs language class?

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