{"id":260687,"date":"2017-01-05T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funzine.hu\/?p=260687\/"},"modified":"2017-01-02T23:45:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-02T22:45:11","slug":"15-hungarian-proverbs-never-understood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funzine.hu\/en\/2017\/01\/05\/goodapest-en-2\/15-hungarian-proverbs-never-understood\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Hungarian proverbs that you never understood"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hungarian language is a tough nut to crack, even more so if you\u2019re trying to take things literally. We\u2019ve rounded up 15 commonly used Hungarian expressions which mean something totally different than what foreign minds would interpret them. To navigate you through this Biblical confusion of tongues, we\u2019ve written down both the literal and the figurative meaning of the expressions.<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

1. \u201c\u00d6r\u00fcl, mint majom a fark\u00e1nak.\u201d<\/strong> means: She\u2019s as happy as a monkey about his tail.<\/p>\n

Hungarians use it instead of \u201cShe\u2019s jumping for joy.\u201d term.<\/p>\n

2. \u201eKicsire nem adunk!\u201d<\/strong> means \u201eSomething so small doesn’t count.\u201d<\/p>\n

The real meaning is: It doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n

3. \u201cMi\u00e9rt itatod az egereket?\u201d\u00a0<\/strong> means \u201eWhy are you giving drinks to the mice?\u201d<\/p>\n

We ask this when we want to know why somebody is crying.<\/p>\n

4. \u201eAnnyit \u00e9r, mint halottnak a cs\u00f3k.\u201d<\/strong> means literally \u201eIt\u2019s worth as much as a kiss to a dead person\u201d We use it to say: \u201cIt\u2019s not worth the effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

5 \u201cAz Isten h\u00e1ta m\u00f6g\u00f6tt.\u201d<\/strong> means \u201eBehind God\u2019s back.\u201d<\/p>\n

In English it would be \u201eFar, far away.\u201d<\/p>\n

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6. \u201eNincsen r\u00f3zsa t\u00f6vis n\u00e9lk\u00fcl.\u201d<\/strong> manss \u201eThere is no rose without thorns.\u201d<\/p>\n

It means that nothing is perfect.<\/p>\n

7. \u201cKuty\u00e1b\u00f3l nem lesz szalonna.\u201d<\/strong> means: \u201eYou can\u2019t make bacon out of a dog.\u201d<\/p>\n

The English suitable is \u201cOnce a thief, always a thief.\u201d<\/p>\n

8 \u201cKeny\u00e9rre lehet kenni.\u201d<\/strong> means \u201eYou can spread him on bread.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hungarians use this term when they think about somebody to be a good-hearted person.<\/p>\n

9. \u00a0\u201eA hazug embert hamarabb utol\u00e9rik, mint a s\u00e1nta kuty\u00e1t.\u201d<\/strong> means \u201eThey catch up with a liar sooner than with a limping dog.\u201d<\/p>\n

The real meaning is: your lies will come to light sooner than you think.<\/p>\n

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10. \u201eAmelyik kutya ugat, az nem harap.\u201d<\/strong> means \u201eThe dog that barks doesn\u2019t bite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Means that a people who make the loudest threats are the least likely to take action.<\/p>\n

11. \u201cMajd ha piros h\u00f3 esik!\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0 means \u201eWhen red snow falls!\u201d<\/p>\n

Hungarians use this expression when they want to say \u201eWhen pigs fly\u201d<\/p>\n

12. \u201eB\u00e1mul, mint borj\u00fa az \u00faj kapura.\u201d<\/strong> means: \u201eHe stares at the new gate as a calf.\u201d<\/p>\n

The real meaning is somebody merely looks at something without taking action.<\/p>\n

13. \u201eNem esik messze az alma a f\u00e1j\u00e1t\u00f3l.\u201d<\/strong> means \u201eThe apple falls close to its tree.\u201d<\/p>\n

The real meaning is that a children often follow the example of their parents in their behaviour.<\/p>\n

14. \u00a0\u201cNem kolb\u00e1szb\u00f3l van a ker\u00edt\u00e9s.\u201d<\/strong> means \u201eThe fence is not made from sausage.\u201d<\/p>\n

And what the Hungarians really want to say: \u201cIt\u2019s not as good as you think.\u201d<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0 \u201cEz nekem k\u00ednai.\u201d<\/strong> means \u201eIt\u2019s Chinese for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like the English \u201cIt\u2019s all Greek to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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+ 5 Slangs to understand everything<\/h2>\n

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\u201eKar\u00f3\u201d<\/strong> (stick)\u00a0 or \u201ep\u00e1lca\u201d<\/strong> (rod)<\/p>\n

The 2 words mean the same thing: you could not pass the test.<\/p>\n

\u201eBuk\u00f3\u201d<\/strong> translates to \u201etumble\u201d<\/p>\n

Means you\u2019ve failed an exam.<\/p>\n

\u201cZs\u00edr\u201d<\/strong> (\u201efat\u201d in English) or \u201eKir\u00e1ly\u201d<\/strong> (meaning \u201eking\u201d)<\/p>\n

Both words are used when you think about something to be really cool.<\/p>\n

\u201eBed\u0151l\u201d<\/strong> translates to \u201eleans into something\u201d<\/p>\n

Someone being naive, giving credit for somehing that\u2019s not true.<\/p>\n

\u201eV\u00e1god?\u201d<\/strong> translates to \u201ecut it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Hungarians use this word when they want to make sure you understand them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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