Dal

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Dal

 

Meaning:

song

 

Example sentences:

Neked írom a dalt, neked énekelek.

For-you write-it-I the song(acc.), for-you sing-I.

I write my songs for you and I’m singing to you.  – Excerpt from famous Hungarian song with the same title (“Neked írom a dalt”) by Presser Gábor. You can listen to it here (with lyrics). It’s beautiful.😊

 

Szeretem ezt a dalt; énekeljük el még egyszer!

Like-it-I this(acc.) the song(acc.); sing-it-we(imp.) away once again!

I like this song; let’s sing it one more time!

 

Related terms:

dallam – melody

énekel – to sing

hangszer – instrument

koncert – concert

kórus – choir

muzsika – music (old word, rarely in use)

ritmus – rhythm

szám – song (synonym, mostly used for contemporary music)

ütem – cadence, beat

zene – music

zenél – to make music

 

 

Pronunciation of today’s word:

dal – song

 

Pronunciation of the Example Sentences:

Neked írom a dalt, neked énekelek.

For-you write-it-I the song(acc.), for-you sing-I.

I write my songs for you and I’m singing to you.  – Excerpt from famous Hungarian song with the same title (“Neked írom a dalt”) by Presser Gábor. You can listen to it here (with lyrics). It’s beautiful.😊

 

Szeretem ezt a dalt; énekeljük el még egyszer!

Like-it-I this(acc.) the song(acc.); sing-it-we(imp.) away once again!

I like this song; let’s sing it one more time!

 

 

Pronunciation of the Related Terms:

dallam – melody

 

énekel – to sing

 

hangszer – instrument

 

koncert – concert

 

kórus – choir

 

muzsika – music (old word, rarely in use)

 

ritmus – rhythm

 

szám – song (synonym, mostly used for contemporary music)

 

ütem – cadence, beat

 

zene – music

 

zenél – to make music

 

 

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