Ég
Ég
Meaning:
sky
to burn
to look foolish, to be embarrassed – this comes from “burn”, too, as your face is burning hot and red if you’re embarrassed 😉
Pronunciation:
Memory hook:
The sun looks like a burned fried EGG in the sky.
Example sentences:
Élni vagy égni.
To live or to burn. – Title of a famous “Tankcsapda” (Hungarian rock band) album from 2003.
[Live or burn.]
Find out more about the famous Hungarian rock band “Tankcsapda” in our Hungarian Band/Music guide article.
Nem készültem fel a prezentációra és hatalmasat égtem.
I didn’t prepare for the presentation and it was a huge embarrassment.
[Not prepared-I up the presentation-on and huge(acc.) embarrassed-was-I / burned-I.]
Related terms:
fagy – to freeze, frost
föld – earth, soil, ground
ciki – awkward, embarrassing
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