Süket

Süket

Meaning:

deaf

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Ne kiabálj, nem vagyok süket!

Please stop yelling, I’m not deaf!

[Not yell-you(imp.), not am-I deaf!]

Süket füleknek beszéltem egy órán keresztül.

I was talking to deaf ears for an hour. (I.e. nobody listened to what I said.)

[Deaf ears-to talked-I an hour-on throughout.]

Related terms:

fül – ear

hallás – the sense of hearing

nagyothalló – a hearing impaired person

hallókészülék – deaf aid

vak – blind

süketnéma – deaf-mute

füldugó – earplugs

fülhallgató – headphones

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