Szokás

Szokás

Meaning:

habit, tradition

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

A cigizés egy rossz szokás, amit nehéz letenni.

Smoking is a bad habit that’s hard to get rid of.

[The smoking a bad habit, which hard down-put.]

A fenyőfadíszítés egy karácsonyi szokás.

Fir tree decoration is a Christmas tradition.

[The fir-tree-decoration a Christmas-y tradition.]

Related terms:

hagyomány – another word for tradition

hozzászokik – to accustom to sth.

néprajz – folklore studies

népszokás / népi hagyomány – folk custom

szokásos – usual

szokik – to accustom

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