Tök

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Meaning:

pumpkin

totally- (as in totally good, totally bad, totally awesome, totally awful, etc.)

balls (testicles)

 

Pronunciation: 

 

Memory hook:

I got a pumpkin TOKen.

 

Example sentences:

Tök szép este kivilágítva a Lánchíd. – The Chain Bridge is totally beautiful when illuminated in the evening.

[Pumpkin beautiful evening illuminatedly the Chain Bridge.]

 

Ha tényleg otthon hagytam a pénztárcám, tökön szúrom magam. – If I really forgot my wallet at home, I’m gonna sting myself in the balls.

[If actually at-home left-I the wallet-mine, ball-on sting-I myself.]

 

Related terms:

Tököl – to be slow and not get anything going because of focussing too much on unnecessary stuff

Tok – little case (e.g. for jewelry)

 

 

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  1. Brigita Larsen says:

    Example sentences:
    Tök szép este kivilágítva a Lánchíd. – The Chain Bridge is totally beautiful when illuminated in the evening.

    [Pumpkin beautiful evening illuminatedly the Chain Bridge.]

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    Shouldn’t the translation in brackets say “Totally beautiful evening…” ?

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