The landscape and the weather. Hungarian talks about rain and snow with the verb ▶ esik (falls): ▶ Esik az esÅ‘. (It's raining.) ▶ Esik a hó. (It's snowing.) The sun "bakes": ▶ Süt a nap. (The sun is shining.) To ask about the weather, say ▶ Milyen az idÅ‘?
Land and water Hungarian English ▶ természet nature ▶ föld earth, ground ▶ hegy mountain ▶ domb hill ▶ völgy valley ▶ erdÅ‘ forest ▶ mezÅ‘ field ▶ rét meadow ▶ sÃkság plain ▶ barlang cave ▶ szikla rock, cliff ▶ kÅ‘ stone ▶ homok sand ▶ folyó river ▶ patak stream ▶ tó lake ▶ tenger sea ▶ óceán ocean ▶ part shore, bank ▶ strand beach, lido ▶ sziget island ▶ sivatag desert
Plants Hungarian English ▶ fa tree; wood ▶ virág flower ▶ fű grass ▶ levél leaf ▶ ág branch ▶ gyökér root ▶ bokor bush ▶ rózsa rose ▶ tölgy oak ▶ fenyÅ‘ pine
Sky and weather Hungarian English ▶ ég sky ▶ nap sun ▶ hold moon ▶ csillag star ▶ felhÅ‘ cloud ▶ idÅ‘járás weather ▶ esÅ‘ rain ▶ hó snow ▶ szél wind ▶ vihar storm ▶ villám lightning ▶ mennydörgés thunder ▶ köd fog ▶ jég ice ▶ szivárvány rainbow ▶ napos sunny ▶ felhÅ‘s cloudy ▶ esÅ‘s rainy ▶ szeles windy ▶ ködös foggy ▶ fok degree ▶ Esik az esÅ‘. It's raining. ▶ Esik a hó. It's snowing. ▶ Süt a nap. The sun is shining.
Hungarian landscapes Hungarian English ▶ Duna the Danube ▶ Tisza the Tisza ▶ Balaton Lake Balaton ▶ Alföld the Great Plain ▶ puszta puszta, grassland ▶ Kárpátok the Carpathians
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