Pokol

Meaning:

hell

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

A POol would be COOL in hell.

Example sentences:

A pokolba kívánom a főnökömet.

I wish my boss to go to hell.

[The hell-in wish-I the boss-my.]

A keresztények hisznek a pokolban.

Chirstians believe in hell.

[The Christians believe-they the hell-in.]

Related terms:

pokoli – hellish, used as extraordinary / very: You can use “pokoli”, if you want to emphasise something. E.g. “It is very, very cold” – “Pokoli hideg van.” or “The party was really really good” – “Pokoli jó volt a buli.”

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