Erdő

Erdő

Meaning:

forest

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

We are destroying all the forest on EARTH.

Example sentences:

Mit szeretsz jobban: Az erdőt vagy a tengert?

What do you like better: The forests or the sea?

[What(acc.) like-you better: The forest or the sea?]

Egy erdő lehet békés és nyugtató, de hátborzongató is.

A forest can be peaceful and calming, but also eerie.

[A forest can-be peaceful and calming, but back-chilling also.]

Related terms:

mező – meadow

hegy – mountain

fa – tree

madár – bird

levél – leaf

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