Buta

Buta

Meaning:

Dumb, stupid, silly

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

BUT Actually I am not that stupid.

Example sentences:

Olyan buta vagy, de úgy szeretlek.

You’re so stupid but I love you so much.

[So stupid are-you, but so love-you.]

Nincs türelmem a buta emberekhez.

I don’t have the patience for stupid people.

[Not-exist patience-my the stupid people-to.]

Related terms:

hülye & ostoba – synonyms to “buta”, but harsher

okos – smart

intelligens – intelligent

értelmes – reasonable, sensible

bölcs – wise

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