Ciki
Ciki
Meaning:
awkward, embarrassing (colloq.)
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
Nagyon ciki volt ez a beszélgetés.
This conversation was relly awkward.
[Very awkward was this the conversation.]
Nagyon ciki lesz, ha elfelejtem a szöveget.
It’ll be really awkward if I forget my text.
[Very awkward will-be, if away-forget-I the text-my.]
Related terms:
elpirul / elvörösödik – to turn red
cinkes – another (even more colloq.) word for awkward, embarrassing
égés / égő – another word for awkward, embarrassing (literally: burn, burning)
kellemetlen – unpleasant, awkward, inconvenient
kínos – another word for embarrassing
Not to be confused with:
cigi – short for cigarette (i.e. cigarette)
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