Étterem

Étterem

Meaning:

restaurant

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Inkább főzök, minthogy étteremben egyek.

I rather cook than eat in a restaurant.

[Rather cook-I, than restaurant-in eat-I(imp.)]

Ha a szüleim eljönnek a városba, általában elmegyünk egy étterembe.

When my parents come into the city, we usually go to a restaurant.

[If the parents-my away-come the city-in usually away-go-we a restaurant-in.]

Related terms:

előkelő – elegant, fancy, upscale

gyorsétterem – fast food restaurant

gyorskaja – fast food

eszik – to eat

iszik – to drink

kajálda – a place to grab food (colloq. term for things similar to what we’d call “eatery” in English)

kajál – to eat (widely used colloq. term)

eszik – to eat (official term)

vendéglő – synonym to restaurant, slightly obsolete

terem – big room

exotikus – exotic

minőség – quality

ételmérgezés – food poisoning

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