Forgalom

Forgalom

Meaning:

Traffic

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

FOR the meeting I had to go through the traffic in sLALOM.

Example sentences:

Budapest sokkal élhetőbb lenne, ha nem lenne ekkora forgalom.

Budapest would be a lot more livable if there weren’t so much traffic.

[Budapest lot-with more-livable, if not would-be that-big traffic.]

Nem merek nagy forgalomban vezetni.

I don’t dare to drive in big traffic.

[Not dare-I big traffic-in drive.]

Related terms:

autó – car

dugó – traffic jam (but also: (wine) cork, plug)

autópálya – highway

csúcsforgalom – rush hour (literally: peak-traffic)

Not to be confused with:

fogalom – term, notion

fogadalom – good intention, oath

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