Hullik
Hullik
Meaning:
to fall (in several pieces, slowly, e.g. snow, leaves)
Example sentences:
Itt az ősz, hullanak a levelek.
Here the fall(n.), fall-they the leaves.
Fall is here and the leaves are falling.
Szeretem, ha hullik az első hó.
Like-it-I, if falls the first snow.
I like it when the first snow falls.
Related terms:
csapadék – precipitation
darab – piece
esik – to fall (person, thing, rain, etc.)
eső – rain
hó – snow
le – down
lefelé – downwards
levél – leaf (also: letter)
potyog – to fall (in several pieces, more quickly than hullik, not used for precipitation)
Pronunciation of today’s word:
Pronunciation of the Example Sentences:
Here the fall(n.), fall-they the leaves.
Fall is here and the leaves are falling.
Like-it-I, if falls the first snow.
I like it when the first snow falls.
Pronunciation of the Related Terms:
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Elhull a virág, eliramlik az élet…
Űlj, hitvesem, űlj az ölembe ide!
The petals are falling and life is declining.
Come sit in my lap, my beloved, my own!
Two lines from Petöfi poem “Szeptember Végén”
Translated here by George Szirtes