Jèg
Jèg
Meaning:
ice
Pronunciation:
Memory hook:
I drink JACK Daniels only with ice.
Example sentences:
A whiskey csak jéggel jó.
Whiskey’s only good with some ice.
[The whiskey only ice-with good.]
Jeges utakon a legveszélyesebb vezetni.
Driving on icy roads is the most dangerous way of driving.
[Icy roads-on the most-dangerous drive.]
“Jég dupla whiskeyvel”
Ice with a double whiskey
[Ice double whiskey-with]
The title of a very famous Hungarian song from 1994 by pop- & rock singer Charlie. He is well-known for his very raw & husky voice:
Related terms:
jégkrém – ice cream (Only the ones that don’t come in scoops. Those would be “fagyi”.)
jégeső – hail
jégkocka – icecube
hó – snow
jégkorszak – ice age (also the name of the movie)
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I’m not familiar with his accent (way of pronouncing words), so it was really hard to hear what he was saying. Good song, though!
Glad you enjoyed it, Bastette! 🙂 We added it for entertainment purposes, not necessarily to wrap one’s head around the lyrics. 🙂