Kés

OHWAD-Basic words

 

Kés

 

Meaning:

knife

 

Example sentences:

Kés, villa, olló: Gyerek kezébe nem való.

Knife, fork, scissors: Child hand-his-hers-into not belongs.

Knife, fork, and scissors don’t belong into children’s hands. [Hungarian saying]

 

Milyen fura lenne kés helyett ollóval vágni a kenyeret.

How weird it-would-be knife instead-of scissors-with to-cut the bread(acc.).

How weird it’d be to cut bread with scissors instead of a knife.

 

Related terms:

éles – sharp

fen – to grind

késdobáló – a run-down, dodgy bar or pub (literally: knife-thrower)

késel – to stab sb. to death

olló – scissor

szeletel – to slice

tompa – dull

vág – to cut

vágódeszka – cutting board

villa – fork

 

Not to be confused with:

kész – ready, finished

 

Pronunciation of today’s word:

kés – knife

 

Pronunciation of the example sentences:

Kés, villa, olló: Gyerek kezébe nem való.

Knife, fork, scissors: Child hand-his-hers-into not belongs.

Knife, fork, and scissors don’t belong into children’s hands. [Hungarian saying]

 

Milyen fura lenne kés helyett ollóval vágni a kenyeret.

How weird it-would-be knife instead-of scissors-with to-cut the bread(acc.).

How weird it’d be to cut bread with scissors instead of a knife.

 

Pronunciation of the related terms:

éles – sharp

 

fen – to grind

 

késdobáló – a run-down, dodgy bar or pub (literally: knife-thrower)

 

késel – to stab sb. to death

 

olló – scissor

 

szeletel – to slice

 

tompa – dull

 

vág – to cut

 

vágódeszka – cutting board

 

villa – fork

 

 

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