Madár

Meaning:

bird

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

The turul is the MAGYAR national bird.

Example sentences:

Egy madár ül a fán és egy magyar dallamot énekel.

A bird is sitting on the tree, singing a Hungarian melody.

[A bird sits the tree-on and a Hungarian melody sings.]

Ilyen hidegben már a madarak sem repülnek.

Not even the birds are flying in such a cold weather.

[Such cold-in even the birds neither fly.]

Related terms:

madárpók – tarantula (bird spider)

fióka – a baby bird that cannot fly yet

fészek – bird’s nest

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