Majdnem
Majdnem
Meaning:
almost, nearly
Pronunciation:
Memory hook:
Yes MADAME, we are almost there.
majd = soon
nem = not
—> majdnem literally translates to something like “close to not” / “soon not”
Example sentences:
Majdnem elkéstem egy fontos meetingről tegnap.
I almost missed an important meeting yesterday.
[Almost late-was-I one important meeting-from yesterday.]
Majdnem szakítottunk, de végül megbeszéltük a problémáinkat.
We almost broke up but in the end we managed to talk our problems through.
[Almost tore-we, but in-the-end talked-through the problems-ours.]
Related terms:
kishíján – synonym to “majdnem”
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