Ráz

Ráz

Meaning:

to shake someone / sth.

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

You shouldn’t shake hands with a RAZor in your hand.

Example sentences:

Megrázom a fát, hogy leessenek az almák.

I’ll shake the tree so the apples fall down.

[Shake-I the tree(acc.), so down-fall-they the apples.]

A múltkor egy kicsit megrázott a kenyérpirító.

Recently, the toaster gave me a slight electrical shock.
[The last-time a little shook-me the bread-toaster.]

Related terms:

rángat – to drag repeatedly

megráz – to shock electrically

áram – electricity

konnektor – socket

kezet ráz – to shake hands

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