Ruha

Ruha

Meaning:

Clothing, dress (noun)

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

RIHAnna is wearing an amazing dress.

Example sentences:

Nem a ruha teszi az embert.

Clothes don’t make people. (i.e. It’s not the clothing that counts when judging people.)

[Not the dress makes the human(acc.)]

Csak akkor veszek fel csinos ruhát, ha nagyon muszáj.

I only wear fancy clothes when I really have to.

[Only then put-I on fancy clothing(acc.), when very obligatory.]

Related terms:

öltözik – to dress

csinos – fancy, nifty

szoknya – skirt

nadrág – trousers

ing – shirt

pulcsi / pullóver – sweater

póló – tee

bugyi – panties

alsógatya – boyer shorts

ékszer – jewelry

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