Sapka

Sapka

Meaning:

hat / cap

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

I bought the hat at the SHOP COunter.

Example sentences:

Még télen sem hordok sapkát, mert lapos lesz alatta a hajam.

I don’t wear a hat, even in winter, because my hair becomes flat below.

[Even winter-on neither wear-I hat(acc.), because flat becomes below-it the hair-my.]

Egy szép színes sapka feldobja az egész telet.

A nice and colourful hat lifts up the whole winter.

[A nice colourful hat up-throws the whole winter.]

Related terms:

kalap – a formal hat with a brim

kesztyű – gloves

sál – scarf

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