Siet

Siet

Meaning:

to hurry

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Siess, mert elkésünk!

Hurry up, or we’ll be late!

[Hurry-you(imp.), because late-will-we-come!]

Sietek, mert mindjárt megy a buszom.

I’ll hurry, because my bus is leaving soon.

[Hurry-I, because soon goes the bus-my.]

Related terms:

elsiet – to precipitate, to rush

halad – to progress, to speed, to advance

késik / elkésik – to be late / to come late

lekésik – to miss (e.g. a bus, an appointment)

rohan – to run in a hurry

sürgős – urgent

Not to be confused with:

síel – to ski

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