Szék
Szék
Meaning:
chair
Example sentences:
Fáj a hátam, ha kényelmetlen széken ülök.
Hurts the back-my, when uncomfortable chair-on sit-I.
My back hurts when I sit on an uncomfortable chair.
Nincs elég szék vendégeknek a lakásomban.
Not-exists enough chair guests-for the flat-my-in.
There aren’t enough chairs for guests in my flat.
Related terms:
áll – to stand
bútor – furniture
fekszik – to lie (ie. rest)
fotel – armchair
kanapé – couch
láb – leg (furniture, human, animal)
székhely – headquarters (literally: chair-place)
széklet – stool (ie. faeces)
támla – backrest
ül – to sit
Pronunciation of today’s word:
Pronunciation of the example sentences:
Hurts the back-my, when uncomfortable chair-on sit-I.
My back hurts when I sit on an uncomfortable chair.
Not-exists enough chair guests-for the flat-my-in.
There aren’t enough chairs for guests in my flat.
Pronunciation of the related terms:
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You’d better warn people about what kind of a “stool” a széklet is, and about the difference between a széklet and a zsámoly.
Szia Elizabeth! Good point!! I didn’t know “stool” in English meant something else, too. I just clarified this.