Üveg

Üveg

Meaning:

glass, bottle

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Nem üvegből van az ablak, hanem műanyagból.

Not glass-out-of is the window, but plastic-out-of.

The window isn’t made of glass but of plastic.

Egy üveg sört szeretnék kérni.

A bottle beer(acc.) like-would-I to-ask.

I’d like to ask for a bottle of beer.

Related terms:

alumínium – aluminium

bögre – mug

kancsó – jar

műanyag – plastic

pohár – glass (for drinking, not the material)

törékeny – fragile

törik – to break

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