Villamos

Villamos

Meaning:

tram

electric

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

At my VILLA MOSt of the trams stop.

Example sentences:

A 47-es villamos helyett ma pótlóbuszok járnak.

Buses are replacing tram nr. 47. today. (typical Budapest public trtansportation-announcement).

[The 47-y tram instead today replacing-buses go-they.]

A villamos árammal közlekedik, ezért környezetkímélőbb, mint a busz.

Trams operate with power and are therefore more environmental friendly than buses.

[The tram power-with runs, therefore environmental-gentle-more, than the bus.]

Related terms:

villi / vili – colloq. abbreviation of villamos

villám – lightning

villámos – with lightning

Not to be confused with:

villa – fork, villa

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