Zivatar

Zivatar

Meaning:

thunderstorm

Pronunciation:

Memory hook:

SHE always runs to her FATHER during a thunderstorm.

Example sentences:

Egy forró nyári napon néha jólesik egy zivatar.

On a hot summer day a thunderstorm can feel so good.

[A hot summer-y day-on sometimes good-falls (feels-good) a thunderstorm]

Egy balatoni zivatar veszélyesebb, mint gondolnád.

A thunderstorm on Balaton is more dangerous than you might think.

[A Balaton-y thunderstorm more-dangerous, than think-would-you.]

Related terms:

zápor – rainstorm – shower of rain

eső – rain

villám – lightning (but also: my fork)

dörgés – thunder

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