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Hungarian translation: 'Szia' or 'hello'


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English term or phrase:Hello!
Hungarian translation:'Szia' or 'hello'
Entered by: Will Matter
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01:00 May 19, 2004
English to Hungarian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / poetry
English term or phrase: Hello!
a greeting in a letter
catherine
'Szia' or 'hello'
Explanation:
You can use either of the above, the 'o' in 'hello' has an accent mark over it. Other possibilities include using the expressions for the time of the day such as 'Jo napot' (good morning/good day) or 'Jo estet' for 'good evening'. Both the 'o' in 'Jo' and the 'e' in 'estet' have accent marks over them, i'll see if i can find you a reference where you can see how the are actually written.

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Note added at 2004-05-19 02:43:11 (GMT)
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If you look at \'http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/ you can see all the options (with the correct punctuation) for Hungarian, there are at least four ways. \"Szia\" is for one person (singular) and is informal. \"Sziasztok\" is for more than one person. You can also say \"Szervusz\" (singular) and \"Szervusztok\" (plural). HTH.
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'Szia' or 'hello'


Explanation:
You can use either of the above, the 'o' in 'hello' has an accent mark over it. Other possibilities include using the expressions for the time of the day such as 'Jo napot' (good morning/good day) or 'Jo estet' for 'good evening'. Both the 'o' in 'Jo' and the 'e' in 'estet' have accent marks over them, i'll see if i can find you a reference where you can see how the are actually written.

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Note added at 2004-05-19 02:43:11 (GMT)
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If you look at \'http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/ you can see all the options (with the correct punctuation) for Hungarian, there are at least four ways. \"Szia\" is for one person (singular) and is informal. \"Sziasztok\" is for more than one person. You can also say \"Szervusz\" (singular) and \"Szervusztok\" (plural). HTH.

Will Matter
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Local time: 18:46
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  denny
30 mins
  -> thanks.
agree  ValtBt: The second 'e' in 'estet' has an accent mark over it!
2 hrs
  -> thanks, i know, that's why i provided additional references for asker to view.
agree  HalmoforBT: Some more versions are "csao" or simply "csa" from the Italian "ciao", and sometimes "háj" from the US-English "hy" (all these forms are slang, and not for a letter).
3 hrs
  -> thank you.
agree  perke
7 hrs
  -> thanks!
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