Bedeutung
The coldest season of the year.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'disznóvágás' (pig slaughter) is a key winter event. It requires the 'hideg téli' air to keep the meat fresh during the day-long process. The Christmas markets (Adventi vásár) are the social hub of the 'hideg téli' season, where mulled wine (forralt bor) is the essential survival tool. Winter is often depicted as a silent, white blanket in Hungarian poetry, symbolizing peace or sometimes the 'death' of nature before spring. Luca-nap (December 13th) involves traditions to predict the weather for the coming 'hideg téli' months.
Stacking Adjectives
Remember that in Hungarian, you can stack as many adjectives as you want before a noun, and none of them will change their form!
The '-i' Suffix
Don't forget the '-i' on 'téli'. Without it, the sentence falls apart grammatically.
Bedeutung
The coldest season of the year.
Stacking Adjectives
Remember that in Hungarian, you can stack as many adjectives as you want before a noun, and none of them will change their form!
The '-i' Suffix
Don't forget the '-i' on 'téli'. Without it, the sentence falls apart grammatically.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing words to complete the sentence: 'It is a cold winter day.'
Ez egy ______ ______ nap.
The correct order is [Adjective] [Adjective] [Noun].
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the correct plural form:
In Hungarian, adjectives before a noun do not take the plural '-k' suffix.
Match the Hungarian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
Este means evening, reggel means morning, and szél means wind.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Milyen az idő kint? B: Nagyon ______ ______ idő van, vegyél fel kabátot!
The context of 'vegyél fel kabátot' (put on a coat) implies cold winter weather.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
What can be 'Hideg Téli'?
Time
- • reggel (morning)
- • este (evening)
- • éjszaka (night)
Nature
- • szél (wind)
- • táj (landscape)
- • idő (weather)
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenEz egy ______ ______ nap.
The correct order is [Adjective] [Adjective] [Noun].
Select the correct plural form:
In Hungarian, adjectives before a noun do not take the plural '-k' suffix.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Este means evening, reggel means morning, and szél means wind.
A: Milyen az idő kint? B: Nagyon ______ ______ idő van, vegyél fel kabátot!
The context of 'vegyél fel kabátot' (put on a coat) implies cold winter weather.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, but it changes the meaning slightly. 'Téli hideg' means 'the winter cold' (noun), while 'hideg téli' is an adjective phrase describing something else.
It is neutral. You can use it with your boss, your grandma, or your friends.
You can say 'nagyon hideg téli [noun]'.
The '-i' suffix turns the noun 'tél' (winter) into the adjective 'téli' (winterly).
It's better to just use 'hideg'. 'Hideg téli' sounds like they are only cold during the winter months.
The opposite would be 'meleg nyári' (warm summery).
No, adjectives in the attributive position (before the noun) never change for number.
Yes, very! Many Christmas carols and pop songs use it to set a winter scene.
No, use 'hideg' for temperature and 'téli' for seasonal recipes, but rarely together for food.
'Hideg' is cold, 'fagyos' is freezing/frosty. 'Fagyos' is much stronger.
Verwandte Redewendungen
fagyos idő
similarfreezing weather
téli szünet
builds onwinter break
forró nyári
contrasthot summery
