Signification
A room with limited physical space.
Contexte culturel
In Budapest, many apartments are 'gangos ház' (courtyard houses) where rooms facing the courtyard are often 'kicsi szoba' with limited light. The 'Panel' housing program created millions of 'kicsi szoba' units that defined the childhood of Gen X and Millennials. The term 'félszoba' is a legal category. If a room is 'kicsi' (under 12sqm), it cannot be called a full 'szoba' in official documents. Hungarians are often modest. They might call a perfectly normal room 'kicsi' to avoid appearing boastful.
Use 'kis' for speed
If you want to sound more like a native speaker in fast conversation, use 'kis szoba' instead of 'kicsi szoba'.
Watch the 'a' to 'á'
Remember: szoba -> szobában. The 'a' changes to 'á' whenever you add a suffix!
Signification
A room with limited physical space.
Use 'kis' for speed
If you want to sound more like a native speaker in fast conversation, use 'kis szoba' instead of 'kicsi szoba'.
Watch the 'a' to 'á'
Remember: szoba -> szobában. The 'a' changes to 'á' whenever you add a suffix!
Real Estate Lingo
When looking at ads, 'félszoba' is almost always a 'kicsi szoba'. Don't expect much space!
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'small room'.
Ez egy ______.
The adjective 'kicsi' comes before the noun 'szoba' in the nominative case.
Which sentence means 'I am in the small room'?
Válaszd ki a helyes mondatot:
The suffix '-ban' means 'in'.
Match the Hungarian phrase with its English translation.
Párosítsd a kifejezéseket:
Kicsi = small, Szoba = room.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Milyen a lakás? B: Szép, de csak egy ______ van.
The sentence requires a nominative subject/object complement.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Room Sizes in Hungarian
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesEz egy ______.
The adjective 'kicsi' comes before the noun 'szoba' in the nominative case.
Válaszd ki a helyes mondatot:
The suffix '-ban' means 'in'.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
Kicsi = small, Szoba = room.
A: Milyen a lakás? B: Szép, de csak egy ______ van.
The sentence requires a nominative subject/object complement.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsOnly if you are saying 'The room is small' (A szoba kicsi). If you want to say 'a small room', it must be 'kicsi szoba'.
'Kis' is only used before a noun. 'Kicsi' can be used before a noun or at the end of a sentence.
No, it's a general word for any living room or bedroom. Kitchens and bathrooms are not usually called 'szoba'.
It becomes 'kicsi szobák'. The adjective doesn't change.
Not necessarily. It can be cozy (otthonos) or practical.
Use '-ban'. 'A kicsi szobában'.
Yes, if the room is very, very small (tiny).
Yes, it comes from the same root as 'soba' in South Slavic languages.
A kicsi szobám.
A room between 6 and 12 square meters, often called a 'kicsi szoba' colloquially.
Expressions liées
nagy szoba
contrastlarge room
nappali szoba
specialized formliving room
hálószoba
specialized formbedroom
vendégszoba
specialized formguest room
