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Difference between two sets of Hungarian words Hi guys, can anybody help me out by explaining the difference between the following two sets of words to me? 1. óra vs. lecke (lesson) 2. elcserél vs. kicserél (to exchange) Thank you! Yair

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Szia Yair! Important: Don't use "lecke" for a lesson (like having a lesson in school or with a private/online teacher)! Many students make that mistake but it's wrong. Lecke has three basic meanings: 1. Tanórán feladott feladat (homework given by a teacher in a lesson/class, so "lecke" means homework informally) Példa: A tanár sok leckét (házi feladatot) adott fel megint. (The teacher gave lots of homework again) 2. Tanulság (moral, something you learn from some experience). Példa: Ez jó kis lecke volt neki! (That was a good lesson for him - "He learned a lot from that, next time he won't make the same mistake!") 3. lecke = unit in a textbook Unit 5 = 5. (ötödik) lecke So, if you want to say "lesson", use "óra" instead of "lecke"! Példák: Hány órád van ma? Hat. (How many lessons/classes do you have today (in school). Six.) 8-kor lesz egy online órám. (I'll have an online lesson at 8). Ma nem volt németórám, csak angolórám. (I didn't have German lessons today, only English lessons.) 2. KÉRDÉS elcserél/kicserél elcserél - 1. you exchange sth with sb. on purpose 2. you swap sth with sth else by accident Példa: Elcseréltem Péterrel a telefonomat. ( I gave my phone to Peter and he gave me his phone for good) Elcseréltem a könyvemet egy telefonra. (I exchanged my book for a phone - I got a phone in return for my book) 2. Elcserélték a kabátunkat a színházban. (in the theatre our jackets were swapped by mistake) Kicserél - 1. újat, jobban használ valami helyett (use sth new or better instead of an old thing) 2. replace a faulty item in a shop 1. Kicseréltük a régi szőnyeget. (We changed the old carpet for a new one) 2. Kicserélték a rossz telefont (=kaptunk egy másikat, egy jót helyette) The faulty phone was replaced (and we got a good one for it in the shop) These differences by prefixes are often very difficult to understand and so they are mostly topic for advanced students. Remélem, ez segít! :) Krisztina

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