Topic: Hungarian

"What is that?"

Translation:Mi az?

June 30, 2016

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Szaty

    What's the difference between 'az' and 'ez'?

    June 30, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/Djenthallman

      • Az — that

      • Ez — this

      July 1, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/hatcher

        There's also a tendency for English speakers to say "that" when a Hungarian would say "this", so translating it literally may sound off in Hungarian.

        July 1, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/vvsey

          and vice versa. English "who is this?" in the telephone translates to "ki az?" in Hungarian.

          July 3, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/ericashelton

            Wait I thought az meant the. Help!

            June 3, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/Simon_S.

              Az means 'the' before vowels as well, though normally 'the' is just a

              March 4, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/bonchevalier

                Why "mi az" but "ez mi"? Or there can be "az mi" and "mi ez" as well?

                August 15, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/Domtschi

                  all of these are right.

                  August 22, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Zinthak

                    Somethings wrong...the first time I started this lesson, it told me to translate window, then chair...2 words it did NOT teach me at all before. Is it supposed to do that? I had to skip the first 2 since I didn't know window and chair.

                    April 29, 2017
                    https://www.duolingo.com/unchary

                      I keep thinking mi=my because of Spanish, yikes

                      October 12, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/unchary

                        Mi versus mit?

                        October 20, 2018
                        https://www.duolingo.com/amandakaro416773

                          Whaat??

                          August 4, 2016
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