"Van otthon jég?"

Translation: Is there ice at home?

[nikanokoi]

This course is so strange... Why do I need to learn the word "ice" so early? Why not the usual stuff? I guess Hungarian is too special for that...

[aishling_]

because A song of ice and fire = A tűz és jég dala.
You're welcome:D

[RobertoGro7]

I read somewhere else in the course that trying to make the Hungarian language fit in a format thought for Indo-European languages was very difficult, because Hungarian is very alien to this family. I understand your frustration and share it to a certain extent, but I try to have a positive attitude (which comes with no effort, since Hungarian is a language I want to learn out of real and pure interest) and tell myself that's just the way the language is. (Sorry for the run-off sentences ^^' .)

[HeruMornie]

Your run-off sentences are almost natural Hungarians :D We love them! :D

[HeruMornie]

Also you have to be able to ask for ice to your coctail (or ask to leave it out) ;)

[JazzKatua]

Yes, indeed, many sentences are so unuseful.

[hungwas88]

can I ask" van jég otthon "

[Pgloc]

Yes you can, and it means the same thing.

[dutchartist]

I must admit that I am finding it sometimes difficult to distinguish between statements and questions, simply through the intonation. Is anyone else having the same problem ?

[deactivated user]

Is "jég" supposed to sound like "ég" when alone and like "jég" when in sentences? or did I do rightly reporting it? (side q.: is "rightly" good grammar there?)

[JohnReid8]

Is there any reason why "Do we have ice at home?" shouldn't be accepted? Or did the course creators simply miss that one?

[Gizella70]

Your sentence is "Van otthon jegünk?"

[James947056]

Like gizella said there is no possession of the ice in the sentence. Either could be understood similarly, but the translation isn't exact.

[JohnReid8]

That clears my confusion up nicely guys, thanks.

[deactivated user]

why is use: "there" instead of "it"