"Ő egy kicsit keres."
Translation:She is looking for a small one.
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To look for a little one = to look for something that is small
To look for a little bit = to spend a short amount of time looking for something
Does the Hungarian version mean both of these things?
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Yes, it does, and this is true for all sentences with 'egy kicsit.'
- I am eating/going to eat a little one. = "Eszem egy kicsit."
- I am eating/going to eat a little bit. = "Eszem egy kicsit."
In short, do we agree that "She's looking for a little" should be marked correct?
Can you all hear "egy" in the audio? I hear "Ő kicsit keres". Perhaps my ears are showing their age.
My Hungarian friend is always correcting me when I pronounce the difficult "gy" sound in Hungarian wrongly. This Duolingo speaker takes the easy way out!
I have the same problem. I just listened to it 10 times and do not hear "egy".
All I hear of it is something like "eh" or maybe "ed". The speaker definitely doesn't spend much time on it!
Im must comfortable pronouncing egy as "edge" in English. Will I sound odd?
As if you systematically replaced h's to k's. Completely intelligible but definitely something else than the listener would expect.
I have been struggling with the "egy" pronunciation since starting the course. The closest sound I can get to is "ed-ye" with a soft "d". Similar problem with "nagy" and "vagy". "Magyar" sounds to me like "mod-yar". I would probably would sound terrible to native speakers. Any hints on how to get it right?
Not a native speaker, but living in HU. Maygar pronounced mahd-yar is pretty much it. Nagy is like nahge, as if you were saying "na" and then pronouncing the letter G immediately after. Same with egy. Maybe I'm crazy but that's how I've heard it.
It is more accurate to translate 'ö' to 'they' rather than gendered 'he' or 'she'.
That is exactly incorrect. I would rather have the translations be precise so I can learn the language properly. He / she / it - pick one, it doesn't matter for the English translation. It is generic singular already and I think we all get that.
ő - he / she / it (singular, given by context of discussion).
ők - they (plural).
Hungarian is difficult enough without fouling up the grammar and conjugations.
If "fiatal" and "kicsi" both can get the accusative ending without a noun, can you say apply that to all adjectives?
Are you looking for a red pen? - Nem, egy feketét keresek.
or even
Are you painting a barren landscape? - Nem, egy széljártát festek.
Yes, although the latter sentence sounds rare for obvious reasons. I wouldn't say it's wrong though.