Language/Hungarian/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-Week
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Hello Hugarian learners 😀
Here is how write the Days of the Week in Hugarian:
Days of the Week
| English | Hungarian |
|---|---|
| Monday | Hétfő |
| Tuesday | Kedd |
| Wednesday | Szerda |
| Thrusday | Csütörtök |
| Friday | Péntek |
| Saturday | Szombat |
| Sunday | Vasárnap |
Origin
- Hétfő - begining of the week. 'Hét' - means week (and also it means the number 7), 'fő' - means (here) head.
- Kedd - derived from the word second: 'Kettedik' (a bit archaic)
- Szerda - Slavic influence.
- Csütörtök - Slavic influence (4th day)
- Péntek - its origin is debated, maybe Slavic or Greek influence
- Szombat - refers to the Jewish 'shabbat'
- Vasárnap - derived from 'vásár' and 'nap', meaning market-day.