In Hungarian for sofa or couch we can say a variety of words, like szófa, dívány, kanapé, rekamié, pamlag, heverő etc. Some of them may feel outdated, though. And others refer to very specific types of furniture. Also, karosszék can be used instead of fotel.
It was interesting to learn about Indonesian "meja", as I know that table in Slovene is "miza", as I have checked the Internet, both words have their roots in Latin "mēnsa". Cool, I have learned something new! For those curious about Hungarian, it is one of many borrowings from Slavic languages, Croatians have "stol", Czech have "stůl" and Poles have "stół". "Szekrény" and "polc" are other examples of such influence. Hungarian is hard, but we Slavic people can cheat a little thanks to those words, which made my language learning journey a lot easier.
Hebrew: table-shulkhan chair-kise closet-aron bgadim chest of drawers-? cabinet-aron bookshelf-aron sfarim couch-sapa armchair-kursa (though I've only read the word, never heard it in daily speech) rocking chair-kise nadneyda (seesaw chair) desk-shulkhan (in books: shulkhan ktiva (writing table)) bed-mita
Érdekes, hogy maláj nyelven a szekrény különböző fajtáinak neve almari.. Magyar nyelvben is van erre egy hasonló szó mégpedig az almárium. A szó latin eredetű, noha manapság már kevesen használják, de gyerekoromban (ami nem manapság volt) sűrűn használták, főleg a vitrin vagy a pohárszekrény helyett. A szereplőkről annyit, hogy rendkívül szimpatikusak, intelligensek és szórakoztatóak.
I live in the UK with my parents, and I usually say 'Szófa' for a sofa when I speak Hungarian to my parents. Not sure if that's because I am just changing the English word or if in fact Szófa is used more widely in Hungary?
We say mej as well in many Indian languages (Konkani, Kannada, Hindi and other languages possibly). The word came to India via Persian, which is said to be influenced by Portuguese word mesa which means, you guessed it, table!
My thoughts are that the word came to Konkani via Portuguese as Goa was under Portuguese rule for around 450 years. Hindi and other languages were influenced by Persian.
In Hungarian for sofa or couch we can say a variety of words, like szófa, dívány, kanapé, rekamié, pamlag, heverő etc. Some of them may feel outdated, though. And others refer to very specific types of furniture.
Also, karosszék can be used instead of fotel.
It was interesting to learn about Indonesian "meja", as I know that table in Slovene is "miza", as I have checked the Internet, both words have their roots in Latin "mēnsa". Cool, I have learned something new! For those curious about Hungarian, it is one of many borrowings from Slavic languages, Croatians have "stol", Czech have "stůl" and Poles have "stół". "Szekrény" and "polc" are other examples of such influence. Hungarian is hard, but we Slavic people can cheat a little thanks to those words, which made my language learning journey a lot easier.
There's also a Hungarian word for wardrobe which has the same root as the English one: gardrób, though it's not as common.
actually, it's from French :D (la) garde-robe
Okay - now, you know you have proceeded in learning Hungarian when you read the word and instantly say *bútor* 😆
And suddenly comes a pun about a sadness roast. :D
Hebrew:
table-shulkhan
chair-kise
closet-aron bgadim
chest of drawers-?
cabinet-aron
bookshelf-aron sfarim
couch-sapa
armchair-kursa (though I've only read the word, never heard it in daily speech)
rocking chair-kise nadneyda (seesaw chair)
desk-shulkhan (in books: shulkhan ktiva (writing table))
bed-mita
King size bed: Francia ágy (French bed)
Cupboard az konyhaszekrény
Érdekes, hogy maláj nyelven a szekrény különböző fajtáinak neve almari.. Magyar nyelvben is van erre egy hasonló szó mégpedig az almárium. A szó latin eredetű, noha manapság már kevesen használják, de gyerekoromban (ami nem manapság volt) sűrűn használták, főleg a vitrin vagy a pohárszekrény helyett. A szereplőkről annyit, hogy rendkívül szimpatikusak, intelligensek és szórakoztatóak.
In Urdu we call table as mez.
sofa can be also rekamié or sezlony (chaise longue) in Hungarian
I live in the UK with my parents, and I usually say 'Szófa' for a sofa when I speak Hungarian to my parents. Not sure if that's because I am just changing the English word or if in fact Szófa is used more widely in Hungary?
kredenc or almárium (similar to the Malay word, probably coming from Latin) is the right word in Hungarian for ktichen cabinet with glasses
More language variations video please. add Nelvin on each episode
We say mej as well in many Indian languages (Konkani, Kannada, Hindi and other languages possibly). The word came to India via Persian, which is said to be influenced by Portuguese word mesa which means, you guessed it, table!
My thoughts are that the word came to Konkani via Portuguese as Goa was under Portuguese rule for around 450 years. Hindi and other languages were influenced by Persian.