Hungarian Word of the Day
munka
/MUN-ka/ • noun — 6th of May, 2026
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Meaning: Work; tasks or employment — the activity of doing tasks for pay or productivity, or a job/position.
Examples
- A munka sok türelmet és gyakorlást igényel.
(Work requires a lot of patience and practice.) - Találtam új munkahelyet a városban, és a munka érdekes.
(I found a new workplace in the city, and the job is interesting.) - A csapat együtt végzi a nehéz munkát.
(The team is doing the difficult work together.)
Synonyms
- állás
- foglalkozás
Use 'munka' to talk about work in general (tasks or employment) or a specific job context. It's a very common, everyday noun and appears in compounds like 'munkahely' (workplace) and phrases describing work activity. For a specific position you can also use 'állás'; for the action of working, the verb equivalent is 'dolgozni'.
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