9. Személyek, emberek* B1 (22) – altémák

Személyek, emberek* (22)

call verb /kɔːl/ 2 hív, nevez, elnevez [T]

They've called the twins Katherine and Thomas.

His real name is Jonathan, but they've always called him 'Johnny'.

name verb /neɪm/ [T] 1 elnevez

We named our dogs 'Shandy' and 'Belle'.

A man named Dennis answered the door.

certificate noun /səˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/ [C] bizonyítvány, tanúsítvány, igazolás

a birth/marriage/death certificate

an examination certificate

a doctor's/medical certificate

childhood noun /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ [C or U] gyermekkor

She had an unhappy childhood.

Childhood is not always a happy time.

generation noun /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ 1 generáció (nemzedék) [C]

the older/younger generation

This is the story of three generations of women.

human noun /ˈhjuː.mən/ [C] also: human being emberi lény

The greatest damage being done to our planet today is that being done by humans.

identity card noun /aɪˈden.tɪ.tiˌkɑːd/ [C] also: ID card személyigazolvány, személyazonosító kártya

His identity card was stolen.

initial noun /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/ [C usually plural] kezdőbetű (név kezdőbetűje, monogram)

He wrote his initials, P.M.R., at the bottom of the page.

They carved their initials into a tree.

lady noun /ˈleɪ.di/ [C] hölgy (udvarias hivatkozás nőkre)

There's a young lady here to see you.

Say "thank you" to the lady, children.

madam noun /ˈmæd.əm/ asszonyom (udvarias/formális megszólítás/hivatkozás egy nőre)

Can I help you, Madam?

sex noun /seks/ [U] 2 (biológiai) nem

What sex is your cat?

Some tests enable you to find out the sex of your baby before it's born.

sir noun /sɜːr/ (formal) uram (formális/udvarias megszólítás)

Would you like to see the menu, sir?

"Did you hear what I said?" "Yes, sir."

youth noun /juːθ/ fiatalság, fiatalok [U + singular or plural verb]

the youth of today

a youth club

divorced adjective /dɪˈvɔːst/ elvált (családi állapot)

She's divorced.

They got divorced after only six months of marriage.

elderly adjective /ˈel.dəl.i/ idős (az 'old' udvariasabb formája)

elderly relatives/parents

female adjective /ˈfiː.meɪl/ női (női nemhez tartozó), -nő/-lány; nőstény

a female athlete/employee

female cats/elephants

human adjective /ˈhjuː.mən/ emberi

the human body

human behaviour

The fault was due to human error.

male adjective /meɪl/ férfi-; hím-

a male colleague

a male giraffe

What percentage of the adult male population is unemployed?

middle-aged adjective /ˌmɪd.l̩ˈeɪdʒd/ középkorú

a middle-aged couple/man/woman

personal adjective /ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ 1 személyes, egyéni (vélemény, tapasztalat, holmik, stb.) [always before noun]

I can only speak from my personal experience.

This is a personal opinion/view and not that of the government.

Passengers are reminded to take all their personal belongings with them when they leave the plane.

teenage adjective /ˈtiːn.eɪdʒ/ [always before noun] tizenéves, tinédzser

a teenage daughter

Phrases and idioms:

guys srácok

Come on, you guys, let's go home.

1. lecke (A1) – 9. lecke (A2) – 22. lecke (B1) – 48. lecke (B2) – 80. lecke (C1) – 98. lecke (C2)