egészségére

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by Adam78 (talk | contribs) as of 13:54, 31 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Hungarian

Etymology

egészsége +‎ -re ([on]to, case suffix), the first element from egészség (health) +‎ -e ([formal] your or his/her/its, possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɡeːʃːeːɡeːrɛ]
  • Hyphenation: egész‧sé‧gé‧re

Interjection

egészségére

  1. cheers (toast when drinking)
    Egészségére!To your health!
  2. you're welcome (as a reply when a meal or drink is thanked, meaning: may it serve your health)
    A: Köszönöm az ebédet. Nagyon finom volt.Thank you for the lunch. It was delicious.
    B: Egészségére!You're welcome.
  3. bless you! (as a reply when someone sneezes)
    A: (sneezes)
    B: Egészségére!Bless you!
    A: Köszönöm.Thank you.

Usage notes

This is the formal form. The informal equivalent is egészségedre. For other variants, see the Usage notes there.