szia

Hungarian

Hungarian phrasebook

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Etymology

Abbreviation of szervusz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsijɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: szia
• Rhymes: -ɒ, -jɒ

Interjection

szia

1. (informal) hi
2. (informal) bye, see ya, so long

Usage notes

Used both for “hello” and “goodbye” when said to a single person. The plural form is sziasztok.

Further reading

• szia in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.