Temperatures are rising - and so are ice cream prices
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Temperatures are rising - and so are ice cream prices

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The BbcMay 23, 2026View Source

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Az időjárás most nagyon meleg.

The weather is very hot now.

időjárás→weathermost→nownagyon→verymeleg→hot
Az emberek sok fagylaltot esznek.

People eat a lot of ice cream.

emberek→peoplesok→a lot offagylaltot→ice cream (accusative)esznek→eat
De a fagylalt ára magasabb lett.

But the price of ice cream became higher.

de→butfagylalt→ice creamára→its pricemagasabb→higherlett→became
Az árak mindenhol emelkednek idén.

Prices are rising everywhere this year.

árak→pricesmindenhol→everywhereemelkednek→are risingidén→this year
A cukor és a tej drágább.

Sugar and milk are more expensive.

cukor→sugarés→andtej→milkdrágább→more expensive
Egy gombóc fagyi többe kerül.

One scoop of ice cream costs more.

egy→one/agombóc→scoopfagyi→ice cream (informal)többe→more (in cost)kerül→costs
Sok ember mégis vesz édességet.

Many people still buy sweets.

sok→manyember→person/peoplemégis→still/neverthelessvesz→buysédességet→sweets (accusative)
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időjárás
weather
"Milyen ma az időjárás?"
fagylalt
ice cream
"A gyerekek szeretik a fagylaltot."
emelkedik
to rise
"Az ár minden évben emelkedik."
drágább
more expensive
"Ez a táska drágább, mint a másik."
gombóc
scoop / dumpling
"Kérek két gombóc fagyit."
kerül
to cost
"Mennyibe kerül a tej?"
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