sör
[ˈʃør]
sör is the Hungarian word for beer.
sör refers to the alcoholic drink made of malt. To order a beer politely at a bar or restaurant, you can say Egy sör, kérem! (One beer, please!).
Meaning: alcoholic drink made of malt (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word sör takes the accusative suffix -t to become sört when it functions as the direct object of a verb. For example, in the phrase Add ide a sört!, the word is in the accusative case. To express more than one, the plural form is sörök.
Did you know?
- The word sör likely entered the language from Turkic roots rather than from neighboring Germanic or Slavic tongues. It is related to the Chuvash word сӑра and the Kazakh word сыра.
- In Hungary, it is a traditional social custom to clink glasses and look your companion in the eye while saying Egészségedre! when drinking sör.
- Hungarian culture has a deep affinity for sörözés, a noun that describes the specific act of sitting and socializing over beers, which is more than just the act of drinking.
Examples in context
- Kié ez a sör?Whose beer is this?This sentence is useful for asking about the ownership of a sör.Tatoeba #3492498 by mraz, translation #1761834 by CK
- Add ide a sört!Pass the beer over here.This sentence is useful for requesting that someone pass the sör.Tatoeba #10974085 by H_Liliom, translation #1102973 by jamessilver
- Adj még egy sört!Give me another beer.This sentence is useful for asking for another sör.Tatoeba #4716349 by felvideki, translation #1935070 by Spamster
- Ma este cimborákkal lazulunk egy jó pia mellett.Tonight we're chilling with friends by having some good beer.
- Haver, hozzál már egy sörcskét!Dude, bring me a beer already!
- 245 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gábor and Katalin are at a restaurant.
- GáborKatalin, szeretnél egy pohár sört?Katalin, would you like a glass of beer?
- KatalinIgen, köszönöm, egy sört kérek.Yes, thank you, I'll have a beer.
- GáborÉn is egy söröt fogok rendelni.I will order a beer too.
- KatalinEz egy nagyon jó sör.This is a very good beer.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “beer” translations and entries sör, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sör, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
