Bilingual Hungarian-English Hummingbird

Did You Know kolibrik means Hummingbirds in Hungarian?
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Where Hummingbirds Come From
Honnan szármoznak a kolibrik

It was a cold winter day
Hideg téli nap volt



Bilingual Hungarian-English Where Hummingbirds Come From

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She had that far away look she gets sometimes.
Szemei néha mintha messzi távolba meredtek volna.

I crawled up into her lap hoping for a story.
Egy mesét várván felmásztam az ölébe.

She wrapped her arms around me and said,
Karjaival átkarolt és azt mondta:

"When I was a little girl just like you, my grandmother told me about some magic waters."
“Amikor olyan kicsi leányka voltam, mint Te, az én nagymamám mesélt valami varázslatos vizről.”

Grandmother smiled at me and asked,
Nagymama rám mosolygott és megkérdezte:

"Would you like to hear what she had to say?"
“Szeretnéd tudni, hogy mit mondott?”



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Dane of the caterpillars bilingual Hungarian-English Dance of Caterpillars
"Oh boy!"
“Hȕ de jó!”

I thought, as I eagerly shook my head yes.
gondoltam, és hevesen bólintottam.

"This is just what I was hoping for."
“Ėpp azt reméltem.”

This is the way my grandmother told me
Ezt mondta el nekem nagymama…

"It was the time of the new beginning,
“Az újra születés kora volt

when the leaves bust open on the trees, and flowers start to blossom."
amikor az első levelek kibújnak a fákon és nyílnak a virágok”

Grandmother explained.
-mondta nagymama.