A BBC archive report by Nick Thorpe about teenagers who grew up in a country on the verge of changing forever.
The report centred on questions about where the teenagers lived. Here are some of the words that came up in their answers:
| Hungarian | English |
|---|---|
| bölcsőde | nursery (for infants) |
| dolgozószoba | study, home office |
| emeletes ház | multi-storey building |
| épület | building |
| élelmiszerbolt | grocery shop |
| falu | village |
| falusi élet | village life |
| félszoba | small room (literally “half a room”) |
| Ferencváros | Ferencváros (Budapest district and football club) |
| hálószoba | bedroom |
| iskola | school |
| játszótér | playground |
| kerület | district |
| IX. / kilencedik kerület | 9th district |
| kollégium | dormitory, student hall |
| környék | neighbourhood, surroundings |
| lakás | flat, apartment |
| lakótelep | housing estate |
| mezőgazdasági szövetkezet | agricultural cooperative |
| nappali | living room |
| óvoda | kindergarten |
| panelház | prefab panel block |
| panellakás | flat in a panel block |
| piac | market |
| szoba | room |
| tábor | camp |
| társasház | apartment building |
| telek | plot of land, dacha, summer house |
| utca | street |
| város | city, town |