What does “nyomás!” mean in Hungarian?

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B1 Hungarian listening practice · Standard Hungarian · Picked for people who know some

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nyomás!
Hungarian slang for "let's go"
“get moving!” — literally “pressure”

Nyomás literally means “pressure,” but as a stand-alone shout it means “let’s go” or “get moving” — the verbal equivalent of a shove out the door. Hungarians fire it off mid-errand, whenever a beat of urgency needs marking, often doubled for emphasis: nyomás, nyomás! It’s punchier than the more neutral gyerünk (“let’s go”), closer to barking “move it!” at someone already halfway out the door.

In this back-to-school vlog, a rushed mother fires off “nyomás, nyomás, nyomás!” three times in a row while hustling her daughter toward the door — the doubling is what turns a neutral word for pressure into a command that’s impossible to ignore.

How common are the words?

How common are the words in this B1 Hungarian listening practice video?

92.6%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common Hungarian words
Most of the words in this video are common Hungarian words.

How common in written Hungarian

87.8%
Top 1,000
92.6%
Top 2,000
98.1%
Top 5,000

How common in spoken Hungarian

94.1%
Top 1,000
98.4%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Words for talking
This video uses words people often say in Hungarian.

Harder words in this video

These words are harder than B1. Here is what they mean.

állag
1×
Not in top 5,000
state, condition
applikáció
1×
Not in top 5,000
application, app
átadhatunk
1×
Not in top 5,000
we can hand over
bankfiók
1×
Not in top 5,000
bank branch
nem is volt idő pihenni a nyár
1×
no time to rest during summer

Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · OpenSubtitles 2018 (HermitDave) (spoken). These numbers are close, not perfect.

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