No. 114 in Hungarian
legalább
"At least."
In a sentence
Legalább öt órát alszik minden éjjel.
He sleeps at least five hours every night.
Here, 'legalább' means 'at least,' establishing a minimum quantity.
Tegyük meg legalább az első lépést!
Let us take at least the first step!
In this sentence, 'legalább' implies doing something if not more.
Ha késel is, legalább szólj előre!
Even if you're late, at least let me know in advance!
The word 'legalább' here is used to suggest a minimal acceptable action.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “legalább” in actual Hungarian podcasts.
Find “legalább” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Hungarian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into magyar, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Hungarian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).