lesson
gb/lˈɛsən/ us/lˈɛsən/
A1
English
~ 2100
óra, tanulság, lecke
NOUN
A1
1
óra
A1
Usage pattern:
to have/take/attend [a lesson]
I have a piano lesson every Thursday afternoon.
Minden csütörtök délután zongoraórám van.
Today's history lesson was about the Second World War.
A mai történelemóra a második világháborúról szólt.
She booked a driving lesson for next week.
Our English lesson focused on writing emails.
The teacher canceled the lesson due to illness.
Learner examples
I have an English lesson today.
Ma angolórám van.
My math lesson is in the morning.
A matematikaórám délelőtt van.
We have a music lesson at school.
He goes to a driving lesson every Saturday.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'lesson' with 'subject'. A subject is a general area of study (like math), while a lesson is one specific teaching session.
Meaning
a class or teaching period
Collocations
private lesson
|music lesson
|driving lesson
|math lesson
|English lesson
Synonyms
class (Often refers to a group session in school; 'lesson' can also refer to one-on-one teaching.)
Antonyms
break (Refers to free time between lessons when no teaching happens.)
Themes
education
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A time when a teacher shows you how to do something or teaches you about something.
A period of time in which someone is taught about a particular subject or skill.
NOUN
B1
2
Usage pattern:
to learn [a lesson] from [something]
Losing all his savings taught him a hard lesson about investing.
Az összes megtakarításának elvesztése keserű tanulság volt számára a befektetésekkel kapcsolatban.
The accident was a valuable lesson in road safety.
A baleset értékes tanulságul szolgált a közúti biztonsággal kapcsolatban.
From that day on, she never forgot the lesson she had learned.
The failed project served as an important lesson for the whole team.
Learner examples
I learned a lesson from my mistake.
Tanultam a hibámból.
The story has an important lesson.
A történetnek fontos tanulsága van.
He learned a hard lesson about money.
We got a good lesson from that problem.
Common mistake:
Some learners confuse 'lesson' here with 'lecture'. A lecture is a formal talk, while this sense of 'lesson' is about what you take away from an event.
Meaning
something learned from experience
Collocations
learn a lesson
|hard lesson
|valuable lesson
|important lesson
Synonyms
moral (Often used for the main idea learned from a story; 'lesson' can be broader and apply to real-life situations.)
Antonyms
forgetfulness (Not remembering or failing to take away knowledge from an experience.)
Themes
life
|personal development
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Something you learn from what happens to you, often after making a mistake.
Knowledge or understanding gained from an experience, especially one that teaches how to behave or what to do in the future.
NOUN
A2
3
lecke
A1
Usage pattern:
to read/study/complete [a lesson]
Lesson 5 covers basic grammar rules.
Az 5. lecke az alapvető nyelvtani szabályokról szól.
Each lesson ends with exercises to practice the material.
Minden lecke végén feladatok vannak az anyag gyakorlásához.
The course has ten lessons in total.
Please complete the homework for Lesson 3 before next class.
Learner examples
Lesson 2 is about animals.
A 2. lecke az állatokról szól.
We read Lesson 4 today.
Ma elolvastuk a 4. leckét.
This book has many lessons.
I finished Lesson 6 yesterday.
Meaning
a unit in a textbook or course
Collocations
lesson plan
|lesson one
|lesson content
Synonyms
unit ('Unit' is more formal and used in curricula; 'lesson' is more general and common in everyday contexts.)
Antonyms
appendix (An appendix is extra material at the end of a book, not part of the main teaching content.)
Themes
education
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A part of a book or course that teaches something.
A specific section of a book, course, or other instructional material intended for study.
Grammar
Dictionary form
lesson
IPA
GB/lˈɛsən/
US/lˈɛsən/
Syllables & stress
les - son (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (les)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: lesson
- Plural: lessons
Word family
Expressions
learn one's lesson
1/lˈɚn wˈʌnz lˈɛsən/
idiom
understand not to repeat mistake
To understand something because of a bad or difficult experience, and not make the same mistake again.
Examples
- After being late twice, he learned his lesson and started leaving earlier.
- She learned her lesson after failing the exam and studied harder next time.
life lesson
1/lˈaɪf lˈɛsən/
fixed phrase
important knowledge from life events
Something important you learn from your own life experiences.
Examples
- Traveling alone was a big life lesson for me.
- He shared the life lessons he learned from his career.
teach someone a lesson
1/tˈit͡ʃ sˈʌmwˌʌn ə lˈɛsən/
idiom
Make someone change via consequences
To make someone suffer or have problems so they will not do something bad again.
Examples
- The defeat taught the team a lesson about overconfidence.
- The coach made them run extra laps to teach them a lesson about punctuality.
- She refused to help him, hoping it would teach him a lesson.
- He was taught a lesson when his prank backfired.