Unlike most European languages, Hungarian (or "Magyar" - our native word for it) is not an indo-european one. It belongs to the Finno-Ugric language group, thus it can be a little bit challenging to understand (let alone speak) it at the beginning. Hereby we give you a little help with the basic, everyday expression and how you pronounce them.
| English |
Hungarian |
Pronunciation |
| Hello |
Hello |
Hello |
| Good morning! |
Jó reggelt! |
You raig-gailt |
| Good evening! |
Jó estét! |
You esh-tayt |
| Good night! |
Jó éjszakát! |
You ez-sa-kaat |
| Good bye! |
Viszontlátásra! |
Vee-sont-laa-taash-roh |
| Yes |
Igen |
Ee-ghen |
| No |
Nem |
Nem |
| I know. |
Tudom. |
Toodom |
| I don’t know. |
Nem tudom. |
Nem toodom |
| Do you speak English? |
Beszél angolul? |
Be-sail on-gow-lool |
| Please! |
Kérem! |
Kay-rem |
| Great! |
Nagyszerű! |
Nodj-seh-rooh |
| I don't speak Hungarian. |
Nem beszélek magyarul. |
Nem beh-sailek mod-yor-ool |
| I only speak a little Hungarian. |
Csak egy kicsit beszélek magyarul. |
Chok edj kee-cheet beh-sailek modj-yor-oohl |
| Thany you very much! |
Köszönöm szépen! |
Kö-sö-nöm say-pen |
| No, thank you! |
Nem, köszönöm! |
Nem, kö-sö-nöm |
| Excuse me/Sorry! |
Bocsásson meg! |
Bow-chaash-shon-megh |
| What is this called in Hungarian? |
Hogy hívják ezt magyarul? |
Hodj heev-yaak est mod-yor-ool? |
