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Hungarian is a non-Indo-European language spoken in Central Europe. Speakers are found mainly in
Hungary but also in parts of Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. It is
surrounded by Germanic, Romance and Slavic languages, and while it borrows heavily from them it is
ultimately unrelated. Hungarian's distant relatives in the Uralic family, mostly spoken in Europe, include
Finnish and Estonian. It shares with those two the following properties:

There is no grammatical gender.

The first syllable is almost always stressed.
Vowel and consonant length are distinctive; i.e., the meanings of words change when they are altered.
Words are marked by case endings ("suffixes") which take on vowels similar to those in the words
(e.g., a vonat Budra vagy Pestre kzlekedik = the train goes to Buda or Pest). This feature makes
Hungarian an agglutinative language.
The importance of the similarity of vowels is a common aspect among languages which share a
feature known as vowel harmony. The rules of vowel harmony are quite complex, but it basically
consists of "front" vowels being placed with "front" vowels and "back" vowels placed with "back".

Remember, differences in pronunciation or vowel length can often lead to misinterpretation.

Vowels

Vowel length is indicated by the acute accent. Words are often distinguished only by vowel length: e.g., kr
"disease" vs. kor "age".

a
like 'o' in "not" (a very deep "o") [SYMBOL: ]

like 'a' in "basket" [SYMBOL: a]
e
like 'e' in "let" [SYMBOL: e]

like 'a' in "say" [SYMBOL: ey]
i
like 'ea' in "seat" [SYMBOL: i]

like 'ee' in "seem" [SYMBOL: ee]
o
like 'o' in "or" [SYMBOL: o]

like 'o' in "so" [SYMBOL: oa]

like '' in German "schn" or English "shun" (with rounded lips) [SYMBOL: ]

like '' but longer [SYMBOL: ]
u
like 'u' in "Luke" [SYMBOL: ou]

like 'oo' in "moon" [SYMBOL: oo]

like '' in German "ber" (like "ee" with rounded lips) [SYMBOL: ]

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like "" but longer [SYMBOL: ]

Consonants

Only the consonants having sounds different from those in English are noted here. Consonant length is
distinctive: tizenegyedik "eleventh" vs. tizennegyedik "fourteenth". Consonants written with two letters are
doubled by doubling the first letter: asszony "woman". Exception: tizennyolc is tizen-nyolc. Think of
pronouncing 'Ben Nevis' with the two n's pronounced separately, with a split-second pause between them.

c
like 'ts' in hats [SYMBOL: ts]
cs
like 'ch' in chair [SYMBOL: ch]
dzs
like 'j' in jam [SYMBOL: j]
gy
like 'du' in duty or 'de y' in made your [SYMBOL: dj]
j
like 'y' in yes [SYMBOL: y]
ly
same as j
ny
as in canyon or '' in seor [SYMBOL: ny]
r
always rolled like as in Spanish "Mara: less guttural than German
s
as in sugar [SYMBOL: sh]. It is easy to confuse this with sz!
sz
like 's' in see [SYMBOL: s]
ty
like the tu in tube [SYMBOL: ty]
zs
like 'g' in genre or 's' in pleasure [SYMBOL: zh]

Unless you are seriously considering to master Hungarian, learning Hungarian grammar on your trip is not
realistic. But it can help to at least recognize that the following verb conjugations and noun/adjective
declensions are used. While some feel that the most difficult feature of Hungarian is the presence of 18
Grammatical Cases, the endings on nouns can also just simply be seen as postpositions (i.e. like
prepositions tacked onto the ends of the words). Hungarian usually follows a Subject-Object-Verb word
syntax, and like most Uralic languages, is an agglutinative language.

Case System

Nominative: The subject of the sentence, usually no ending.

Accusative: Showing possession of the direct object.
Illative: When the subject goes into something.
Inessive: When the subject goes in something.
Elative: When the subject goes out of or out from something.
Sublative: When the subject goes onto the object.
Suppressive: When the subject goes on or at a particular object.
Delative: When the subject goes off, from or about the object.

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Allative: Towards the object.

Adessive: Near, at the object.
Ablative: (away) from an object.
Dative: to, for an object.
Instrumental: With/By an object.
Translative: (turning) into
Causal-Final: for the purpose of doing something
Essive-Formal: As
Terminative: Up/Until To
Distributive: Per, each.

Basics

Common signs
Hello.
Szervusz. (SER-voos) OPEN
Hello. (informal) Nyitva
Szia. (SEE-) CLOSED
Note: like English "See ya!", (what a coincidence!) Zrva
How are you? ENTRANCE
Hogy vagy? (hodj vdj) Bejrat
Fine, thank you. EXIT
Ksznm, jl. (K-s-nm, yoal) Kijrat
What is your name? PUSH
Hogy hvjk? (hodj HEEV-yak?) Tolni
My name is ______ . PULL
______ vagyok. ( _____ V-djok.) Hzni
Nice to meet you. TOILET
rvendek. (R-ven-dek) Mosd
Please. MEN
Krem. (KEY-rem) Frfi
Thank you. WOMEN
Ksznm. (K-s-nm) N
You're welcome. FORBIDDEN
Szvesen. (SEE-ve-shen) Tilos
Yes.
Igen. (EE-gen)
No.
Nem. (nem)
Excuse me. (getting attention)
Elnzst. (EL-ney-zeysht)
Excuse me. (begging pardon)
Bocsnatot krek. (BO-cha-n-tot KEY-rek)
I'm sorry.
Bocsnat. (BO-cha-nt)
Goodbye
Viszontltsra. (VEE-sont-la-tash-r)
Goodbye (informal)
Viszlt/Szia. (VEES-lat/SEE-)
I can't speak Hungarian [well].
Nem tudok [jl] magyarul. (nem TOU-dok M-dj-roul)

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Do you speak English?

Beszl angolul? (BE-seyl N-go-loul?)
Is there someone here who speaks English?
Beszl itt valaki angolul? (BE-seyl it V-l-ki N-go-loul)
Help!
Segtsg! (SHE-geet-sheyg!)
Look out!
Vigyzz! (VEE-djaz)
Good morning. (before around 9 AM)
J reggelt! (yoa REG-gelt)
Good morning. (after 9 AM)
J napot! (yoa N-pot)
Good afternoon.
J napot! (yoa N-pot)
Good evening.
J estt! (yoa ESH-teyt)
Good night.
J jt! or J jszakt! (yoa eyt / yoa EY-s-kat)
I don't understand.
Nem rtem. (nem EYR-tem)
Where is the toilet?
Hol van a mosd? (hol vn MOSH-doa?)

Problems

Leave me alone.
Hagyj bkn! (hd BEY-keyn)
Don't touch me!
Ne rj hozzm! (ne eyr)
I'll call the police.
Hvom a rendrsget. (HEE-vom REN-d r-shey-get)
Police!
Rendrsg! (REN-d r-sheyg)
Stop! Thief!
Megllj! Tolvaj! (ME-"guy" Thol-vay)
I need your help.
Segtened kell. (SHE-gee-te-ned kel)
It's an emergency.
Vszhelyzet van. (VEYS-hey-zet vn)
I'm lost.
Eltvedtem. (EL-tey-ved-tem)
I lost my bag.
Elveszett a tskm. (EL-ve-set TASH-kam)
I lost my wallet.
Elveszett a trcm. (EL-ve-set TAR-tsam)
I'm sick.
Rosszul vagyok. (RO-soul V-djok)
I've been injured.
Megsrltem. (MEG-shey-rl-tem)
I need a doctor.
Szksgem van egy orvosra. (SK-shey-gem vn edj Or-vosh-r)
Can I use your phone?
Hasznlhatom a telefonjt? (HS-nal-h-tom TE-le-fon-yat)

Numbers

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1
egy (edj)
2
kett (KET[kApter])
3
hrom (HA-rom)
4
ngy (neydj)
5
t (t)
6
hat (ht)
7
ht (heyt)
8
nyolc (nyolts)
9
kilenc (KEE-lents)
10
tz (teez)
11
tizenegy (TEEZ-en-edj)
12
tizenkett (TEEZ-en-ket-t )
13
tizenhrom (TEEZ-en-ha-rom)
14
tizenngy (TEEZ-en-neyj)
15
tizent (TEEZ-en-t)
16
tizenhat (TEEZ-en-ht)
17
tizenht (TEEZ-en-heyt)
18
tizennyolc (TEEZ-en-nyolts)
19
tizenkilenc (TEEZ-en-ki-lents)
20
hsz (hoos)
21
huszonegy (HOOS-on-edj)
22
huszonkett (HOOS-on-ket-t )
23
huszonhrom (HOOS-on-ha-rom)
30
harminc (HR-mints)
40
negyven (NEDJ-ven)
50
tven (T-ven)
60
hatvan (HT-vn)
70

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hetven (HET-ven)
80
nyolcvan (NYOLTS-vn)
90
kilencven (KEE-lents-ven)
100
szz (saz)
200
ktszz (KEYT-saz)
300
hromszz (HA-rom-saz)
400
ngyszz (NEYDJ-saz)
500
tszz (T-saz)
600
hatszz (HT-saz)
700
htszz (HET-szaz)
800
nyolcszz (NYOLTS-saz)
900
kilencszz (KEE-lent-saz)
1000
ezer (E-zer)
2000
ktezer (KEYT-e-zer)
1,000,000
milli (MIL-li-oa)
1,000,000,000
millird (MIL-li-ard)
1,000,000,000,000
billi (BI-li-oa)
number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
szm _____ (sam)
half
fl (feyl)
less
kevesebb (KE-ve-sheb)
more
tbb (tb)

Time

now
most (mosht)
later
ksbb (KEY-sh b)
before
elbb (E-l b)
early morning (before sunrise)
hajnal (HY-nl)
early morning (after sunrise but before around 9 a.m.)
reggel (REG-gel)
morning

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dleltt (DEYL-e-l t)
afternoon
dlutn (DEYL-ou-tan)
evening
este (ESH-te)
night
jszaka/jjel (EY-s-k/EY-yel)

Clock time

In Hungary as in many other European countries, it's usual to use a 24 hour clock, ranging from 0.00 to
24.00. Okay, 24.00 is actually the same as 0.00, but one day later.

one o'clock AM
hajnali egy ra (HY-nl-i edj OA-r)
two o'clock AM
hajnali kt ra (HY-nl-i keyt OA-r)
nine o'clock AM
kilenc ra (KI-lents OA-r)
noon
dl (deyl)
one o'clock PM
dlutn egy ra (DEYL-ou-tan edj OA-r)
two o'clock PM
dlutn kt ra (DEYL-ou-tan keyt OA-r)
nine o'clock PM
este kilenc ra (ESH-te KI-lents OA-r)
midnight
jfl (EY-feyl)

Duration

_____ minute(s)
_____ perc (perts)
_____ hour(s)
_____ ra (OA-r)
_____ day(s)
_____ nap (np)
_____ week(s)
_____ ht (heyt)
_____ month(s)
_____ hnap (HOA-np)
_____ year(s)
_____ v (eyv)

Days

today
ma (m)
yesterday
tegnap (TEG-np)
tomorrow
holnap (HOL-np)
this week

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ezen a hten (E-zen HEY-ten)

last week
mlt hten (moolt HEY-ten)
next week
jv hten (Y-v HEY-ten)

Sunday
vasrnap (V-shar-np)
Monday
htf (HEYT-f )
Tuesday
kedd (ked)
Wednesday
szerda (SER-da)
Thursday
cstrtk (CHT-r-tk)
Friday
pntek (PEYN-tek)
Saturday
szombat (SOM-bt)

Months

January
janur (Y-nou-ar)
February
februr (FEB-rou-ar)
March
mrcius (MAR-tsi-oush)
April
prilis (A-pri-lish)
May
mjus (MAY-oush)
June
jnius (YOO-ni-oush)
July
jlius (YOO-li-oush)
August
augusztus (-ou-goust-oush)
September
szeptember (SEP-tem-ber)
October
oktber (OK-toa-ber)
November
november (NO-vem-ber)
December
december (DE-tsem-ber)

Writing time and date

26/12/2005
2005. 12. 26.
26th December 2005
2005. december 26.

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Colors

black
fekete (FE-ke-te)
white
fehr (FE-heyr)
gray
szrke (SR-ke)
red
piros (PI-rosh), vrs (V-rsh)
blue
kk (keyk)
yellow
srga (SHAR-g)
green
zld (zld)
orange
narancssrga (N-rnch-shar-g)
purple
lila (LI-l)
brown
barna (BR-n)

Transportation

Bus and train

How much is a ticket to _____?

Mennyibe kerl egy jegy _____-ba/-be? (MEN-nyi-be KE-rl edj yedj _____ -b/-be)
One ticket to _____, please.
Krek egy jegyet _____-ba/-be. (KEY-rek edj yedj _____ -b/-be)
Where does this train/bus go?
Hov megy ez a vonat/busz? (HO-va medj ez VO-nt/bous)
Where is the train/bus to _____?
Hol van a _____-ba/-be indul vonat/busz? (hol vn _____ -b/-be)
Does this train/bus stop in _____?
Megll ez a vonat/busz _____-ban/-ben? (MEG-al ez VO-nt/bous _____-bn/-ben)
When does the train/bus for _____ leave?
Mikor indul a vonat/busz _____-ba/-be/-ra/-re? (MI-kor IN-doul VO-nt/bous _____-b/-be
/-r/-re)
When will this train/bus arrive in _____?
Mikor rkezik meg ez a vonat/busz _____-ba/-be? (MI-kor EYR-ke-zik meg ez VO-nt/bous _____-
b/-be)

Directions

How do I get to _____ ?

Hogy jutok el _____-ba/-be/-ra/-re/-hoz/-hez/-hz ? (hodj YOU-tok el _____-b/-be/-r/-re/-hoz/-hez
/-hz)
...the train station?
...a plyaudvarra/vastllomsra? ( PA-y-oud-vr-r/V-shoot-al-lo-mash-r)
...the bus station?
...a buszplyaudvarra? ( bous-PA-y-oud-vr-r)
...the airport?

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...a repltrre? ( RE-p-l -teyr-re)

...downtown?
...a belvrosba? ( BEL-va-rosh-b)
...the youth hostel?
...az ifjsgi szllba? (z IF-yoo-sha-gi SAL-lo-b)
...the _____ hotel?
...a _____ szllodba? ( _____ SAL-lo-da-b)
...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate?
...az amerikai/kanadai/ausztrl/brit nagykvetsgre? (z -me-ri-k-i/K-n-d-i/-oust-ral/brit
NDJ-kv-et-sheyg-re)
Where are there a lot of...
Merre van sok... (MER-re vn shok)
...hotels?
...hotel? (HO-tel)
...restaurants?
...tterem? (EYT-ter-em)
...bars?
...br? (bar)
...sites to see?
...ltnival? (LAT-ni-v-loa)
Can you show me on the map?
Megmutatnd a trkpen? (MEG-mou-tt-nad TEYR-key-pen)
street
utca (OUT-ts)
Turn left.
Fordulj balra. (FOR-doul BL-r)
Turn right.
Fordulj jobbra. (FOR-doul YOB-br)
left
bal (bl)
right
jobb (yob)
straight ahead
egyenesen (E-dje-ne-shen)
towards the _____
_____ fel (FE-ley)
past the _____
_____-on tl (on tool)
before the _____
a(z) _____ eltt ((z) _____ EL- t)
Watch for the _____.
Figyelj a _____-ra/-re. (FI-djel _____-r/-re)
intersection
keresztezds (KE-res-tez- -deysh)
north
szak (EY-sk)
south
dl (deyl)
east
kelet (KE-let)
west
nyugat (NYOU-gt)
uphill
emelked (E-mel-ke-d )
downhill

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lejt (LEY-t )

Taxi

Taxi!
Taxi! (taxi)
Take me to _____, please.
Vigyen krem a _____-ra/-re. (VI-djen KEY-rem _____-r/-re)
How much does it cost to get to _____?
Mennyibe kerl eljutni _____-ba/-be? (MEN-nyi-be KE-rl EL-yout-ni)
Take me there, please.
Vigyen oda, krem. (VI-djen O-d, KEY-rem)

Lodging

Do you have any rooms available?

Van szabad szobjuk? (vn S-bd SO-ba-youk)
How much is a room for one person/two people?
Mennyibe kerl egy szoba egy szemlyre/kt szemlyre? (MEN-nyi-be KE-rl edj SO-b edj
SE-mey-re/keyt SE-mey-re)
Does the room come with...
Jr a szobhoz... (YAR SO-ba-hoz)
...bedsheets?
...leped? (LE-pe-d )
...a bathroom?
...frdszoba? (FR-d -so-b)
...a telephone?
...telefon? (TE-le-fon)
...a TV?
...TV? (TEY-vey)
May I see the room first?
Elbb megnzhetem a szobt? (E-l b MEG-neyz-he-tem SO-bat)
Do you have anything quieter?
Van valami csendesebb? (vn V-l-mi CHEN-de-sheb)
...bigger?
...nagyobb? (NDJ-ob)
...cleaner?
...tisztbb? (TIS-tab)
...cheaper?
...olcsbb? (OL-choab)
OK, I'll take it.
Rendben, kiveszem. (REND-ben, KI-ve-sem)
I will stay for _____ night(s).
_____ jszakt maradok. (EY-s-kat M-r-dok)
Can you suggest another hotel?
Tudna javasolni egy msik hotelt? (TOUD-n Y-v-shol-ni edj MA-shik HO-telt)
Do you have a safe?
Van szfjk? (vn SEYF-yk)
...lockers?
...zrhat szekrnyk? (ZAR-h-toa SE-krey-nyk)
Is breakfast/supper included?
Tartalmazza az r a reggelit/vacsort? (TR-tl-mz-z z ar REG-ge-lit/V-cho-rat)
What time is breakfast/supper?
Mikor van reggeli/vacsora? (MI-kor vn REG-ge-li/V-cho-r)
Please clean my room.

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Takartst krek. (T-k-ree-tasht KEY-rek)

Can you wake me at _____?
Tudna _____-kor breszteni? (TOUD-n _____-kor EY-bre-ste-ni)
I want to check out.
Kijelentkeznk. (KI-ye-lent-kez-neyk)

Money

Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars?

Elfogadnak amerikai/ausztrl/kanadai dollrt? (EL-fo-gd-nk -me-ri-k-i/-oust-ral/K-n-d-i
DOL-lart)
Do you accept British pounds?
Elfogadnak angol fontot? (EL-fo-gd-nk N-gol FONT-ot)
Do you accept Euros?
Elfogadnak eurt? (EL-fo-gd-nk YOU-rot)
Do you accept credit cards?
Elfogadnak hitelkrtyt? (EL-fo-gd-nk HI-tel-kart-yat)
Can you change money for me?
Vlthatok nnl pnzt? (VALT-h-tok N-neyl peynzt)
Where can I get money changed?
Hol vlthatok pnzt? (hol VALT-h-tok peynzt)
Can you change a traveler's check for me?
Be tudna vltani utazsi csekket a szmomra? (be TOUD-n VALT--ni OU-t-za-shi CHEK-ket
SA-mom-r)
Where can I get a traveler's check changed?
Hol tudok bevltani utazsi csekket? (hol TOU-dok BE-valt--ni OU-t-za-shi CHEK-ket)
What is the exchange rate?
Mi az rfolyam? (mi z AR-fo-ym)
Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?
Hol van bankautomata (ATM)? (hol vn BNK--ou-to-m-t (AAH-teeh-em))

Eating

A table for one person/two people, please.

Egy ember/kt ember szmra krek asztalt. (edj EM-ber/keyt EM-ber SA-ma-r KEY-rek S-tlt)
May I see the menu, please?
Megnzhetnm a ment, krem? (MEG-neyz-het-neym ME-nt, KEY-rem)
Can I look in the kitchen?
Benzhetek a konyhba? (BE-neyz-he-tek KON-ha-b)
Is there a house specialty?
Van hzi specialitsuk? (vn HA-zi SPE-tsi-al-i-ta-shouk)
Is there a local specialty?
Van helyi specialitsuk? (vn HEY-i SPE-tsi-al-i-ta-shouk)
I'm a vegetarian.
Vegetrius/vegetrinus vagyok. (VE-ge-tar-i-oush/VE-ge-tar-i-a-noush)
I don't eat pork.
Nem eszem disznhst. (nem E-sem DIS-noa-hoosht)
I don't eat beef.
Nem eszem marhahst. (nem E-sem MR-h-hoosht)
I only eat kosher food.
Csak kser telt eszem. (chk KO-sher EY-telt E-sem)
Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard)
El tudja kszteni "knnynek"? (kevesebb olajjal/vajjal/zsrral) (el TOUD-y KEY-see-te-ni
KN-ny-nek (KE-ve-sheb- O-ly-yl/VY-yl/ZHEER-rl))

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fixed-price meal
ktttras/fix ras fogs (K-tt-ta-rsh/fiks A-rs FO-gash)
la carte
la carte (a la kart)
breakfast
reggeli (REG-ge-li)
lunch
ebd (E-beyd)
tea (meal)
uzsonna (OU-zhon-n)
supper
vacsora (V-cho-r)
I want _____.
Krek _____-t. (KEY-rek _____ -t)
I want a dish containing _____.
Egy olyan fogst krek, amiben van _____. (edj O-yn FO-gasht KEY-rek, -mi-ben vn _____)
chicken
csirkehs (CHIR-ke-hoosh)
beef
marhahs (MR-h-hoosh)
fish
hal (hl)
ham
sonka (SHON-k)
sausage
virsli/kolbsz (VIRSH-li/KOL-bas)
cheese
sajt (shyt)
eggs
tojs (TO-yash)
salad
salta (SH-la-t)
(fresh) vegetables
(friss) zldsg (frish ZLD-sheyg)
(fresh) fruit
(friss) gymlcs (frish DJ-mlch)
bread
kenyr (KEN-yeyr)
toast
pirts (PI-ree-toash)
noodles
galuska/nudli (G-loush-k/NOUD-li)
rice
rizs (reezh)
beans
bab (bb)
May I have a glass of _____?
Kaphatok egy pohr _____-t? (KP-h-tok edj PO-har)
May I have a cup of _____?
Kaphatok egy cssze _____-t? (KP-h-tok edj CHEY-se)
May I have a bottle of _____?
Kaphatok egy veg _____-t? (KP-h-tok edj -veg)
coffee
kv (KA-vey)
tea (drink)

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tea (TE-)
juice
gymlcsl (DJ-mlch-ley)
(bubbly) water
(sznsavas/buborkos) vz ((SEYN-sh-vsh/BOU-bo-rey-kosh) veez)
water
vz (veez)
beer
sr (shr)
red/white wine
vrs/fehr bor (V-rsh/FE-heyr bor)
May I have some _____?
Kaphatok egy kevs _____-t? (KP-h-tok edj KE-veysh _____ -t)
salt
s (shoa)
black pepper
feketebors (FE-ke-te-borsh)
butter
vaj (vy)
Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server)
Pincr, krem! (PIN-tseyr, KEY-rem)
I'm finished.
Vgeztem. (VEY-gez-tem)
It was delicious.
Nagyon finom volt. (N-djon FI-nom volt)
Please clear the plates.
Krem, trlje el a tnyrokat. (KEY-rem TR-l-ye el TA-nyeyr-o-kt)
The check, please.
A szmlt, krem. ( SAM-lat, KEY-rem)

Bars

Do you serve alcohol?

Felszolglnak alkoholt? (FEL-sol-gal-nk L-ko-holt)
Is there table service?
Van felszolgls az asztalnl?
A beer/two beers, please.
Egy srt/kt srt, krem. (edj shrt/keyt shrt, KEY-rem)
A glass of red/white wine, please.
Egy pohr vrs/fehr bort, krem. (edj PO-har V-rsh/FE-heyr bort, KEY-rem)
A pint, please.
Egy korsval, krem. (edj KOR-shoa-vl, KEY-rem)
A bottle, please.
Egy veggel, krem. (edj -veg-gel, KEY-rem)
_____ (hard liquor) and _____ (mixer), krem.
((MIK-sr), KEY-rem)
whiskey
whiskey (VI-skee)
vodka
vodka (VOD-k)
rum
rum (rom)
water
vz (veez)
soda

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szda (SOA-d)
tonic water
tonik (TO-nik)
orange juice
narancsl (N-rnch-ley)
Coke
cola (KO-la)
Do you have any bar snacks?
Van valami ropogtatnivaljuk? (vn V-l-mi RO-pog-tt-ni-vl-oa-youk)
One more, please.
Mg egyet, krem. (meyg E-djet, KEY-rem)
Cheers
Egszsgedre. (egg ace shag edre)
Another round, please.
Mg egy krt, krem. (meyg edj krt, KEY-rem)
When is closing time?
Mikor zrnak? (MI-kor ZAR-nk)

Shopping

Do you have this in my size?

Van ez az n mretemben? (vn ez z eyn MEY-re-tem-ben)
How much is this?
Mennyibe kerl (ez)? (MEN-nyi-be KE-rl (ez))
That's too expensive.
Az tl drga. (z tool DRA-g)
expensive
drga (DRA-g)
cheap
olcs (OL-choa)
I can't afford it.
Ezt nem engedhetem meg magamnak. (ezt nem EN-ged-he-tem meg M-gm-nk)
I don't want it.
Ez nem tetszik. (ez nem TET-sik)
You're cheating me.
Maga tver engem. (M-g AT-ver EN-gem)
I'm just looking/browsing.
Csak nzeldm. (chk NE-ze-l -dm)
OK, I'll take it.
Rendben, elviszem. (REND-ben, EL-vis-em)
Can I have a bag?
Kaphatok egy zacskt? (KP-h-tok edj ZCH-koat)
Do you ship (overseas)?
Vllalnak hzhozszlltst (a tengerentlra)? (VAL-ll-nk HAZ-hozh-zal-lee-tasht ( TEN-ge-
ren-tool-r))
I need ___
___ van szksgem. (___ vn SK-shey-gem)
...toothpaste.
Fogkrmre... (FOG-kreym-re)
...a toothbrush.
Fogkefre... (FOG-ke-fey-re)
...tampons.
Tamponra... (TM-pon-r)
...soap.
Szappanra... (SP-pn-r)

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...shampoo.
Samponra... (SHAM-pon-r)
...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)
Fjdalomcsillaptra (pldul aszpirinre vagy ibuprofenre)... (FAY-d-lom-chil-l-pee-toa-r
(PEL-da-oul S-pi-rin-re vdj I-bou-pro-fen-re))
...cold medicine.
Meghls/megfzs elleni gygyszerre... (MEG-h-leys/MEG-fa-zash EL-le-ni DJOADJ-ser-re)
...stomach medicine.
Hasfogra... (HSH-fo-goa-r)
...a razor.
Borotvra... (BO-rot-va-r)
...an umbrella.
Esernyre... (E-sher-ny -re)
...sunblock lotion.
Ers naptejre... (E-r sh NP-tey-re)
...a postcard.
Kpeslapra... (KEY-pesh-lp-r)
...postage stamps.
Blyegre... (BEY-eg-re)
...batteries.
Elemre... (E-lem-re)
...writing paper.
res paprra... (-resh P-peer-r)
...a pen.
Tollra... (TOL-r)
...English-language books.
Angol nyelv knyvre... (N-gol NYELV- KN-vre)
...English-language magazines.
Angol nyelv lapra/magazinra... (N-gol NYELV- LP-r/M-g-zin-r)
...an English-language newspaper.
Angol nyelv jsgra... (N-gol NYELV- OOY-shag-r)
...an English-Hungarian dictionary.
Angol-magyar sztrra. (N-gol/M-djr SO-tar-r)

Driving

I want to rent a car.

Autt szeretnk brelni. (-ou-toat SE-ret-neyk BEY-rel-ni)
Can I get insurance?
Kthetek biztostst? (KT-he-tek BIZ-to-shee-tasht)
STOP (on a street sign)
STOP
one way
egyirny (E-dji-ra-nyoo)
yield
elsbbsgads ktelez (EL-sh b-shey-g-dash K-te-le-z )
no parking
megllni tilos (ME-gal-ni TI-losh)
speed limit
sebessgkorltozs (SHE-besh-sheyg-kor-la-to-zash)
gas (petrol) station
benzinkt (BEN-zin-koot)
petrol
benzin (BEN-zin)

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diesel
gzolaj/dzel (GAZ-o-lay/DEE-zel)

Authority

I haven't done anything wrong.

Nem csinltam semmi rosszat. (nem CHIN-al-tm SHEM-mi RO-st)
It was a misunderstanding.
Flrerts volt. (FEYL-re-eyr-teysh volt)
Where are you taking me?
Hova visz engem? (HO-v vis EN-gem)
Am I under arrest?
Le vagyok tartztatva? (le V-djok TR-toaz-tt-v)
I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen.
Amerikai/ausztrl/brit/kanadai llampolgr vagyok. (-me-ri-k-i/-oust-ral/brit/K-n-d-i AL-lm-
pol-gar V-djok)
I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate.
Az amerikai/ausztrl/brit/kanadai kvetsggel akarok beszlni. (z -me-ri-k-i/-oust-ral/brit/K-
n-d-i K-vet-shey-gel -k-rok BE-seyl-ni)
I want to talk to a lawyer.
gyvddel akarok beszlni. (DJ-veyd-del -k-rok BE-seyl-ni)
Can I just pay a fine now?
Nem lehetne csak bntetst fizetni? (nem LE-het-ne chk BN-te-teysht FI-zet-ni)
I'm not a racist nor a follower of nazi or fascist ideologies.
Nem vagyok nci/rasszista/fasiszta. (nem V-djok natsi/ras-sish-t/f-she-sta)

How do you say (in Hungarian) _____ ?

Hogy mondjk (magyarul) _____ ? (hodj MOND-yak (M-djr-oul) _____)
What is this/that called?
Hogy hvjk ezt/azt? (hodj HEEV-yak ezt/zt)
My Hovercraft is full of two-headed eels
A lgprns hajm teli van ktfej angolnkkal.

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