The Hungarian language is of the Finno-Ugric branch that originated between the Volga and the Urals in the first millennium BC. The hungarian language is difficult but using a few words in Hungarian will certainly be appreciated by the locals.
We have classified Hungarian words into 4 categories that will be most useful to you when visiting Budapest:
- Basics (such as: hello, thanks, yes…in hungarian)
- Directions/transportation (where is…,…)
- Eating (cheers! in hungarian, water, wine, beer…)
- Money (Where is an ATM ?,…)
The translation of each word into Hungarian is followed by its phonetic pronunciation written between brackets.
BASICS
| Hello | Szervusz (ser-voos) |
| Goodbye | Viszontlátásra (Vee-sont-la-tash-ra) |
| thanks | köszönöm ( keu-seu-nem ) |
| please | kérem ( key-rem ) |
| yes | igen (ee-gen) |
| no | nem (nehm) |
| I’m sorry | Bocsánat ( bo-cha-nat) |
| Excuse me | elnézést ( el-ney-zeysht ) |
| Do you speak english ? | Beszél angolul ? (Be-seyl-an-go-loul?) |
| I don’t understand | Nem értem (nem eyr-tem) |
| Where is the toilet? | Hol van a mosdó? (hol van a mosh-doa?) |
| 1 | egy ( edj ) |
| 2 | kettö ( ket-eu ) |
| 3 | három ( ha-rom) |
DIRECTIONS / TRANSPORTATION
| street | utca (out-tsa) |
| Square | tér |
| Bridge | hid |
| district | kerület (key-rulet) |
| adress | cim (ts-im) |
| entrance | bejárat (beh-yah-raht) |
| exit | kijárat (kih-yah-raht) |
| forbidden | tilos (tilosh) |
| where is the…? | Hol van a…? ( hol vahn aw..?) |
| hotel | hotel |
| toilet | mosdó (mosh-doa) |
| How much is a ticket ? | Mennyibe kerül egy jegy? (Men-nyi-be Ke-rul edj yedj ?) |
| right/left | jobb/bal (yob/bal) |
EATING
| restaurant | étterem (eyt-ter-em) |
| water | viz (veez) |
| beer | sör (shor) |
| vine | bor (bor) |
| May I see the menu, please? | Megnézhetném a menüt, kérem? (Meg-neyz-het-neym a me-nut, key-rem) |
| the bill, please! | a számlat kérem! (aw sam-lat keh-rem) |
| price | ár |
| salt | só (shoa) |
| tea | tea (te-a) |
| coffee | kávé (ka-vey) |
| butter | vaj (vay) |
| black pepper | feketebors (fe-ke-te-borsh) |
| breakfast/lunch | reggeli/ebéd (reg-ge-li/e-beyd) |
| Cheers! | egészségetekre (ag-eh-sheg-ad-reh) |
| it was delicious | Nagyon finom volt. (Na-djon fi-nom volt) |
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MONEY
| Do you accept British pounds? | Elfogadnak angol fontot? (El-fo-gad-nak An-gol Font-ot) |
| Do you accept Euros? | Elfogadnak eurót? (El-fo-gad-nak You-rot) |
| Do you accept credit cards? | Elfogadnak hitelkártyát? (El-fo-gad-nak Hi-tel-kart-yat) |
| What is the exchange rate? | Mi az árfolyam? (mi az At-fo-yam ?) |
| Where is an ATM ? | Hol van bankautomata? (hol van Bank-a-ou-to-ma-ta?) |
| Can you change money for me? | Válthatok Önnél pénzt? (Valt-ha-tok On-neyl peynzt?) |
| Do you have a safe? | Van széfjük? (van Seyf-yuk?) |
| I lost my bag | Elveszett a táskám (el-ve-set a tash-kam) |
| I lost my wallet | Elveszett a tárcám. (el-ve-set a tar-tsam) |
| Can I use your phone? | Használhatom a telefonját? (Haa-nal-ha-tom a Te-le-fon-yat ?) |
| Police! | Rendőrség! (ren-dor-sheyg) |
