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  • [Hungarian] Instrumental Case: -val/-vel

    The instrumental case in Hungarian is quite simple. It is essentially used to mean “with“, and the two basic uses are to designate what you use to do something, or who you’re accompanying. FORMING THE INSTRUMENTAL There is a quirk to this case though. The above endings only apply if…

  • [Hungarian Cases] Allative | Adessive | Ablative

    These three all go together as cases of movement involving solids. They function like the other two groups we studied, but with solids instead of places or surfaces. Allative (-hoz/-hez/-höz) This, like -ba/-be and -ra/-re, means that something is moving. The difference is that -hoz/-hez/-höz is talking about moving something TOWARDS something, instead of inside of or onto. Where “a szekrénybe” means “into the wardrobe”, and…

  • [Hungarian Cases] Sublative | Superessive | Delative

    These three all go together as cases of movement involving surfaces. They function like the Illative/Inessive/Elative, but with surfaces instead of places. Sublative (-ra/-re) This, like -ba/-be, means that something is moving. The difference between -ra/-re and -ba/-be is that -ra/-re is talking about moving something ONTO something, instead of inside of. Where “a szekrénybe” means “into…

  • [Hungarian Cases] Illative | Inessive | Elative

    I’m putting these three in the same post, because they are all cases of movement involving places. Specifically, going into places, being in places, and coming out of places. Illative (-ba/-be) The first thing to know about this one is that it means something is moving. There is a destination at the…

  • Italok magyarul : Drinks in Hungarian

    PDF download: here (mediafire) 1To say “juice”, you essentially put “lé” at the end of whatever kind of juice it is. For example, “fruit juice” would be “gyümölcslé” (gyümölcs – fruit ; lé – juice/liquid). 2szesz and szeszes ital are pretty formal, alkohol is a general term, and pia is…

  • Étel magyarul : Food in Hungarian

    PDF file: here ☆ There are two different words for “food”. The first one, “étel” is the official, dictionary form. There is another common word that people use in everyday speech, which is “kaja” [ˈkɒjɒ]. There is also another verb to replace the standard “eszik” [ˈɛsik] (to eat), and that is “kajál” [ˈkɒjaːl]. ☆ Breakfast – Lunch…

  • Munkák magyarul : Jobs in Hungarian

    PDF download: here (mediafire) 1“Ügyvéd” vs “Ugyész” : “ügyvéd” refers to a defence lawyer, while “ügyész” is the prosecution in criminal cases. In non-criminal cases, an “ügyvéd” represents clients for divorce cases, small claims court, etc., and an “ugyész” does stuff like human rights protection and supervision in jails, refugee camps, etc. It’s a weird…

  • Szállítás magyarul : Transportation in Hungarian

    PDF download: here (mediafire) 1“kamion” refers more to semi-trucks/18-wheelers 2“roller” is a scooter you move with your feet, “robogó” is more like an electric scooter

  • Állatok magyarul : Animals in Hungarian

    PDF download: here (mediafire) 1 “malac” refers to a young pig or piglet. “sertés” is more formal than “disznó“. 2 “teknősbéka” is often denounced as a misnommer, as “béka” (frog) is unrelated to turtles. So simply “teknős” is also accepted. 3 “cet” is a bit more formal than “bálna“ 4…

  • Ruhák magyarul : Clothes in Hungarian

    PDF download: here (mediafire) 1 “póló” is the colliquial term 2 “dzseki” is an informal/colliquial term, coming from the English word “jacket”. You can also use “kabát“. 3 literally translates to “cat pants” 4 you can also say “fürdőköntös” if you want to refer specifically to a bath robe