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  • 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

  • Színek magyarul : Colours in Hungarian

    PDF download: here (mediafire) 1 “vörös” is another word for red, typically darker (more of a burgundy/blood colour)

  • [Hungarian] Base Vocabulary List ~625 Words

    So I came across this post and thought it was very useful, so I decided to go through the vocabulary sheet and do the Hungarian translations (I believe they already had someone translate this, but for me it helped me more to look up the translations myself). I had my…

  • Hungarian Cheat Sheet

    A small Hungarian cheat sheet for quick reference! Please note this is more for those who have been studying Hungarian and already understand how to apply the grammar rules. Otherwise I’m afraid this won’t be much help… This also obviously doesn’t cover the exceptions to the rules above (as it…

  • [Hungarian] Dative Case: -nak/-nek

    So to continue on down the case list, I’ll be explaining the Dative case today. As far as cases go, I consider it very straightforward and simple. It essentially is used just as “to/for” would be used in English (i.e. “I give a gift TO my mother”). There are other…