English-Hungarian Dictionary
Browse common English words and their Hungarian translations, with parts of speech and example sentences. Use this dictionary to look up everyday vocabulary or as a starting point for learning Hungarian.
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Hungarian is a Uralic language spoken primarily in Hungary. Unlike most European languages which are Indo-European, Hungarian belongs to the Finno-Ugric language family, related to Finnish and Estonian. It is known for its agglutinative grammar, vowel harmony, and extensive case system with 18 grammatical cases.
Cultural Note
Hungarian has vowel harmony where suffixes change to match the vowels in the root word. It has no grammatical gender. The word order is flexible.
Browse common Hungarian vocabulary
| Word | Part of speech | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pronouns | |||
| I | pron. | én | I am ready now. Én most készen állok. |
| you | pron. | te | You are very kind. Te nagyon kedves vagy. |
| he | pron. | ő | He is my brother. Ő a testvérem. |
| she | pron. | ő | She lives near here. Ő a közelben lakik. |
| we | pron. | mi | We work every day. Mi minden nap dolgozunk. |
| they | pron. | ők | They are at home. Ők otthon vannak. |
| Question Words | |||
| what | int. | mi | What is your name? Mi a neved? |
| where | int. | hol | Where do you live? Hol laksz? |
| when | int. | mikor | When does school start? Mikor kezdődik az iskola? |
| who | int. | ki | Who is that man? Ki az a férfi? |
| why | int. | miért | Why are you sad? Miért vagy szomorú? |
| Verbs | |||
| to be | v. | lenni | They want to be happy. Boldogok akarnak lenni. |
| to have | v. | birtokolni | I have a car. Van egy autóm. |
| to go | v. | menni | We go to school. Iskolába megyünk. |
| to come | v. | jönni | Please come with me. Gyere velem. |
| to eat | v. | enni | We eat bread daily. Naponta eszünk kenyeret. |
| to love | v. | szeretni | I love my family. Szeretem a családomat. |
| Nouns | |||
| man | n. | férfi | That man is tall. Az a férfi magas. |
| woman | n. | nő | The woman is happy. A nő boldog. |
| child | n. | gyerek | The child is sleeping. A gyerek alszik. |
| family | n. | család | My family lives here. A családom itt él. |
| mother | n. | anya | My mother cooks well. Anyám jól főz. |
| father | n. | apa | His father works hard. Az apja sokat dolgozik. |
| friend | n. | barát | She is my friend. Ő a barátom. |
| house | n. | ház | Their house is big. A házuk nagy. |
| city | n. | város | This city is beautiful. Ez a város szép. |
| water | n. | víz | Water is very important. A víz nagyon fontos. |
| Adjectives | |||
| good | adj. | jó | This bread is good. Ez a kenyér jó. |
| bad | adj. | rossz | The coffee tastes bad. A kávé rossz ízű. |
| big | adj. | nagy | The house is big. A ház nagy. |
| small | adj. | kicsi | The room is small. A szoba kicsi. |
| beautiful | adj. | szép | The garden is beautiful. A kert szép. |
| Prepositions | |||
| with | prep. | -val | I came with my friend. A barátommal jöttem. |
| without | prep. | nélkül | Without sugar. Cukor nélkül. |
| to | prep. | -hoz | We go to the city. A városba megyünk. |
| Conjunctions | |||
| and | conj. | és | Bread and milk. Kenyér és tej. |
| or | conj. | vagy | Tea or coffee. Tea vagy kávé. |
| but | conj. | de | Tired but happy. Fáradt, de boldog. |
| Interjections | |||
| yes | interj. | igen | Yes, I understand now. Igen, most értem. |
| no | interj. | nem | No, that is wrong. Nem, az helytelen. |
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Common Uses
- •Learning Hungarian
- •Travel to Hungary
- •Reference for Hungarian classes
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