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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PRON PRONUN UNCI CIAT ATIO IO
HINT HINT
PRON PRONUN UNCI CIAT ATIO IO OF HUNG HUNGAR ARIA IA VOWE VOWELS LS AN CONS CONSON ONAN ANTS TS GENERA GENERA
EXPRES EXPRESSIO SIONS NS
PERS PERSON ONAL AL NEED NEED
Y S TIME TIME NUMB NUMBER ERS, S, COLO COLORS RS
COMMUNICATIONS lo iitt
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by Educ Educat atio iona na Wash Washin ingt gton on
1989 1989 Educ Educat atio iona na
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TRANSPOR TRANSPOR ATIO
Serv Servic ices es Corp Corpor orat atio io .W iitt D.C. D.C. 2000 2000
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SOCIAL CUSTOM EXPRESSIONS
AN
POLITE
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INTRODUCTION
BASI
HUNGARIA
GRAMMA
(no recorded)
IMPORTANT SIGNS (no recorded)
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fact it closes rela ives
he
og
family ("Ugric" come from th Ol Russia word Ugre meaning "Hungarian") to whic Finnis also belongs. Othe language cl language spoken in orther Scandina ia Kola peninsul in northern Russia
in and, nd he
re an co bine with ariety of sounds or le ters inserted in th word or attached as prefixes or suffixes thereb modify ng th word show or example, er tense. ou will no ic that modifications. In Hungaria here co versatio al styl he language an of icia styl Th la er isth or formal la guag of rules, decisions, economic reports, etc. Conversational styl ss pronunciatio
of th Hungaria vowels an consonants Yo
Hungarian. Each Hungaria phrase is repeated then followed aloud.
Test show that
or sp ke 10to
time
PRONUNCIATIO
rememb re It is extremel
spoken by Hungarian-speaking people in conversation an ontel vision or radi ay them to yourself Tr to ronounce newspapers.
HINT
importan to make th distinctio
betwee long
pronunciatio ca completely change th meanin of Notice th word ," "h "h
word 6t
te tt th th re re iphthonqs' in separate syllable
t, un ar an each vowe indicate
te t, te t, tt ofte vary in pronunciatio dependin on adjacent sounds (o even on th social situation) Training your ea to detect thes variatio il harpen no nl your ro un iati skil bu also your understandin of spoken Hungarian. Despit th variations yo will hear th guid to pronunciatio spoken.
syll bl
ii
tw or ex mple th so nd ow in no hat,
iii
starts with th in boot.
UN IA ON
ewas
GA IA
ewl-ni tuz slightly
VOWELS
prolonge
and
Hungarian word
English approximation
Hungarian vowel
tewz
long ew to
all
long long
ayas
he
owel
and rue Debussy vu Utrecht
in day ayl-ni it
long short
awl-maw
ee
is
ir
see
eer
spOren
ol-vawsh
rew Debewssy vew Ewtrecht di rewcke spewren
0116
ol-Ioa
CONSONANTS
oet
dirt
slightly prolonge chute long
*The sounds
Hungarian
tsitsaw unoka u-no-kaw uttOrO oot-toe-rooe
with
iv
English
Hungarian
dropped) is pronounced above
cs
ch
chat
gy
dg
judge
j,ly
yas
*The sounds
in
and
choak gyerek dgerek yoa
ny
nyak nyawk
ny
GENERA
li
EXPRESSION MAGYA
(HUNGARIAN
sheyem sz ty
ty
SALUTATIONS
is ro ounc co
inatio
Yo
tyo'-6k
in
ik
Zhuzhaw Z,
in
is
are
ginger. For
en co sonant
in
or
ight Hart
HART·nay! Yoa AY·saw·kaat sony!
however,
got, exam le
Good evening, rs ar Good
f,
J6 napot!
Good morning, . H
it
zh
NAW-pot!
le
ell.
AW·lud·yon
yoal
e y
ar doubled, only
-nny or -tty.
nagyon j6 OE·rew.loek,
hodg
OrUltlk, hogy megismerhetem.
tem.
Yes, please
KOE·soe·noem
Koszonom
szepen
I·gen, KAY·rem.
Igen karem.
neem, taash-ral VISITS AN
INTRODUCTION
SE·ret·nay BE rnu-tawt-koz-nl NE·ki.
vi
Szeretne bemutat· ozni eki.
ENGLISH
PRONUNCIATION
SE·ret·nay
BE
MAGYA
(HUNGARIAN)
Szeretne
bemutat-
BE·say
Beszel angolul?
AWN·go
duce myself DAY·vaw· ZHU-
I·gen, edg
Devai.
.* Hodg HEEV·yaa Dent? or Hodg HEEV·nawk TAY-ged? yedg-kaar·tyaam. Ho
awn? or Hodg awdg
(formal) or Hogy hivnak teged? (informal) nevjegykartyam_ Hogy van? (for or og ag (informal)
HON·nawn yeett?
Id
Ne ungarian
j6 beszelek
ell. rul.
slowly.
Kerem, beszelje lassan.
en WSH· shawn.
Please repeat
Ismetelje,
tel·ye.
on't un er tand
Den DAY·vaw·i·oor? Den DAY·vaw-i·nay?
l)
law.
On Devaine?
understand.
Ertem.
AYR·tem. z I
on an jo t?
z i
from?
family? daughter son father mother husband wife
MAW-dgawr·or. saaq-roa yDE· voek.
Magyarorszagr61 jovok.
Ho LAW·kik?
Hollakik?
MAW-dgawr·or· aa -o AW kom.
Magyarorszagon lakom.
aw CHAW·laad· yaw? aw LAA-nyaw
ac;saladja?
aw AWP-ya aw AWNY·yaw aw FAYR·y aw FE·le·shay·g
az apja az anyj fe je felesege
or lu ch
bayd-ra? EL·yeen·ne
re kfast? or lunc fo coffee fo dinner fo drinks
HOZ-
E·bayd·re edg VAW·cho·raa·raw edg l-tawl-raw
Eljonn
hozzar
ebedre vacsorara gy italra
lany
10 p.m.
PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN)
Devain home?
ENGLISH
IATI
AGYA
O'Tf-hon
rez-tern MAW· gawm. Ad SEE.vaa-yesh EWD-voez·le·te·
se te
OG·l wl·y
n
HE
or FOG·lawl·yaw·
ARIA
dgo·goa·awn
back?)
se
(H
vlszontlatasra,
olthon vissza?
Pl
PR
at szivelye vozlet me
h CHAW·laad·yaa· nawk.
or Foglaljana
csaladlanak.
helyel gain soon
Ne DO-haany zorn.
don't,
·b dgooy.taw.nom? rs
I·gen. TER·may-se· te-shen,
Ne
dohanyzom,
ragyujtanom? Igen Terrnasze tesen.
edg
moo·tawr·toa. Than Yo
yo ar
welc me
bawnk? th
drugstore ta -s
th
tarte.
departmen store
KOE·soe·noem.
Koszonom.
SEE·ve·shen.
Szivesen.
SE·ret·n
Sz retn enni valamit?
vet-shayq
Nem, koszonom
shayg
EN·n
templo rnuzeurn az Amerikai Kovetseg
eat?
rendorse Nem, KOE·soenoern.
coffee edg CHAY·se
th
hospital KAY·rem,
sz-re-u
sz
ka
idio
U·
NE-k E·ze aw TAYR·kay-pen.
KAA·vay. *H ngaria
ol
NE·ve?
Karem, mutass ezen
terk pen.
PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN)
ENGLISH
IO
Y E
yewnk?
Yes.
I·gen.
Igen.
No.
Nem.
Nem.
LE·dge O·yawn SEE·vesh.
Legy ol an szives.
KAY·rem.
Karem.
kind. Please.
lam~. thirsty
ou'r
ri ht
NAW·dgon SAY·pe KOE·soe·noem.
Nagyon szepen kOszonom.
I·gaw·za
Igaz
yawn
SHAWY·naa·lom. AY·rem O· chaash-shon meg!
MON·daw·ni. Ne
Tlf-dom,
MEG·le·het.
AY·hes VAW·dgok. sorn-yawsh
Ehes vagyok szomjas
arem
ou ar
elco e.
lSszonom segitseget. Remek.·
SEE·ve·shen.
Szivesen.
rnondant,"
z6ra se erdemes.
yuk.
tudo
Meglehet.
le
RE·mek.
SO ·raw shem AYR·de·mesh.
il
Ne
vawn
OE·s e· oe aw SH E·geet·shay· get.
me. Well do e.
u-m, that.
van.
ajnalo
Sietek.
ME·le·ge
Bocsanat, much.
SHI·e·tek.
PERSONAL NEED
id FOOD
There'
no telling.
restroom?
Ne
LE·het TUD·ni
supermarket?
doa?
....,
OOE· VAY·tsay szeretnem city. rosht.
varost,
BAY·TSAY·aa·ru· haaz? aw HAWL.pi. awls
aruhaz? halpia
he ba er th floris let aw DO·haany bolt
dohanybol
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN)
th
dr
leaner tee-tea LKAWP haw-toa? BAW-naan bawb MAWR·haw· hoosh BIFS-tek shoer FE-ke-Ie AA-fonyaw KE·nyayr vawy KAA-pos·law KAWR·fi-ol SH EW-te-mayny KAW-Iaach
appl!!_s? bananas beans beef beefsteak beer blueberries bread buller cabbage cauliflower cookies
AII1'I~ kaphato?
bifszlek sar fekete afonya kenyer kaposzta karfiol sUtemeny kalacs
TOR-law
cheese
shawyl
torta cukorka edesseg sajl
chicken chocolate coffee ld
CHIR-ke
csirke kave felvagott
goulash ham herring ic ream lamb lemons leeks lettuce meat milk mushrooms nuts peanuts oil onions oranges pastries peaches
PRONUNCIATION
DEB-re-tse-ni KOL-baas SOOE-Iooe EG-resh DAW-raalt MAWR-haw· hOosh GU·yaash-le-vesh SHON-kaw HE-ring FAWDG·lawlt BAA·raany TSIT-rom
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
debreceni kolbasz szolo egres daralt marhahus
gulyasleves sonka hering fagylall barany cilrom
POA-ray·hawdg· maw
porehaqyma
hOosh tey
hus lej
GOM-baw DI-yoa MO-dgo-roa
gomba di6 mogyor6
HAWDG·maw
hagyma
UK· 'oJte·mayny
merry
rawtsk kdrte borso
waler) whippe
Polish sausag (not kosher rapes gooseberries
banan bab marhahus
(Jewish challah) cake
KAA-vay FEL·vaa-goll
ENGLISH
pickles re
TEY -seen-haw
tejszinhab krsm
cucumbers currants
U-bor-kaw RI-biz-Ii
uborka ribizli
fish frankfurlers
hawl VIRSH-li
hal virsli
plums pork
E-Ise·tesh SHAW-yaw· nyOo·shaag SIL·vaw DIS·noa·hoosh
dlsznohus
KRUMp·li MAAL·naw
ru li rnalna
eceles savanyusag szilva
potatoes
raspberries
(slang
pe
MAGYA
PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH
ay
pe
on
NY nyi·be E· rewl NAW-pon· taw? HAW·von·taw
Eg j()_ll szoba! szeretnek,
csendesebb kisebb MEG·kawp·hawtszobakulcsomat? baw-kul-chomawt?
room?
va
need
ed in
·n
AADG·ne-mewt KAY·rek.
ABYllem!it
le se ha thes clothe laundered.
KAY·rem TIS·tee(t)· saak ·ze· et aw RU·haa·kawt
Karem, tisztitsak
VEDG·tis·tee·taasht kay-rek,
Vegytisztitast kerek,
Thes
clothe
tomorrow. karek.
orr6 iz jegkockakat kawt ic
ater pillow
th
VAW·shaw· laasht
address.
vecepapirt taxi. Faradt vagyok
Ia dgok.
manager.
OL nawp taw-zorn. SE·ret·nay
tcdrasz borbely
ruhakatl
vasalast Mikorr leszne kasz?
L·
Holnap elutazom
BE
Szeretne beszelnl menedzserrel
TSEE·mem.
cimem.
KAY·rem, KEWLD· ye U·taa·nawm aw POSH·taa mawt.
Kerem, kiildj
KAY·rem, TE·le-fo· naal-yon edg TAW·xi-ayrl.
Kerem, telefonal·
KAY-rem, HEEV yon edg TAW·
Ia dgok.
12
turdoszoba?
ned-zher-rel,
edg PAAR·naat
peert edg kaw-roat
Kerem, ebressze el reggel atkor.
hairdresser arbe ho
re geli
van?
(HUNGARIAN
FEWR.dooe·so· baw? FOD·raas BOR-bay
MI·kor·raw LES· ek ka s? e·1i is vawn?
MAGYA
HAWT·kor.
cleaned. pressed ik
PRONUNCIATION
KAY·rem, AYB·res·
bathroom?
olcsobb
OL-choabb
ENGLISH
ennyib keru ~apont~? hetente havonta
Edg yobb SO-baa cheaper
(HUNGARIAN
13
postamat.
taxiert,
taxtt,
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
TH Tu restaurant?
ST
ENGLISH
(H
RANT
am
AW-yaan-Iawni edg ter-met?
le·gesh·shay·ge?
pincer fle~
pincerno
ebedet
redi
ar s?
esti frissito shee·tooet KOENY.nyew VAW·cho·raat
KAY·rem, HOZ·zo edg VIL-Iaat.
he bill
ou ar
AYT-Iaw-pot?
menu?
Kerem, hozzon ek eg villat
eppe su ar
TAA·nyayrt
tanyert
KAW·naw·lawt
kanalat
TSUK·rot
cukrot ecetet
KE.nye·ret aysh
Elfogadnak hitelkartyat?
SAAM·laat.
welcome.
EMERGENC
KOE·soe·noem.
KoszoniSm.
KAY·rem.
Kerem.
SITUATIONS
Ne
glas knif plat napkin po
om om
konnyu vacsorat
EL.fo·gawd·nawk Hl-tal-kaartyaat?
YR-zem
oa
kem? BAWL·e·shet TOER·taynt.
accident.
KAY-rem, HEEV-y aw MEN·tooe ket.
ambulance. ha 's
he
Balese
mentoket,
tter
vajat
EV na
winelist
aw rendorseget?
get? to ay's
tortent.
nu
·i AYT· lawp-roal?
etlapr61? here? Someone's
itt? ill.
be-te-qe-dett, 14
15
dett.
ENGLISH
PR
IATI
AG
(H
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
IA
holiday doctor,
vosht, passport.
holnap
aw OOT-Ie-ve Ie-met.
uttevelernet.
HOL-nawp-u-taan
holnaputan
tomorrow aw MI-n wp
minap*
yesterday
so-mawt
a h
a c awl
aj HAY-len
FE-Ie-shaygem_
felesegem_ ex
husband.
Sunday
this comi Sunday
YOE-vo VAWshaar-nawp
jove vasarnap
shaar-nawp
children,
Sundays
loa-shaag Mara eleg_"
Monday January Wednesday
February HE
csutertok
MAAR-tsi-ush
March
pentek szombat
marcius
aprilis
May
MAA-yush
malus
June
YOO-ni-ush
junius
julius on weekdays
HAYT-koez-nawpo-kon
16
Mtkoznapokon
ri
17
ENGLISH
PRONUNCIATION
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN)
August
AWU·gus·tush
augusztus
September
SEP·tem·ber
szeptember
snow hail
oktober
dorogni
November
NO·vem·ber
november
December
DE-tsem·ber
december
Vawn edg NAWP· taa-raw?
Va
calendar?
TIME
gy naptar
minute
perts
perc
second hour
TAW·vawy
tavaly
on
econ
edg
perts SEASONS-WEATHER
wo
econds
spring summer
nyaar
nyar
fall
ooes
asz
winter
tayl
tel
weathe
te
second edg OA·raw
iv
hour
on holnap?
clear cloudy cool cold foggy sunny windy
thir tiszta felhas huv6s hideg kodos napos szeles Zivataro olna
It
tomorrow.
fog. 18
minute
twen
l)G_DE_"rly6e.rew
egyora
oe OA·raw
inut
te
tomorrow? i·do les. TIS·taw FEL·hooesh HEW·voesh HI·deg KDE-doesh NAW·posh SE·lesh
ke milsodperc
perts
today? HOL·nawp?
kayt MAA·shod perts
edg perts
te
pe ts
inutes inutes
HAWR·mints
pe ts
now? yawn. er OOL· ya HAA·rom· ne dged te z.
Det
lesznek. esn_ fog.
in te efor te o'clock.
oo eleven o'clock.
ya n.
pe nulv il omnegy
van.
iz
ENGLISH
PRONUNCIATION
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
Fayl HAA-ro vawn,
edg
PRONUNCIATION
MAGYA
(HUNGARIAN
sixty seventy
NUMBERS one
ENGLISH
LT
eighty egy
two
four
naydg
negy
five
oe
ot
on
hundre
tw
hu dred
on
thousand
KAYT-saaz
kstszaz
egymillio
hat COLORS
nyolc nine
eleven
TI-zen-edg
tizenegy
twelve
Tl-zen-ket tooe
tlzenketto
thirteen fourteen
TI-zen-naydg
tizennegy
blue brown yellow white
tlzenot green purple rose pink gray beige
sixteen
eighteen nineteen
BAWR-nat
bamat
FE-hay-ret
Ieheret feketet
ZOEL-det BI-bort ROA-zhaw-seent ROA-zhaw-seent SEWR-kayt bayzht
zoldet
bibort rozsaszmt
rozsasnnt
szurket bezst
COMMUNICATIONS
huszonharom Ho
thirty forty
NEDG-ven
negyven otven
20
office?
postahivatal
taw-hi-vaw-tawl? Ho AWD-haw-to ezt?
this? 21
ENGLISH
this re_aistered.
parcel os ir clas insured some p_I)_s_tag s!l'lmp~? ai letter
PRONUNCIATION
SE-ret-nay ez AW·1aCl_n_l.yaw KEWL-de·ni. LAY·gi·posh-taan CHO·mawg-bawn EL-shooe OS taa-yon BIZ-to-sheet·vaw KAWP·hawt-nayk NAY-haan EI~Y ye~t? LAY·gi·posh·taw PAW·peert LE-ve·le.zooelaw-pot EN -n i-be
postage?
tain printe matter. food clothing personal belongings fragil material
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
ajanlv
IA
ENGLISH
IA
z K
ki.ildeni.
kerulni?
it
megerkezni?
legipostan csomagban elso osztalyo
TH
TELEPHON
biztositva ap at ek
nehany
beIYE!~et? legipost
apir font?
levelezolapot
ki.ildemeny?
directory?
de-mayny? mawg-bawn NYOM-tawtvaan yawn AY·lel·mi-ser RU·haw·ne·mew SE.may·yesh TAAR·dgawk TOE.ray·keny
ez ban l1yomtl!tvan van. elelmiszer ruhanemu szernelyes targyak ttir ke holm
USE·ret·nayk. Long distance
Interurban.
IN·ter·ur·baan. SA
ba
szerenek,
AY
Szabad kive
USA.
telex.
tele on
TAA·vi·raw·toz·ni SE·ret·nay aw E·dge·shewlt AAL·law·mok· baw.
Taviratozni
TE·le·xez·ni SE·ret nayk.
Telexezni szsretnek.
Egyesi.ilt Allamokba.
beszelek
a b Please change bills.
KAY·rem, VAALT· eI Kl-shebb TSEEM· le-tek-re,
letekre.
PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH coins Hungaria
forint
exchange?
traveler's checks?
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
AWP-roa-raw MAW-dgawr FO-rint-raw
aprora magyar forintra
aw taa- hi taw?
az tval as nita?
T- aalAA
AA-ru-see-tawnawk TRAW-vele CHEK-ket
R( csonakot
AWU-toa-bust
bus
autebuszt autot
lovat villamost RAILWA
TRAVEL
Arusitanak traveler csekket? maash?
AT CUSTOM VAAM-haw-toashaa AY-pew le-te? Ez aw CHO- aw gom.
luggage_
ye-Ien-te-ni VAW· loam.
declare.
oash I-ro-daw
vilmhatosag epUlete? Ez
KAY-rek edg timetable.
-------
to Miskolc? jelenten
alom
trunk? suitcase handbag
l!icycle?
OF TRANSPORTATION Ho TAW-Iaa-Io edg KE-raykpaart?
EL-shooe OS-taa
yon
ez?
budapest pest depart
VO-nawt? o- hi
kerekpart?
erUI
vo at
id
TRANSPORTATION MEAN
train? specia
kezitaskamat
ennyib
medg re?
csom agtarto mat? oor6nd6met
KE
raw? ticket
VAAM-men·tesh ez? BE·chuk-haw-tom aw CHO-mawg tawr-toa-mawt? BOOE-roen-doemet KAY-zi-taashkaa-mawt
NY·n i·
csornaqom,
-b
ben? HAA-Ioa-ko·chi
halokocsl
vonat?
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
DO-haany-zoa KO-chi
dohiln
ENGLISH
PRONUNCIATION
oc south? north west east
za
DAYL-re?
delre?
AY-sawk-raw NYU-gawt-raw KE-Iet-re
eszakra nyugatra keletre
Yoa AAL-Iaw-pot
ve?
good condition?
li oot? ross
poor
na
rossz
Ho KEL-he-tewnk aa aw FO-yoan?
e b
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
edg TAW-xi-hoz. w B
taxlhoz,
MI-yen MES-si-r
ferry?
I·ye
DGAWK·
foly6n? Milyen messzire Milyen gyakra
komp? it to
Gyor?
Haan
Kl-lo-rnay
nen Dgooer? EL-tay-ved-tem, HE·gee-te-ne NE-kem?
terig? tay-rig?
MEG·mu-tawt-naa aw U·tawt KE-resh·ne NE kern edg U·ti· kaw-Iaw-uzt?
!t_o_p?
meq-aal-loa? maash DRIVIN
AN AUTO OBIL
egall6?
E· -nek aw UT·tsaa· nawk? Turn right.
FOR·dul-yon YOBB-raw.
Tu
FOR·dul·yon BAWL-raw.
le
Hany kilometerr
MEN·ye E·dge·ne shen E.looe·re. 26 27
Eltevedtem segi tene neke
utat? eresne ne em egy litikalauzt
az utcanak? Fo dulj or uljo
jo br balra.
Menjen egyenese elore.
ENGLISH
IA
ENGLISH
PRONUNCIATION
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
O·law·yoz-zaw village?
lu?
th
aw RENO·ooer· shayg
police statio
th
railroad phon th airpor ot
aw VAW·sho'"&t aw TE·le·fo aw RE-pew.looe. tayr O· el
kocsit benzlnkut rendorse
aw KO·chi windshield
vasu telefo repulote
djus th
rake
aw SAYL-vay dooet AAL·leet-chaw ket
te
szelvedot
fakeket
TAWN·kot. s s servic
station?
edg AWU·toayaw-vee-toat?
aut6javit6t?
brakes steering lights clutch transmission
car? tea-tee-pushhoz? KAY·rem, TOELT.
Kerem, toltso vize a-hutobe
HEW.tooe·be. aw DGER-tyaa kawt
oi pressure ue
stem
gyertyakat start.
fakekkel kormannyal himpakkal kuplunggal transzmisszi6val otalnyomassal uzemanyag rendszerrel
EG-yaw.vee-tawre-ket?
olajat sereljen
laja
levegonyomast
kereket?
take?
o-taw-yawt aw LE.ve-gooe. nyo-rnaasht
rawl. FAY·kek-kel KOR·maany. nyawl LAAM·paak-kawl KUP·lung·gawl TRAWN·mis·si· oa-vawl O-Iawy-nyo· maash-shal EW·zem·awyawg RE ser-rel
la motorral.
IN·dul.
mu-laa-tort aw O·law· yawt
VAW-Iaw-mi bawy
NY nyi· fo KE-rewl-ni?
cost? Th nk
ou
KOE-soe·noem.
kerUlni? Koszonom.
ifferent th ghts in co texts. si sary rds, ow ver, th re re xpressio th
th in
ri
ti
il
th se
cesrase
ic te
lt
Hogy vagy?-yo
sh ul
no jot. If yo 'v
late fo te
"pre ch te iszik. earnin th il st
yo
Vize predika es bort ri ns se dail
ri ks in "extr rd th so
ne
rsta
an resp ct
yo Th
with "That'
othe perso
sz
ld
ma acknowledg
baj. An when
al right"-Semmi
Tessek,
ly frie
ks"-
t, yo lo iz hogy kesa iottem.
r,
in
cuse me"-Bocsanat. your apolog
th
em
it ro
ri
rriv
re ly "Fin
"Goo
etvagyat-and
tite"-J6
in making
Egeszsegere. ngarian- edve
in
simply
ember.
"C ngratulati
s"-Gratu/a/ok.
fi
lly,
ttin
Egeszsegunkre. family
it
ungarian na es you'll hear th
Devai"-Devai self
Zsuzsa
ri
person's last
intr
to
ll
erself
aton
eren ne When
speaking to strangers, Hungarians addres en it wome with "Madam"-Ho/gyem-or -Uram-and
"Sir more
married-Asszonyom. To gr
an th r,
ri
"Good gge/tan "Goo night" ri
ri
ej
ou "Fin
evening"
akat To take le ve
ld
re ly co ld
rnin
"Goo
s,
bye"-A
sa "G
og
fo
te
rs -hivatalos
setetni az utcan-a ia
im
sc
be read to ad ir
ly fi
ic
im
rk y. If
famous Hungaria monument "beautiful"-gyonyorilek,
esting"-erdekesek, "H ve
fo
trip"-Jo
ror scen "inter-
or "gorgeous"-csoda/atosak.
utat-and
And
"Good luck"-Minden
tot. taken
you"-Koszonden nd re thin in
resp se nom jot-or, van. In re
"Everything's goin se th ti
are going
do/gok?-you should repl with "Thinq -Koszono inde rend en van-or "AI 30
th
ly
n?
ti it
street"-vegig-
in
re
ry le ra ida utan-when
ll
in
rd
is
31
re
iz
th
he correc
Hung rian
televizio
gulyas bank Mr
BASI
ronunciation
videotechnika
muzeum
csekk drinkMr titm
HUNGARIA
Verb take personal ending referrin to th person (1st 2nd, (definite, indefinite). Se tud (t know in he rese indefinite (en) know
Hungarian-Nagyon
GRAMMA
he/she (0) knows (On) know we (mi) know you (ti) know they (ok) know
io!
Minden iot!
tudok tudsz tud
definite tudom tudod tud@_
tudunk tudtok tudnak tudnak
tUdiJ!! tUdjatok tud@i tudM!
ense
Examples: Ne Ne
tudo magyarl,ll tudom.
Othe suffix t/ / w
HALAsZLI~ Bee UJHAZI TYUKLEVE
PGRKOLT
TGLTOT
KApOSZTA
PALACSINTA
rece
th person
en in s:
d l
d / / m
Th verb person
May
close ...
(formal)
an they) in sentence you)
example, va You What
LlBAMAJ
ca
don' know (speak Hungarian.
What is his?
this?
Prefixes (for example, at-, fe/an ng of th er ad
og
od fy or change th to mail
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Personal suffixes ar
dded afte some
th case ndings
ma be used fo em hasi Wh
i/ he
ro ouns Fo xa ple, -nek case), -em indicates lime:
ac
or
Segitene nekem?
Ther is no gender distinctio in th thir person singular th he sh or it. In th seco erso (you), friends children co-workers an relative ma be addresse informally usin th form te (singular) or ti (plural), meanin addr ssed form lly, si On ("you, plural). Fo example: te
"y
Onok
Ho
ar yo
(informal)
Ho
ar yo
(formal)
fo Noun ma take ne or endi gs to ex ress th number (singula or plural an th possesso (perso an number). For exampl gyerekleilm
Woul
0,
Szeged re Miskole ra besztH ek tud ok
Szegedre Miskolera beszelek tudok
uffi (for ex mple th lu al suffix five vari nt (for ex mple differen linkin vowels Fo example:
wit brakes
brak /plural/ with
fter umbers one/minute
ouns remain
instrumental case.) th
to Szeged to Miskol spea know by taking states brakes
called "cases." Ther ar 17cases in Hungarian. Th ending tl ft or more suffixes
th
e?
6):
child/pl. possessive/m
(The suffi -kel indicate
el
ts fi That is thos noun nd verb co tainin nl fron vo ls (j) will take front-vowe variants of suffixes (e, t, t, 6, 6, (i.e., suffix ontainin fron vowels othe or will take back-vowel variants (i.e., containing th back vowels a, u,
!I!l children
fekleklkel
ou
in ular
ten/minute
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PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN
ENGLISH
PRONUNCIATION
MAGYAR (HUNGARIAN)
gepjarmuve
IMPORTAN
SIGN
TI-Iosh
Bridge
heed
hid
Careful
VI·dgaa-zawt
vigyazat
Caution
OA-vaw-toa-shawn
ovatosan
Closed
ZAAR-vaw
zarva
Dangerou
curv
VE-say·yes nyawr
Danger
VE-say
De
ZHAAK-ut·sa
en
No vehicles TI-Iosh VAA-raw-koz-ni TI-Iosh
KAW-
TE-re-Iaysh
Detour
Do 't sm ke
DO-haa-nyoz-ni THosh
ohSnyozn
Emergenc
VAYS-ki-yaa-rawt
veszkijarat
Entrance
BE·yaa·rawt
bejarat
Exit
KI·yaa·rawt
kijarat
EL-shooe-she-gayaal-lo-meash
elsosegelyallomas
LAWSH·shawn hawych
lassan
BAWL-raw tawrch
balr
YOBB-raw tawrch
obbr
VAY-tsay
W_C.
KAW.nyaw·ro· daas BAWL·ra
kanyarodas
FOOE-oot-vo-nawl KEZ-dooe-dik
foutvona
Men
FAYR-fi-awk
ferfiak
No admittanc
BE·layp·ni Tl-los
st sl
Lavatory ft ro
tilo
UT-sa
tereles ta
rs
varakozn
o s
BE·hawy-taw-ni TI·losh
exit
behaj-
Parking tilo yaw
le
Railroad crossin yaa-roa YOBB·raw Sh rp turn HE kor-laa-to-zeash
ajts Subway
tart
MEN-y!, baar-meyi ~O-t
tart
tilo
uton
z i
balr kezdodik
menjen barmelyi
I·raany·bawn Tunnel
AW-Iaw-goot
alagut
oe TON·na Women
nooek
nok
