Hungary has almost 10 million inhabitants, 92 % of which speak Hungarian as a native language. Approximately 4 million Hungarian speakers live in the neighboring countries as minorities, in the areas that were once part of the Kingdom of Hungary before World War I.
A humanist in the court of King Mátyás Corvinus stated with amazement:
“The Hungarians may be aristocrats or peasants but they all use the same language.”
English | Hungarian | Pronounciation |
---|---|---|
Hello/Bye | Szia | [see-ah] |
Good byel | Viszontlatásra! | [vee-sont-laa-taash-ra] |
Good Morning! | Jó reggelt! | [yo nah-pot] |
Good Afternoon! | Jó napot! | [yo reh-gelt]with hard G |
Good Evening! | Jó estét! | [yo esh-tate] |
Good Night! | Jó éjszakat! | [yo ay-sah-kat] |
Thank you! | Köszönom! | [kur-sur-nurm] |
Yes | Igen | [ee-gen]hard G like in "gate" |
No | Nem | [nem] |
You look good | Szép vagy | [sairp vodge] |
I love you! | Szeretlek! | [seh-ret-lek] |
Cheers! | Egészségedre! | [eges-shai-ged-re] |
A beer, please! | Egy sört kérek! | [edj shirt kay-rek] |
How much is it? | Mennyibe kerül? | [menn-yibe keh-rul] |
Excuse me! | Elnézést! | [el-nai-zeisht] |
Excuse me, I don't speak Hungarian. | Elnézést, nem beszélek magyarul. | [el-nai-zasht, nem be-sail-ek ma-dga-rool] |
How are you? | Hogy vagy? | [hodj vadj] |
I feel fine. | Jól vagyok. | [yol va-djok] |
I feel sick. | Nem vagyok jól / Beteg vagyok. | [nem va-dgokyol/be-tegvadgok] |
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