Here are the new words and phrases from this lesson.
Hello and goodbye
| Hungarian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|
| szia | hi, bye (to one friend) | SI-yaw |
| sziasztok | hi, bye (to several friends) | SI-yaws-tok |
| helló | hello | HEL-loh |
| jó reggelt | good morning | yoh REG-gelt |
| jó napot | good day, hello | yoh NAW-pot |
| jó estét | good evening | yoh ESH-tayt |
| jó éjszakát | good night | yoh AY-saw-kaat |
| kívánok | I wish (makes greetings polite) | KEE-vaa-nok |
| viszontlátásra | goodbye | VI-sont-laa-taash-raw |
| viszlát | bye | VIS-laat |
Polite words
| Hungarian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|
| köszönöm | thank you | KÖ-sö-nöm |
| köszönöm szépen | thank you very much | KÖ-sö-nöm SAY-pen |
| köszi | thanks | KÖ-si |
| szívesen | you're welcome | SEE-veh-shen |
| kérem | please (polite) | KAY-rem |
| kérlek | please (to a friend) | KAYR-lek |
| legyen szíves | please, be so kind | LEH-dyen SEE-vesh |
| tessék | here you are; yes?; pardon? | TESH-shayk |
| bocsánat | sorry | BO-chaa-nawt |
| elnézést | excuse me | EL-nay-zaysht |
| igen | yes | I-gen |
| nem | no, not | nem |
| persze | of course | PER-seh |
How are you?
| Hungarian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|
| Hogy vagy? | How are you? (to a friend) | hody vawdy |
| Hogy van? | How are you? (polite) | hody vawn |
| Jól vagyok. | I'm well. | yohl VAW-dyok |
| jól | well | yohl |
| nagyon | very | NAW-dyon |
| Megvagyok. | I'm getting by. | MEG-vaw-dyok |
| és | and | aysh |
| te | you (friendly) | teh |
| Ön | you (polite) | ön |
Names and introductions
| Hungarian | English | Pronunciation |
|---|
| a nevem | my name (is) | aw NEH-vem |
| vagyok | I am | VAW-dyok |
| Hogy hívnak? | What's your name? (to a friend) | hody HEEV-nawk |
| Hogy hívják? | What's your name? (polite) | hody HEEV-yaak |
| Örülök! | Nice to meet you! | Ö-rü-lök |
| angol | English | AWN-gol |
| amerikai | American | AW-meh-ri-kaw-i |
| magyar | Hungarian | MAW-dyawr |
| Nem értem. | I don't understand. | nem AYR-tem |
| Beszél angolul? | Do you speak English? (polite) | BEH-sayl AWN-go-lul |
| magyarul | in Hungarian | MAW-dyaw-rul |
| angolul | in English | AWN-go-lul |
| egy kicsit | a little | edy KI-chit |
| lassabban | more slowly | LAWSH-shawb-bawn |
| még egyszer | once more | mayg EDY-ser |