Everyday food and drink, plus some Hungarian dishes you will see on every menu. To order, use kérek with the accusative: Kérek egy kávét. (A coffee, please.) Before eating, say Jó étvágyat! (Enjoy your meal!), and when drinking, Egészségedre! (Cheers!). See Lesson 4.
Meals
| Hungarian | English |
|---|
| reggeli | breakfast |
| ebéd | lunch |
| vacsora | dinner, supper |
| étel | food, dish |
| előétel | starter |
| főétel | main course |
| desszert | dessert |
| étlap | menu |
Basics
| Hungarian | English |
|---|
| kenyér | bread |
| zsemle | bread roll |
| kifli | crescent roll |
| vaj | butter |
| sajt | cheese |
| tojás | egg |
| tej | milk |
| tejföl | sour cream |
| túró | curd cheese |
| joghurt | yoghurt |
| rizs | rice |
| tészta | pasta; pastry dough |
| leves | soup |
| saláta | salad; lettuce |
| só | salt |
| bors | black pepper |
| cukor | sugar |
| liszt | flour |
| olaj | oil |
| méz | honey |
| lekvár | jam |
Meat and fish
| Hungarian | English |
|---|
| hús | meat |
| csirke | chicken |
| sertéshús | pork |
| marhahús | beef |
| sonka | ham |
| kolbász | sausage |
| szalámi | salami |
| hal | fish |
Vegetables
| Hungarian | English |
|---|
| zöldség | vegetable |
| krumpli | potato |
| paradicsom | tomato |
| paprika | pepper (vegetable) |
| hagyma | onion |
| fokhagyma | garlic |
| uborka | cucumber |
| káposzta | cabbage |
| sárgarépa | carrot |
| gomba | mushroom |
| bab | beans |
| borsó | peas |
| kukorica | sweetcorn |
Fruit
| Hungarian | English |
|---|
| gyümölcs | fruit |
| alma | apple |
| körte | pear |
| szilva | plum |
| szőlő | grapes |
| cseresznye | cherry |
| meggy | sour cherry |
| eper | strawberry |
| Å‘szibarack | peach |
| sárgabarack | apricot |
| narancs | orange |
| citrom | lemon |
| banán | banana |
| dinnye | melon |
Drinks
| Hungarian | English |
|---|
| vÃz | water |
| ásványvÃz | mineral water |
| kávé | coffee |
| tea | tea |
| gyümölcslé | fruit juice |
| üdÃtÅ‘ | soft drink |
| sör | beer |
| bor | wine |
| fröccs | wine spritzer |
| pálinka | fruit brandy |
Sweets and Hungarian dishes
| Hungarian | English |
|---|
| sütemény | pastry, small cake |
| torta | cake, gateau |
| csokoládé | chocolate |
| fagylalt | ice cream |
| palacsinta | pancake |
| rétes | strudel |
| gulyás | goulash soup |
| pörkölt | stew |
| halászlé | fisherman's soup |
| lecsó | pepper and tomato ragout |
| főzelék | thick vegetable dish |
| lángos | fried flatbread |
| pogácsa | savoury scone |
Practise these words in the Vocabulary Trainer.