A hundred of the most useful Hungarian verbs, given in the dictionary form. Hungarian dictionaries list verbs in the "he/she" form of the present tense, because it is the bare stem: ▶ olvas -ik , such as ▶ lakik -ni : ▶ olvasni ▶ lakni Verb Conjugation page, and present-tense endings are in Lesson 5 .
The essentials Hungarian English ▶ van to be ▶ lesz to become, will be ▶ csinál to do, make ▶ megy to go ▶ jön to come ▶ tud to know; can ▶ akar to want ▶ szeret to like, love ▶ kell to be necessary, must ▶ lát to see ▶ hall to hear ▶ mond to say ▶ ad to give ▶ kap to get, receive ▶ vesz to take; to buy ▶ tesz to put ▶ visz to carry, take ▶ hoz to bring ▶ marad to stay ▶ él to live, be alive ▶ lakik to live (somewhere) ▶ eszik to eat ▶ iszik to drink ▶ alszik to sleep
Talking and thinking Hungarian English ▶ beszél to speak ▶ kérdez to ask (a question) ▶ kér to ask for ▶ válaszol to answer ▶ mesél to tell (a story) ▶ magyaráz to explain ▶ hÃv to call ▶ telefonál to phone ▶ gondol to think ▶ hisz to believe ▶ ért to understand ▶ ismer to know (a person, a place) ▶ emlékszik to remember ▶ elfelejt to forget ▶ dönt to decide ▶ érez to feel ▶ fél to be afraid ▶ tetszik to be pleasing, appeal to ▶ nevet to laugh ▶ sÃr to cry ▶ énekel to sing ▶ hallgat to listen; to be silent ▶ néz to look at, watch
Learning and work Hungarian English ▶ tanul to study, learn ▶ tanÃt to teach ▶ olvas to read ▶ Ãr to write ▶ számol to count ▶ fordÃt to translate; to turn ▶ dolgozik to work ▶ segÃt to help ▶ használ to use ▶ keres to look for; to earn ▶ talál to find ▶ próbál to try ▶ gyakorol to practise ▶ kezd to begin ▶ befejez to finish ▶ küld to send ▶ mutat to show ▶ javÃt to repair, correct
Moving around Hungarian English ▶ jár to go (regularly), attend ▶ sétál to walk, stroll ▶ fut to run ▶ siet to hurry ▶ ül to sit ▶ áll to stand ▶ fekszik to lie (down) ▶ utazik to travel ▶ érkezik to arrive ▶ indul to set off, depart ▶ vezet to drive; to lead ▶ úszik to swim ▶ repül to fly ▶ vár to wait
Daily life Hungarian English ▶ ébred to wake up ▶ felkel to get up ▶ zuhanyozik to have a shower ▶ öltözik to get dressed ▶ fÅ‘z to cook ▶ mos to wash ▶ takarÃt to clean ▶ vásárol to shop ▶ fizet to pay ▶ kerül to cost ▶ pihen to rest ▶ játszik to play ▶ nyit to open ▶ zár to close, lock ▶ fáj to hurt ▶ születik to be born ▶ meghal to die ▶ nyer to win ▶ veszÃt to lose ▶ változik to change ▶ fog to hold; will (future)
Practise these words in the Vocabulary Trainer .