Budapest Xperience

With this hopefully useful article our aim is to help you feel more comfy among the people who speak this almost inhuman language. We assure you, we will prove that hungarian language is as beautiful language as any other fruit of Babel.

Let’s begin with the basics. These are the words which could be useful, if you know them.
yes:
in hungarian:         igen
pronunciation:        “ee-gen”
helping information:        hard G like in gate

no:
in hungarian:            nem
helping information:        not a difficult word

thank you:
in hungarian:            köszönöm
pronunciation:        “kur-sur-nurm”

please:
in hungarian:            kérek
pronunciation:        “care-ek”
helping information:        in the sense of “a beer, please”

please:
in hungarian:            legyen szíves
pronunciation:        “ledge-en see-vesh”
helping information:        in the sense of “be so kind as”

you’re welcome/ it’s nothing:
in hungarian:            szívesen/ nincs mit
pronunciation:        “see-vesh-en / ninch mit”

After the basics, let’s go on with some more basics, because we had to face the truth we can not make you a perfect hungarian speaker through this article…but do not let the sadness rule your heart we work on that. Until that time, study these phrases.

Hi, hello, bye:
in hungarian:         szia
pronunciation:        “see-ahh”
helping information:        (This is a little like the Italian “ciao”.)

Hi, hello, bye:
in hungarian:         sziasztok
pronunciation:        “see-ahh-stok”
helping information:        (For several people.)

Hello, Good day:
in hungarian:            Jó napot!
pronunciation:        “yo-na-pot”

Good morning:
in hungarian:         Jó reggelt!
pronunciation:         “yo-reh-gelt”

I love you:
in hungarian:         szeretlek
pronunciation:        “seh-ret-lek”

I love you:
in hungarian:            szeretlek titeket
pronunciation:         “seh-ret-lek tee-teh-ket”
helping information:        For several people

(I wish you a) happy birthday:
in hungarian:            boldog születésnapot (kívánok)
pronunciation:        “bol-dog soo-leh-tesh-na-pot (kee-va-nok)”

May God make you live long, or May God give a long life:
in hungarian:         Isten éltessen sokáig
pronunciation:        “Ish-ten airl-tesh-shen shock-ahh-ig”

I wish you a happy name day:
in hungarian:            boldog nevnapot kívánok
pronunciation:        “bol-dog nev-na-pot kee-va-nok”

That is for now,  and please send an e-mail if you have any question or you want to learn more.