An adjective describes a person or thing: means hungry. Hungarian has no grammatical gender: the same adjective works for any person. Identity and descriptions omit in the third person, but locations keep them:
Identity and polite address
Hungarian has no grammatical gender. A pronoun stands for a person: . means he or she. Polite singular uses the third-person verb; polite plural uses third-person plural. Familiar is for Lili and friends.
The present tense describes now or a habit. Be forms are . Third-person present identity or adjective statements normally omit be: , . Location keeps it: . A subject is who the verb describes.
| Person | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| I — be | ||
| I — be | ||
| you, familiar — be | ||
| you, familiar — be | ||
| · | he/she/you polite — be | |
| he/she/you polite — be | ||
| we — be | ||
| we — be | ||
| you familiar plural — be | ||
| you familiar plural — be | ||
| · | they/you polite plural — be | |
| they/you polite plural — be | ||
Én vagyok az új szomszéd.I am the new neighbour.
Te vagy Lili.You are Lili.
Ő itt van.He/she is here.
Mi itt vagyunk.We are here.
Ti itt vagytok.You are here, familiar plural.
Ők itt vannak.They are here.
Reading Hungarian
Hungarian stress falls on the first syllable. Read as sh in ship, as s in sun, as ts, and as ch in chair. Accents belong to the spelling: and differ in length; and also differ in vowel quality. Keep the accents when writing.
Read as a single palatal n, like Spanish ñ. and are single palatal d and t sounds, made with the tongue toward the hard palate; English approximations are only a starting aid. sounds like the s in measure. Double consonants are held longer: is a long , a long . Listen to the whole word and keep the native spelling.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I am the new neighbour.
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You are Lili.
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He/she is here.
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We are here.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form 1
Choose the right word for the gap.
Én itt.
I am here.
Te itt.
You (familiar singular) are here.
Ő itt.
He/she is here.
Mi itt.
We are here.
Ti itt.
You (familiar plural) are here.
Ők itt.
They are here.
Én az új szomszéd.
I am the new neighbour.
Choose the form 2
Choose the right word for the gap.
Te Lili.
You are Lili.
Ő itt .
He/she is here.
Mi itt .
We are here.
Ti itt .
You are here, familiar plural.
Ők itt .
They are here.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Recall the form 1
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Én itt.
I am here.
Te itt.
You (familiar singular) are here.
Ő itt.
He/she is here.
Mi itt.
We are here.
Ti itt.
You (familiar plural) are here.
Ők itt.
They are here.
Én az új szomszéd.
I am the new neighbour.
Recall the form 2
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Te Lili.
You are Lili.
Ő itt .
He/she is here.
Mi itt .
We are here.
Ti itt .
You are here, familiar plural.
Ők itt .
They are here.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I am the new neighbour.
You are Lili.
He/she is here.
We are here.
You are here, familiar plural.
They are here.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I am the new neighbour.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I am the new neighbour.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
You are Lili.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
You are Lili.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
He/she is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
We are here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
We are here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
