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Hungarian in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Egy, két, kettő

An ordinal says a position in a sequence: , first. A table label is different: is table number three. Keep nouns singular after a number: .

Counting things and phone digits

Numbers 0–10 are . Two before a noun is usually : . Standalone two is . The noun after a number stays singular.

Ask , Possessive can mean his/her or polite your. Read a Hungarian phone number digit by digit, including for the domestic prefix. Number labels can use : the object with number one/two/three/seven.

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Form	Example	Meaning
		There are two keys.
There are two keys.
		There are two keys.
There are two keys.
		There are six chairs.
There are six chairs.
		One, two, three.
One, two, three.
		How many keys do you have?
How many keys do you have?
		Table number three.
Table number three.

Két kulcs van.There are two keys.
Hat szék van.There are six chairs.
Egy, kettő, három.One, two, three.
Hány kulcsa van?How many keys do you have?
A hármas asztal.Table number three.

For the bonus story, learn the whole time chunks at five in the morning and it is seven o’clock. The ending -kor says at a time. Full clock expressions are taught in module five.

Kérek, kérem, szeretnék

Requests with an object

Indefinite is used for an unspecified thing: . Definite is used for a specified thing: . Full indefinite ; definite .

is a polite I would like chunk: , . Numbers 11–20 are .

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I would like a tea.
I would like a tea.
		I ask for the bill.
I ask for the bill.
		You ask for a tea.
You ask for a tea.
		You ask for the bill.
You ask for the bill.
		He/she asks for a tea.
He/she asks for a tea.
		He/she asks for the bill.
He/she asks for the bill.

Egy teát kérek.I would like a tea.
A számlát kérem.I ask for the bill.
Te egy teát kérsz.You ask for a tea.
Te a számlát kéred.You ask for the bill.
Ő egy teát kér.He/she asks for a tea.
Ő a számlát kéri.He/she asks for the bill.

Száz, ezer, forint

Forint prices

This story uses forints. To read its prices, learn hundreds and thousands now: . After a number, stays singular. A euro is , a different currency. The prices are fictional course values.

The tens are . Compounds use and below thirty: , but . Ask A price can be a third-person noun statement without be: .

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Eight hundred forints.
Eight hundred forints.
		The tea is five hundred forints.
The tea is five hundred forints.
		The roll is two hundred forints.
The roll is two hundred forints.
		Twenty-one: twenty plus one.
Twenty-one: twenty plus one.
		The coffee is eight hundred forints.
The coffee is eight hundred forints.
		The bill is seven hundred forints.
The bill is seven hundred forints.

Nyolcszáz forint.Eight hundred forints.
A tea ötszáz forint.The tea is five hundred forints.
A zsemle kétszáz forint.The roll is two hundred forints.
Huszonegy: húsz és egy.Twenty-one: twenty plus one.
A kávé nyolcszáz forint.The coffee is eight hundred forints.
A számla hétszáz forint.The bill is seven hundred forints.

The scene uses for is afraid of cats. Learn this as a whole expression here. In this sentence, is a verb, not the word for half.

Sok hal, hat tojás

Shopping quantities

An amount or number is followed by a singular noun: . When the whole phrase is an object, the noun gets accusative: , , .

Some noun stems change before suffixes: , , . Asking for a number alone uses , . Known personal names take definite verbs: .

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I ask for six eggs.
I ask for six eggs.
		I ask for nineteen apples.
I ask for nineteen apples.
		I ask for lots of fish.
I ask for lots of fish.
		I ask for bread.
I ask for bread.
		I ask for water.
I ask for water.
		I know Cirmi.
I know Cirmi.

Hat tojást kérek.I ask for six eggs.
Tizenkilenc almát kérek.I ask for nineteen apples.
Sok halat kérek.I ask for lots of fish.
Kenyeret kérek.I ask for bread.
Vizet kérek.I ask for water.
Ismerem Cirmit.I know Cirmi.

Tejjel, sajttal, vajjal

With and without

With uses -val/-vel. After a consonant, the initial normally becomes the same consonant: . After a vowel, keep : , .

follows the unchanged noun: . Personal forms include . is familiar please, learned as a useful expression rather than a new conjugation paradigm here.

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Tea with milk.
Tea with milk.
		Bread with cheese.
Bread with cheese.
		A pancake with butter.
A pancake with butter.
		Tea without sugar.
Tea without sugar.
		A pancake with tea.
A pancake with tea.
		Cirmi comes with me.
Cirmi comes with me.

Tea tejjel.Tea with milk.
Kenyér sajttal.Bread with cheese.
Palacsinta vajjal.A pancake with butter.
Tea cukor nélkül.Tea without sugar.
Palacsinta teával.A pancake with tea.
Cirmi velem jön.Cirmi comes with me.

In the bonus story, and are familiar requests: eat and rest. Learn them as whole expressions before the command patterns in module 5. means at five; learn this time phrase as a whole here.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the useful pattern

Tap the form practised in this unit.

?
How many keys do you have?
.
He/she asks for a tea.
.
The coffee is eight hundred forints.
.
I ask for water.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Choose the form

Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.

kulcsa van?
How many keys do you have?
Ő egy teát .
He/she asks for a tea.
A kávé forint.
The coffee is eight hundred forints.
kérek.
I ask for water.
Palacsinta .
A pancake with tea.
kulcs van.
There are two keys.
Egy teát .
I would like a tea.
Nyolcszáz .
Eight hundred forints.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Complete the messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

A kávé forint.
The coffee is eight hundred forints.
kérek.
I ask for water.
Palacsinta .
A pancake with tea.
kulcs van.
There are two keys.
Egy teát .
I would like a tea.
Nyolcszáz .
Eight hundred forints.

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

How many keys do you have?
He/she asks for a tea.
The coffee is eight hundred forints.
There are two keys.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

How many keys do you have?
You say:
How many keys do you have?
You say:
He/she asks for a tea.
You say:
He/she asks for a tea.
You say:
The coffee is eight hundred forints.
You say:
The coffee is eight hundred forints.
You say:
I ask for water.
You say:
I ask for water.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

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