Health and body possession
A body part is often possessed: . Some stems shorten or lose a vowel: , . Paired body parts are often singular in ordinary Hungarian.
Pain is , with the body part as subject. Feelings can be , . The reflexive object means myself; are yourself familiar/polite. Polite questions use third-person forms, such as
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| My head hurts. | ||
| My head hurts. | ||
| My throat hurts. | ||
| My throat hurts. | ||
| My hand is cold. | ||
| My hand is cold. | ||
| I feel unwell. | ||
| I feel unwell. | ||
| I feel well. | ||
| I feel well. | ||
| How do you feel, politely? | ||
| How do you feel, politely? | ||
Fáj a fejem.My head hurts.
Fáj a torkom.My throat hurts.
Hideg a kezem.My hand is cold.
Rosszul vagyok.I feel unwell.
Jól érzem magam.I feel well.
Ön hogy érzi magát?How do you feel, politely?
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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My head hurts.
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My throat hurts.
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My hand is cold.
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I feel unwell.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Fáj a .
My head hurts.
Fáj a .
My throat hurts.
Hideg a .
My hand is cold.
vagyok.
I feel unwell.
Jól érzem .
I feel well.
Ön hogy érzi ?
How do you feel, politely?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Hideg a .
My hand is cold.
vagyok.
I feel unwell.
Jól érzem .
I feel well.
Ön hogy érzi ?
How do you feel, politely?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
My head hurts.
My throat hurts.
My hand is cold.
I feel well.
How do you feel, politely?
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
My head hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
My head hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
My throat hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
My throat hurts.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
My hand is cold.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
My hand is cold.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I feel unwell.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I feel unwell.
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
