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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 éjszakára
Booking a room
A planned stay can be , , . A single room is , a double . asks with breakfast.
Requests use . The object is indefinite, so regular present is appropriate for a generic room. would mean a specified room.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| For one night. | ||
| For one night. | ||
| From Sunday until Monday. | ||
| From Sunday until Monday. | ||
| I would like to book a room. | ||
| I would like to book a room. | ||
| I ask for a single room. | ||
| I ask for a single room. | ||
| I ask for a double room. | ||
| I ask for a double room. | ||
| I ask for it with breakfast. | ||
| I ask for it with breakfast. | ||
Egy éjszakára.For one night.
Vasárnaptól hétfőig.From Sunday until Monday.
Szobát szeretnék foglalni.I would like to book a room.
Egyágyas szobát kérek.I ask for a single room.
Kétágyas szobát kérek.I ask for a double room.
Reggelivel kérem.I ask for it with breakfast.
Német vagyok, mérnök vagyok
A full interview introduction
and are the same for male and female learners. Workplaces can use . Personal description with first-person be must retain , unlike third-person noun predicates.
Duration can be . Reasons use : , . is about yourself, polite. is start, as in
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I am German. | ||
| I am German. | ||
| I am an engineer. | ||
| I am an engineer. | ||
| I have lived here for ten years. | ||
| I have lived here for ten years. | ||
| I came because of the job. | ||
| I came because of the job. | ||
| Tell me about yourself, politely. | ||
| Tell me about yourself, politely. | ||
| When can you start? | ||
| When can you start? | ||
Német vagyok.I am German.
Mérnök vagyok.I am an engineer.
Már tíz éve itt lakom.I have lived here for ten years.
A munka miatt jöttem.I came because of the job.
Meséljen magáról.Tell me about yourself, politely.
Mikor tud kezdeni?When can you start?
Senki sem, semmi
Invitations and negative words
Invite with familiar or polite. Accept and refuse . Suggest .
Negative words accompany negation: , , . Avoid treating the indefinite as a specified object that automatically requires a definite verb.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Nobody can come. | ||
| Nobody can come. | ||
| Nobody can come. | ||
| Nobody can come. | ||
| I did not say anything. | ||
| I did not say anything. | ||
| Lili, come to dinner! | ||
| Lili, come to dinner! | ||
| Ilona, come to dinner, politely. | ||
| Ilona, come to dinner, politely. | ||
| I would be happy to come. | ||
| I would be happy to come. | ||
Senki nem tud jönni.Nobody can come.
Senki sem tud jönni.Nobody can come.
Nem mondtam semmit.I did not say anything.
Lili, gyere vacsorára!Lili, come to dinner!
Ilona néni, jöjjön vacsorára!Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
Szívesen jövök.I would be happy to come.
The invitation chunk means I invite you familiar plural. The ending -lak/-lek expresses an I subject with a you object: compare I invite you with you familiar plural invite. The complete invitation is practised as a chunk here.
Kié? Bencéé, Cirmié
Ownership and discoveries
Independent ownership can use -é: , , . Ask For an owned noun, use a possessor name plus the noun’s suffix: , .
Past discovery of a specified thing is definite: . A neutral negative moves the prefix: . For whom an object suits use , without invented gender agreement.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Whose key is it? | ||
| Whose key is it? | ||
| The trumpet belongs to Bence. | ||
| The trumpet belongs to Bence. | ||
| The pen belongs to Tamás. | ||
| The pen belongs to Tamás. | ||
| This is Bence’s trumpet. | ||
| This is Bence’s trumpet. | ||
| I found the key. | ||
| I found the key. | ||
| I did not find the key. | ||
| I did not find the key. | ||
Kié a kulcs?Whose key is it?
A trombita Bencéé.The trumpet belongs to Bence.
A toll Tamásé.The pen belongs to Tamás.
Ez Bence trombitája.This is Bence’s trumpet.
Megtaláltam a kulcsot.I found the key.
Nem találtam meg a kulcsot.I did not find the key.
Maradok
Decisions and putting it together
Stay uses . can announce a decision; add a time phrase for a clear plan. shows the prefix after a negative verb.
Combine simple reasons and conditions: , . Review definite/indefinite objects, possessed nouns, place suffixes, commands and past forms in the same familiar world.
| Person | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| I — stay | ||
| I — stay | ||
| you, familiar — stay | ||
| you, familiar — stay | ||
| · | he/she/you polite — stay | |
| he/she/you polite — stay | ||
| we — stay | ||
| we — stay | ||
| you familiar plural — stay | ||
| you familiar plural — stay | ||
| · | they/you polite plural — stay | |
| they/you polite plural — stay | ||
Én maradok.I stay.
Te maradsz.You stay.
Ő marad.He/she stays.
Mi maradunk.We stay.
Ti maradtok.You stay, familiar plural.
Ők maradnak.They stay.
The final scene reviews listen, polite singular or third person in context, and everyone should listen. Learn I understand it and I decided as complete forms. The interview, Friday reply and Saturday party belong to one fictional June week; the later visit is in July.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I ask for a double room.
.
Tell me about yourself, politely.
, !
Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
.
I found the key.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form 1
Choose the right word for the gap.
Én itt.
I stay here.
Te itt.
You (familiar singular) stay here.
Ő itt.
He/she stays here.
Mi itt.
We stay here.
Ti itt.
You (familiar plural) stay here.
Ők itt.
They stay here.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Recall the form 1
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Én itt.
I stay here.
Te itt.
You (familiar singular) stay here.
Ő itt.
He/she stays here.
Mi itt.
We stay here.
Ti itt.
You (familiar plural) stay here.
Ők itt.
They stay here.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I ask for a double room.
Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
I found the key.
Nobody can come.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I ask for a double room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I ask for a double room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Tell me about yourself, politely.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Tell me about yourself, politely.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
Ilona, come to dinner, politely.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I found the key.
You say:
Use the meaning and Hungarian pattern explained in this unit.
I found the key.
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