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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.

Öcsém, nővérem

A comparative compares two people or things. Age comparisons include , older, and , younger. The complete sibling words are , older brother; , younger brother; , older sister; , younger sister. My forms are . is sibling.

Family and possessed nouns

The sibling set distinguishes age and sex: older brother, younger brother, older sister, younger sister. With my: . The learner has . This is lexical meaning, not grammatical gender agreement.

Regular possessed nouns use vowel-harmonic suffixes: ; . Some vowel-final nouns have -ja/-je: , . Age uses , while a baby is .

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I have one younger brother.
I have one younger brother.
		I have one older sister.
I have one older sister.
		He is my son.
He is my son.
		She is my daughter.
She is my daughter.
		I am thirty years old.
I am thirty years old.
		The baby is six months old.
The baby is six months old.

Egy öcsém van.I have one younger brother.
Egy nővérem van.I have one older sister.
Ő a fiam.He is my son.
Ő a lányom.She is my daughter.
Harmincéves vagyok.I am thirty years old.
A kisbaba hat hónapos.The baby is six months old.

Július tizedikén

Dates and birthdays

Ordinal words include : first, second, third, tenth. Birthday dates are , . Written dates use year-month-day: or 1995. 07. 10.

Months are . In a month uses -ban/-ben: , . is an explained I was born chunk, the same for either learner gender.

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Form	Example	Meaning
		My birthday is on the tenth of July.
My birthday is on the tenth of July.
		On the twenty-eighth of March.
On the twenty-eighth of March.
		This is the first question.
This is the first question.
		This is the second question.
This is the second question.
		My birthday is in July.
My birthday is in July.
		My birthday is in September.
My birthday is in September.

Július tizedikén van a születésnapom.My birthday is on the tenth of July.
Március huszonnyolcadikán.On the twenty-eighth of March.
Ez az első kérdés.This is the first question.
Ez a második kérdés.This is the second question.
A születésnapom júliusban van.My birthday is in July.
A születésnapom szeptemberben van.My birthday is in September.

In the comic, Lili invents a birthday and an age for Cirmi. Nobody knows his real age or birthday.

Barna szeme, fekete haja

Describing people

Third-person descriptions omit present be: , . Body parts use possession: , . Hungarian commonly uses a singular possessed word for paired body parts; this does not mean the character has only one eye.

Attributive adjectives remain unchanged: . Basic possessed forms include and .

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Bence is tall.
Bence is tall.
		Ilona is elderly.
Ilona is elderly.
		Bence has brown eyes.
Bence has brown eyes.
		Bence has black hair.
Bence has black hair.
		I have black hair.
I have black hair.
		You have brown eyes.
You have brown eyes.

Bence magas.Bence is tall.
Ilona idős.Ilona is elderly.
Bencének barna szeme van.Bence has brown eyes.
Bencének fekete haja van.Bence has black hair.
Nekem fekete hajam van.I have black hair.
Neked barna szemed van.You have brown eyes.

Nekem, neked, neki

Giving uses : for an indefinite object. means I give Lili a present. Familiar means give it; add a please expression when making a polite request. means brought and is a useful past chunk here.

Recipients and presents

The recipient uses -nak/-nek: , . Pronouns are . Polite . These answer to whom or for whom, not a direct-object question.

Giving a definite object uses : . An indefinite object uses : . Early means you played and is a childhood-memory chunk before full past narration.

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Form	Example	Meaning
		This is a present for me.
This is a present for me.
		This is a present for you, familiar.
This is a present for you, familiar.
		This is a present for him/her.
This is a present for him/her.
		This is a present for us.
This is a present for us.
		This is a present for Lili.
This is a present for Lili.
		I give a key.
I give a key.

Ez egy ajándék nekem.This is a present for me.
Ez egy ajándék neked.This is a present for you, familiar.
Ez egy ajándék neki.This is a present for him/her.
Ez egy ajándék nekünk.This is a present for us.
Ez egy ajándék Lilinek.This is a present for Lili.
Adok egy kulcsot.I give a key.

Voltam, voltál, volt

The past tense places a state or event before now. Start with the complete past of be: . Unlike present identity, past identity keeps this verb: .

Past states in photos

The past of be is . In the past, third-person identity and adjective statements also need the verb: . Learner gender never changes the form.

Past negation normally uses , . is it was not me. Early and are useful childhood chunks. General past endings come in module 8.

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Person		Meaning
		I — was
I — was
		you, familiar — were
you, familiar — were
·		he/she — was; you polite — were
he/she — was; you polite — were
		we — were
we — were
		you familiar plural — were
you familiar plural — were
·		they/you polite plural — were
they/you polite plural — were

Én kicsi voltam.I was little.
Te itt voltál.You were here.
Ő itt volt.He/she was here.
Mi itt voltunk.We were here.
Ti itt voltatok.You were here, familiar plural.
Ők itt voltak.They were here.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the useful pattern

Tap the form practised in this unit.

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I am thirty years old.
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My birthday is in July.
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I have black hair.
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This is a present for Lili.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Choose the form 1

Choose the right word for the gap.

Én itt.
I was here.
Te itt.
You (familiar singular) were here.
Ő itt.
He/she was here.
Mi itt.
We were here.
Ti itt.
You (familiar plural) were here.
Ők itt.
They were here.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Recall the form 1

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Én itt.
I was here.
Te itt.
You (familiar singular) were here.
Ő itt.
He/she was here.
Mi itt.
We were here.
Ti itt.
You (familiar plural) were here.
Ők itt.
They were here.

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Build a sentence

Put the words in order.

My birthday is in July.
I have black hair.
This is a present for Lili.
You were here, familiar plural.
I have one younger brother.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

What would you say?

Choose the right words for the situation.

I am thirty years old.
You say:
I am thirty years old.
You say:
My birthday is in July.
You say:
My birthday is in July.
You say:
I have black hair.
You say:
I have black hair.
You say:
This is a present for Lili.
You say:
This is a present for Lili.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Matching

Connect messages and meanings

Match the pairs.

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Hungarian in everyday situations

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