Hungarian - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Hungarian language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
nulla
zero
1
egy
one
2
kettő
two
3
három
three
4
négy
four
5
öt
five
6
hat
six
7
hét
seven
8
nyolc
eight
9
kilenc
nine
10
tíz
ten
11
tizenegy
eleven
12
tizenkettő
twelve
13
tizenhárom
thirteen
14
tizennégy
fourteen
15
tizenöt
fifteen
16
tizenhat
sixteen
17
tizenhét
seventeen
18
tizennyolc
eighteen
19
tizenkilenc
nineteen
20
húsz
twenty
30
harminc
thirty
40
negyven
forty
50
ötven
fifty
60
hatvan
sixty
70
hetven
seventy
80
nyolcvan
eighty
90
kilencven
ninety
100
száz
hundred
1K
ezer
thousand
1M
millió
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
fehér
white
⚫
fekete
black
🔴
piros
red
🔵
kék
blue
🟡
sárga
yellow
🟢
zöld
green
🟣
lila
purple
🟤
barna
brown
🟠
narancssárga
orange
🌸
rózsaszín
pink
⭐
arany
gold
🌑
ezüst
silver
☁️
szürke
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
kutya
dog
🐱
macska
cat
🐴
ló
horse
🐮
tehén
cow
🐷
disznó
pig
🐦
madár
bird
🐟
hal
fish
🐭
egér
mouse
🦊
róka
fox
🐇
nyúl
rabbit
🐻
medve
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
elefánt
elephant
🐢
teknős
turtle
🦒
zsiráf
giraffe
🦆
kacsa
duck
🕷️
pók
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
család
family
🧔
férfi
man
👩
nő
woman
👦
fiú
boy
👧
lány
girl
👶
gyermek
child
👨🦳
apa
father
👩🦳
anya
mother
👴
nagypapa
grandfather
👵
nagymama
grandmother
🧑🦰
testvér
brother
👩🦱
nővér
sister
🧑
barát
friend
👥
emberek
people
🙋
személy
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
ház
house
🏢
épület
building
🏫
iskola
school
🏪
bolt
store
🛣️
út
road
🌆
város
city
🌳
fa
tree
💧
víz
water
☀️
nap
sun
☁️
felhő
cloud
📚
könyv
book
🖊️
toll
pen
📱
telefon
phone
🔑
kulcs
key
🚗
autó
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
alma
apple
🍌
banán
banana
🍞
kenyér
bread
🧀
sajt
cheese
🥩
hús
meat
🥛
tej
milk
☕
kávé
coffee
🍵
tea
tea
💧
víz
water
🍺
sör
beer
🍷
bor
wine
🍽️
étel
food
🍳
tojás
egg
🍚
rizs
rice
🥕
zöldségek
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
nap
day
🌙
éjszaka
night
⏰
óra
hour
🗓️
hét
week
📅
hónap
month
🗓️
év
year
🗓️
hétfő
Monday
🗓️
kedd
Tuesday
🗓️
szerda
Wednesday
🗓️
csütörtök
Thursday
🗓️
péntek
Friday
🗓️
szombat
Saturday
🗓️
vasárnap
Sunday
🌅
reggel
morning
🌆
este
evening
🕛
most
now
🔜
hamarosan
soon
🕒
idő
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
beszélni
to speak
🚶
sétálni
to walk
🏃
futni
to run
🍽️
enni
to eat
🍷
inni
to drink
😴
aludni
to sleep
📖
olvasni
to read
✍️
írni
to write
👀
látni
to see
👂
hallani
to hear
💭
gondolkodni
to think
🤔
tudni
to know
❤️
szeretni
to love
👍
szeretni
to like
👋
jönni
to come
🚪
nyitni
to open
🔒
bezárni
to close
💡
tanulni
to learn
➕
adni
to give
💸
venni
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
boldog
happy
😢
szomorú
sad
😠
mérges
angry
👍
jó
good
👎
rossz
bad
⬆️
nagy
big
⬇️
kicsi
small
🆕
új
new
🕰️
régi
old
💯
sok
many
🤏
kevés
few
🥵
forró
hot
🥶
hideg
cold
💪
erős
strong
👶
gyenge
weak
✨
gyönyörű
beautiful
👹
csúnya
ugly
✅
helyes
correct
❌
rossz
wrong
⚡
gyors
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
és
and
➡️
de
but
👉
vagy
or
🤔
mert
because
👉
így
so
🤨
azonban
however
🤔
ezért
therefore
➕
is
also
🕒
amikor
when
🤔
ha
if
🕒
előtt
before
🕒
után
after
🕒
óta
since
🕒
míg
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
tanár
teacher
🧑⚕️
orvos
doctor
👩💻
mérnök
engineer
👨🍳
szakács
chef
🧑🌾
farmer
farmer
👮
rendőr
police officer
🧑🎨
művész
artist
🧑💼
irodai dolgozó
office worker
🔬
tudós
scientist
🛒
értékesítő
salesperson
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