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Hungarian Vocabulary for English Speakers: 3000 Words
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- Andrey Taranov
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- Jul 13, 2013
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- 9781780710051
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This book is a learning tool for mastering basic Hungarian vocabulary. It will help you obtain a solid base in your knowledge of the Hungarian language. The 3000 words contained in this edition will aid in your understanding of simple phrases and hone your composition skills. This manual will also be an invaluable reference during any trip abroad where the Hungarian language is spoken. Simple transcriptions of each word will assist in the memorization of reading rules. Once you have mastered even only 70% of the words contained in this vocabulary guide, you will be able to say: “Yes! I speak a little Hungarian!”
The vocabulary contains 101 topics including: Basic concepts, Numbers, Units of measurement, The most important verbs, Time, Calendar, Day and night, Months, Seasons, Travel, Sightseeing, City, Shopping, Clothing & Accessories, Cosmetics, Telephone, Phone conversation, Foreign languages, Meals, Restaurant, Family members, Furniture, Household appliances, Weather and more ...
This book is intended to help you learn, memorize and review over 3000 commonly used Hungarian words. Recommended as additional support material to any language course. Meets the needs of both beginners and advanced learners. Convenient for daily use, reviewing sessions and self-testing activities. Allows you to assess your current vocabulary. This book can also be used by foreign learners of English.
Revised Edition, July 2013. Ref. SW0713
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Hungarian Vocabulary for English Speakers: 3000 Words
Description
This book is a learning tool for mastering basic Hungarian vocabulary. It will help you obtain a solid base in your knowledge of the Hungarian language. The 3000 words contained in this edition will aid in your understanding of simple phrases and hone your composition skills. This manual will also be an invaluable reference during any trip abroad where the Hungarian language is spoken. Simple transcriptions of each word will assist in the memorization of reading rules. Once you have mastered even only 70% of the words contained in this vocabulary guide, you will be able to say: “Yes! I speak a little Hungarian!”
The vocabulary contains 101 topics including: Basic concepts, Numbers, Units of measurement, The most important verbs, Time, Calendar, Day and night, Months, Seasons, Travel, Sightseeing, City, Shopping, Clothing & Accessories, Cosmetics, Telephone, Phone conversation, Foreign languages, Meals, Restaurant, Family members, Furniture, Household appliances, Weather and more ...
This book is intended to help you learn, memorize and review over 3000 commonly used Hungarian words. Recommended as additional support material to any language course. Meets the needs of both beginners and advanced learners. Convenient for daily use, reviewing sessions and self-testing activities. Allows you to assess your current vocabulary. This book can also be used by foreign learners of English.
Revised Edition, July 2013. Ref. SW0713
- Publisher:
- Andrey Taranov
- Released:
- Jul 13, 2013
- ISBN:
- 9781780710051
- Format:
- Book
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Hungarian Vocabulary for English Speakers - Andrey Taranov
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Letter
Hungarian example
T&P phonetic alphabet
English example
Vowels
A a
Anna
[ɒ]
cotton, pocket
Á á
bál, gyár
[a:]
calf, palm
E e
ember
[ɛ]
man, bad
É é
hét, tér
[e:]
longer than in bell
I i
tilos
[ı], [i]
tin, see
Í í
ír
[i:]
feet, meter
O o
torta
[o]
pod, John
Ó ó
só
[o:]
fall, bomb
Ö ö
könyv
[ɜ]
shorter than in certainty
Ő ő
ők
[jɔ:], [ɜ:]
yourself, girl
U u
futball
[u]
book
Ú ú
út
[u:]
pool, room
Ü ü
büszke
[y]
fuel, tuna
Ű ű
művelt
[y:]
longer than fuel
Consonants
B b
bunda
[b]
baby, book
C c
arc
[ʦ]
cats, tsetse fly
D d
ad
[d]
day, doctor
F f
fal
[f]
face, food
G g
drága
[g]
game, gold
H h
huzat
[h]
home, have
J j
táj, gyapjú
[j]
yes, New York
K k
kút
[k]
clock, kiss
L l
alma
[l]
lace, people
M m
most
[m]
magic, milk
N n
nép
[n]
name, normal
P p
polc
[p]
pencil, private
R r
rádió
[r]
rice, radio
S s
sál
[ʃ]
machine, shark
T t
zárt
[t]
tourist, trip
V v
leves
[v]
very, river
Z z
zene
[z]
zebra, please
Combinations of letters
cs
papucs
[ʧ]
church, French
dz
edzö
[ʣ]
beads, kids
dzs
dzsem
[ʤ]
joke, general
gy
légy, gyors
[dʲ]
median, radio
ly
mély
[j]
yes, New York
ny
torony, nyelv
[ɲ]
canyon, new
sz
száz
[s]
city, boss
ty
korty, bástya
[t]
tune, student
zs
zseb
[ʒ]
forge, pleasure
ya
anyag
[ɔ]
bottle, doctor
Comments
* Letters Qq, Ww, Xx, Yy used in foreign words only
BASIC CONCEPTS
1. Pronouns
I, me
én
[e:n]
you
te
[tɛ]
he, she, it
ő
[ɜ:]
we
mi
[mi]
you (to a group)
ti
[tı]
they
ők
[ɜ:k]
2. Greetings. Salutations
Hello! (fam.)
Szervusz!
[sɛrvus]
Hello! (form.)
Szervusztok!
[sɛrvustok]
Good morning!
Jó reggelt!
[jɔ: rɛggɛlt]
Good afternoon!
Jó napot!
[jɔ: nɒpot]
Good evening!
Jó estét!
[jɔ: ɛʃte:t]
to say hello
köszönt
[kɜsɜnt]
Hi! (hello)
Szia!
[sıɒ]
greeting (n)
üdvözlet
[ydvɜzlɛt]
to greet (vt)
üdvözöl
[ydvɜzɜl]
How are you?
Hogy vagy?
[hodʲ vɒdʲ]
What's new?
Mi újság?
[mi u:jʃa:g]
Bye-Bye! Goodbye!
Viszontlátásra!
[visont la:ta:ʃrɒ]
See you soon!
A közeli viszontlátásra!
[ɒ kɜzɛli visont la:ta:ʃrɒ]
Farewell! (to a friend)
Isten veled!
[iʃtɛn vɛlɛd]
Farewell (form.)
Isten veletek!
[iʃtɛn vɛlɛtɛk]
to say goodbye
elbúcsúzik
[ɛlbu:ʧu:zık]
So long!
Viszlát!
[visla:t]
Thank you!
Köszönöm!
[kɜsɜnɜm]
Thank you very much!
Köszönöm szépen!
[kɜsɜnɜm se:pɛn]
You're welcome
Kérem.
[ke:rɛm]
Don't mention it!
szóra sem érdemes
[sɔ:rɒ ʃɛm e:rdɛmɛʃ]
It was nothing
nincs mit
[nınʧ mit]
Excuse me!
Bocsánat!
[boʧa:nɒt]
to excuse (forgive)
bocsát
[boʧa:t]
to apologize (vi)
bocsánatot kér
[boʧa:nɒtot ke:r]
My apologies
bocsánatot kérek
[boʧa:nɒtot ke:rɛk]
I'm sorry!
Elnézést!
[ɛlne:ze:ʃt]
to forgive (vt)
bocsát
[boʧa:t]
please (adv)
kérem szépen
[ke:rɛm se:pɛn]
Don't forget!
Ne felejtsen!
[nɛ fɛlɛjʧɛn]
Certainly!
Persze!
[pɛrsɛ]
Of course not!
Persze nem!
[pɛrsɛ nɛm]
Okay! (I agree)
Jól van!
[jɔ:l vɒn]
That's enough!
Elég!
[ɛle:g]
3. Questions
Who?
Ki?
[ki]
What?
Mi?
[mi]
Where? (at, in)
Hol?
[hol]
Where (to)?
Hova?
[hovɒ]
Where … from?
Honnan?
[hoŋɒn]
When?
Mikor?
[mikor]
Why? (aim)
Miért?
[mie:rt]
Why? (reason)
Miért?
[mie:rt]
What for?
Miért?
[mie:rt]
How? (in what way)
Hogyan?
[hodɔn]
What? (which?)
Milyen?
[mijɛn]
Which?
Melyik?
[mɛjık]
To whom?
Kinek?
[kinɛk]
About whom?
Kiről?
[kirɜ:l]
About what?
Miről?
[mirɜ:l]
With whom?
Kivel?
[kivɛl]
How many?
Hány?
[ha:ɲ]
How much?
Mennyi?
[mɛŋi]
Whose?
Kié?
[kie:]
4. Prepositions
with (accompanied by)
együtt
[ɛdʲytt]
without
nélkül
[ne:lkyl]
to (indicating direction)
-ba/be
[bɒ] / [bɛ]
about (talking ~ ...)
-ról/ről
[rɔ:l] / [rɜ:l]
before (in time)
előtt
[ɛlɜ:tt]
in front of …
előtt
[ɛlɜ:tt]
under (beneath, below)
alatt
[ɒlɒtt]
above (over)
fölött
[fɜlɜtt]
on (atop)
-n
[n]
from (off, out of)
-ból/ből
[bɔ:l] / [bɜ:l]
of (made from)
-ból/ből
[bɔ:l] / [bɜ:l]
in (e.g., ~ ten minutes)
múlva
[mu:lvɒ]
over (across the top of)
keresztül
[kɛrɛstyl]
5. Function words. Adverbs. Part 1
Where? (at, in)
Hol?
[hol]
here (adv)
itt
[itt]
there (adv)
ott
[ott]
somewhere (to be)
valahol
[vɒlɒhol]
nowhere (not anywhere)
sehol
[ʃɛhol]
by (near, beside)
mellett
[mɛllɛtt]
by the window
ablak mellett
[ɒblɒk mɛllɛtt]
Where (to)?
Hova?
[hovɒ]
here (e.g., come ~!)
ide
[idɛ]
there (e.g., to go ~)
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