KitsumiFree basic Hungarian words
A seven-page printable PDF for your first weeks of Hungarian: the sounds, how words work, 230 everyday words and sentences to read aloud.
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What's inside
- How Hungarian soundsLong vowels with accents (ö and ő, ü and ű), the two-letter sounds sz, cs, zs, gy, ny and ty, the s that sounds like sh, and stress that always sits on the first syllable.
- How words workNo gender and one word, ő, for he and she, a and az for the, endings that do the work of in, from and into (házban, házból, házba), vowel harmony in a small table, lenni for each person, and te or ön.
- 230 words, then show wordsSzia, köszönöm and kérem, family, days and numbers, gulyás, lángos and pálinka, places and verbs. Then Na!, Hát... and Egészségedre!, what to call people, and ten sentences to read before you check.
How to use it
- Read the sounds page aloud, one row at a time. Keep it next to you while you read the rest.
- Read the grammar page twice. You don't need to learn it, just to notice the endings in orange.
- Learn five words a day. Cover the grey English on the last page, read each sentence aloud, then slide the paper down to check.
- Watch something in Hungarian with Kitsumi and catch the words you know. Szia, na and hát turn up in every scene.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. It's a free PDF with no sign-up. Print it, keep it and share it.
Why is Budapest said Budapesht?
In Hungarian, s sounds like sh, and the plain s sound is written sz. So sör, beer, starts with sh, and szia, hi, starts with s.
What is vowel harmony?
Most endings come in two versions, and the word picks one by its vowels: házban, in the house, but kertben, in the garden. The sheet shows the pairs in a small table.