Tuck these in your pocket before Budapest. Say the CAPITAL part a little louder and locals will smile — guaranteed.
🇭🇺Magyarul please!
👋 Greetings & politeness
1
Szia!
SEE-yaw
Hi! / Bye! (informal)
2
Jó napot!
YOH NO-pot
Hello (formal, daytime)
3
Köszönöm!
KUR-sur-nurm
Thank you!
4
Kérem / Tessék
KAY-rem / TESH-shayk
Please / Here you go
5
Elnézést!
EL-nay-zaysht
Excuse me!
🆘 Survival basics
6
Igen / Nem
EE-gen / nem
Yes / No
7
Beszél angolul?
BE-sayl ON-go-lool
Do you speak English?
8
Nem értem.
nem AYR-tem
I don't understand.
9
Bocsánat!
BO-chaa-not
Sorry!
10
Segítség!
SHE-geet-shayg
Help!
🧭 Getting around
11
Hol van…?
hol von
Where is…?
12
Hol van a mosdó?
hol von o MOSH-doh
Where is the bathroom?
13
Mennyibe kerül?
MEN-nyi-be KE-rewl
How much is it?
🍽️ Eating & drinking
14
Egy kávét kérek.
edy KAA-vayt KAY-rek
A coffee, please.
15
A számlát, legyen szíves.
o SAAM-laat, LE-dyen SEE-vesh
The bill, please.
16
Egészségedre!
EH-gays-shayg-ed-reh
Cheers!
🎟️ Numbers & tickets
17
Egy, kettő, három
edy, KET-tur, HAA-rom
One, two, three
18
Kérek egy jegyet.
KAY-rek edy YE-dyet
One ticket, please.
❤️ Little charmers
19
Nagyon finom!
NO-dyon FEE-nom
It's delicious!
20
Viszlát!
VEES-laat
Goodbye! (casual)
💡How to read the sounds: the CAPITAL syllable is the one you stress (say it loudest). Hungarian is spoken exactly as written — steady and clear.
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