Electronics

1. Okostelefon

   Smartphone

   Usage

   okos, clever, plus telefon. In everyday speech people just say telefon or mobil

2. Tablet

   Usage

   The English word, used as is. Security will ask you to take it out of your bag

3. Laptop

   Usage

   The formal term is hordozható számítógép, but laptop is what shops and people actually say

4. Töltő

   Charger

   Usage

   Elhagytam a töltőmet, I left my charger behind — hotel reception often has a spare to lend

5. Töltőkábel

   Charging cable

   Usage

   Name the connector plainly — USB-C kábel and the like are understood

6. Powerbank

   Power bank

   Usage

   Used in its English form; hordozható akkumulátor is written-language only. It has to fly in your cabin bag, not the hold

7. Adapter

   Plug adapter

   Usage

   Hungary uses the round two-pin C and F sockets at 230V, the same as most of continental Europe — so you need one coming from Japan or the UK

8. Konnektor

   Power outlet

   Usage

   The socket in the wall. Hol van egy konnektor? asks where one is

9. Hosszabbító

   Extension cord

   Usage

   Older buildings are short on sockets — worth asking your host to lend you one

10. Elem

    Battery

    Usage

    The disposable kind; a rechargeable is akkumulátor, or akku. An AA is a ceruzaelem, literally a pencil battery

11. Wi-Fi

    Usage

    Pronounced closer to vee-fee here. Ingyenes Wi-Fi on a cafe door means free Wi-Fi

12. Wi-Fi jelszó

    Wi-Fi password

    Usage

    jelszó is password; showing the card usually gets it written down for you

13. SIM-kártya

    SIM card

    Usage

    Prepaid is feltöltőkártyás. You will be asked for photo ID — your passport — when you buy one

14. Memóriakártya

    Memory card

    Usage

    Covers SD cards for cameras; sold in electronics chains and camera shops

15. Fülhallgató

    Earphones

    Usage

    fül, ear, plus hallgató, listener. The over-ear kind is fejhallgató

16. Fényképezőgép

    Camera

    Usage

    fénykép, photograph, plus gép, machine. Check the rules before shooting in churches and museums

17. Zseblámpa

    Flashlight

    Usage

    zseb, pocket, plus lámpa, lamp. Handy on the Aggtelek cave tours

18. Légkondicionáló

    Air conditioner

    Usage

    Shortened to légkondi or klíma in speech. Hungarian summers top 35C, so check a room has one before booking

19. Távirányító

    Remote control

    Usage

    távol, far, plus irányító, controller. Point at it when the TV or air-con remote has gone missing

20. Ventilátor

    Fan

    Usage

    Worth asking for at older guesthouses that have no air conditioning

21. Hűtőszekrény

    Refrigerator

    Usage

    Usually shortened to hűtő. The little one in a hotel room is the minibár

22. Televízió

    Television

    Usage

    Everyday speech says tévé. Hungarian broadcast TV dubs foreign films almost without exception

23. Mikrohullámú sütő

    Microwave oven

    Usage

    Everyone says mikró. Meg tudná melegíteni? asks a shop to heat something up

24. Vízforraló

    Electric kettle

    Usage

    víz, water, plus forraló, boiler. Hungarian tap water is drinkable, but boil it if you would rather

25. Mosógép

    Washing machine

    Usage

    A laundrette is önkiszolgáló mosoda. Point at this card when asking how the machine in a rental works

26. Hajszárító

    Hair dryer

    Usage

    haj, hair, plus szárító, dryer. Budget rooms often lack one, so ask in advance

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