Useful Phrases

1. Én készítettem ezt az alkalmazást

   I made this app

   Usage

   Introduce the app in Hungarian

   Grammar Note

   Hungarian is agglutinative and marks case with suffixes. Word order is not fixed; the focused element stands right before the verb. "Ezt" is the accusative of "ez" (this)

2. Ez az alkalmazás ingyenes

   This app is free

   Usage

   Explain the app is free

   Grammar Note

   In Hungarian present tense, the copula "van" (is) is omitted in third person

3. Próbálja letölteni

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Letölteni" = "le-" (down) + "tölteni" (to load/fill) — compound verb for download

4. Japán vagyok

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Introduce your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "Vagyok" is the first-person singular of "van" (to be) in Hungarian

5. Utazó vagyok

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Identify yourself as a traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Utazó" is the present participle of "utazni" (to travel) — meaning traveler

6. Egyedül utazom

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Tell others you are traveling solo

   Grammar Note

   "Egyedül" means "alone" as an adverb. "Utazom" is first-person present

7. Ez az első alkalmam itt

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Express that this is your first visit

   Grammar Note

   "Alkalom" (occasion) + "-m" (my) = "alkalmam" (my occasion) — possessive suffix

8. Fényképezhetek?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Ask for permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "Fénykép" (photo) + "-ez" (verb) + "-het" (potential) + "-ek" (1sg) = "can I photograph?"

9. Csinálunk együtt egy fotót?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Együtt" is the Hungarian adverb meaning "together"

10. Kérjük, olvassa be a QR kódot

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Ask someone to scan the QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Kérjük" = "kér" (request) + "-jük" (1st person plural, definite conjugation, present tense) = "please" (literally "we ask"; a set phrase on signs and notices)

11. Ne csapjon be / Hagyjon fel a becsapással

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Strong protest used when being overcharged or scammed at markets or tourist spots

    Grammar Note

    "Ne + imperative" forms prohibition in Hungarian. "Csapjon be" is the formal (magázás) imperative of "csap be"

12. Ne becsüljön le / Ne nézzen le rám

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when someone belittles or disrespects you

    Grammar Note

    Hungarian separable verbs: in a negative imperative (Ne ...) the prefix "le" moves after the verb (an affirmative imperative keeps it in front: "Becsülje le"). "Ne becsüljön le" = Ne + verb + prefix, in the polite (magázás) form

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