Learn basic Hungarian number vocabulary and how to count to 10
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| egy |
| nyolc |
| három |
| What do these words mean? Stick around. |
| In this quick lesson, you’ll learn Hungarian number vocabulary and how to count to 10. |
| Before we start, do you know how Hungarian people count with their fingers? It’s not like this. |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| nulla |
| "zero" |
| [SLOW] nulla |
| nulla |
| Even though conceptually an absence, zero is actually very much a number, mathematicians say. |
| Susan comments on the weather before heading out with Lina. |
| Susan: Nulla fok van kint, és havazik. |
| Lina: Akkor a legmelegebb kabátomat veszem fel. |
| egy |
| "one" |
| [SLOW] egy |
| egy |
| One is the first counting number and the building block of all other numbers. It's an important one! |
| Steve and Oscar prepare to pay at a supermarket. |
| Steve: Oscar, nincs több ezresed, csak egy? |
| Oscar: Nem, nincs. |
| kettő |
| "two" |
| [SLOW] kettő |
| kettő |
| Two is the only even prime number. It is also the number we use to describe pairs—like two eyes or two hands. |
| Susan and Lina talk about their favorite number. |
| Susan: A kedvenc számom a kettő. |
| Lina: Értem. Az enyém a hét. |
| három |
| "three" |
| [SLOW] három |
| három |
| Three is often seen as a “magic number” in stories, like the three wishes or the three little pigs. Three is the charm! |
| Jack asks Steve if he can borrow a pen. |
| Jack: Van egy tollad? |
| Steve: Igen, három is. Használd ezt! |
| négy |
| "four" |
| [SLOW] négy |
| négy |
| Four is the number of seasons in many parts of the world. The famous Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi composed a music piece called "Four seasons". It's beautiful! |
| Susan asks Lina for help while shopping for groceries. |
| Susan: Szeretnék pitét sütni. Kérlek, vegyél nekem négy almát. |
| Lina: Rendben, kiválasztom a legszebbeket. |
| öt |
| "five" |
| [SLOW] öt |
| öt |
| Most people have five fingers on each hand. It's a handy number! |
| Oscar comments on some starfish while at the beach with Tom. |
| Oscar: Nézd meg a tengeri csillagokat. Öt lábuk van. |
| Tom: Lenyűgöző lények! |
| hat |
| "six" |
| [SLOW] hat |
| hat |
| Six is the smallest "perfect number," because its divisors (1, 2, and 3) add up to six. "Hat" - sounds perfect, doesn't it? |
| Steve asks Jack for the time. |
| Steve: Hány óra van? |
| Jack: Hat óra van. |
| hét |
| "seven" |
| [SLOW] hét |
| hét |
| Seven is considered a magic number in Hungarian culture. In our folktales, the hero often has to venture through seven countries to fight the dragon with seven heads. He usually wins! |
| Steve asks Oscar about the number of weeks in a year. |
| Steve: Hét nap van egy héten, de hány hét van egy évben? |
| Oscar: Körülbelül 52 hét. |
| nyolc |
| "eight" |
| [SLOW] nyolc |
| nyolc |
| The number eight turned sideways becomes the symbol for infinity. |
| Jack and Steve talk about lucky numbers over dinner. |
| Jack: Néhány kultúrában a nyolc szerencsés szám. |
| Steve: Érdekes. Kíváncsi vagyok, miért. |
| kilenc |
| "nine" |
| [SLOW] kilenc |
| kilenc |
| It's almost ten! |
| Susan and Lina reminisce about their friend's wedding. |
| Susan: Mikor ment férjhez? |
| Lina: Kilenc évvel ezelőtt. |
| tíz |
| "ten" |
| [SLOW] tíz |
| tíz |
| Our number system is based on ten, probably because humans have ten fingers. In sports and school, ten often represents a perfect score. Ten out of ten! Yeeey! |
| Oscar informs Tom on his flight's arrival time. |
| Oscar: A járatunk pontos. A repülőgép tíz órakor fog leszállni. |
| Tom: Tökéletes. Érted megyek. |
| Let's review. |
| You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Hungarian. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say "zero"? |
| nulla |
| nulla |
| And how to say "one"? |
| egy |
| egy |
| How about "two"? |
| kettő |
| kettő |
| Do you remember how to say "three"? |
| három |
| három |
| And how to say "four"? |
| négy |
| négy |
| Let's try "five"! |
| öt |
| öt |
| What about "six"? |
| hat |
| hat |
| Now, let's see if you remember how to say "seven"! |
| hét |
| hét |
| What about "eight"? |
| nyolc |
| nyolc |
| Do you remember how to say "nine"? |
| kilenc |
| kilenc |
| And finally, do you remember how to say "ten"? |
| tíz |
| tíz |
| Do you know how Hungarian people count with their fingers? |
| Here, I'll show you. |
| egy |
| kettő |
| három |
| négy |
| öt |
| hat |
| hét |
| nyolc |
| kilenc |
| tíz |
| Thanks for watching! Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time! |
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