English to Hungarian Translator

Translate English to Hungarian for free, with the context a word-for-word tool drops.

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What changes when you translate English to Hungarian

Translating English into Hungarian changes more than the words. Hungarian is unrelated to its Indo-European neighbors: it is agglutinative with about 18 grammatical cases, uses vowel harmony, has no grammatical gender, and even conjugates verbs differently for definite and indefinite objects. Hungarian expresses in suffixes what English says in prepositions and articles, and word order signals emphasis rather than grammar, so sentences are rebuilt from the ground up. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.

English and Hungarian: key differences

English and Hungarian diverge on the writing system, word order, formality, and subject pronouns. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong Hungarian sentence.

Feature	English	Hungarian
Writing system	the Latin alphabet	the Latin alphabet with vowel-length diacritics
Typical word order	subject–verb–object	flexible, driven by topic and focus
Formality	no formal/informal distinction	informal and formal second person (te / ön, maga)
Subject pronouns	required	usually dropped

English to Hungarian example sentences

Full sentences translated from English to Hungarian:

English	Hungarian
Could you send me the signed agreement by noon?	El tudná küldeni nekem az aláírt szerződést délig? Polite request in professional correspondence · formal — Formal singular address is encoded through third-person conditional agreement, with the definite object reflected in the verb form · Contemporary standard Hungarian (Hungary); formal singular address
I'm looking for a quiet room near the station.	Egy csendes szobát keresek az állomás közelében. Request at an accommodation desk · neutral — The indefinite object takes accusative -t while the verb uses the indefinite conjugation
I've already read the report you sent yesterday.	Már elolvastam a jelentést, amelyet tegnap küldtél. Message to a familiar coworker · informal — The prefix el- presents reading as completed, and the definite object selects definite conjugation
Put the milk in the fridge, please.	Tedd be a tejet a hűtőbe, kérlek. Household instruction to someone familiar · informal — The directional suffix -be means movement into, while the separated prefix be follows the focused imperative verb
We don't have enough time to discuss every detail.	Nincs elég időnk minden részletet megbeszélni. Meeting time-management comment · neutral — Possession is encoded by the suffix in időnk, and meg- makes the discussion telic or complete
Are you cold, or should I close the window?	Fázol, vagy csukjam be az ablakot? Conversation with a friend · informal — Hungarian uses the personal verb fázol without be, and the deliberative question uses first-person subjunctive csukjam
The train leaves at quarter to eight, not at quarter past eight.	A vonat háromnegyed nyolckor indul, nem negyed kilenckor. Correcting a travel-time misunderstanding · neutral — Hungarian clock fractions count portions of the coming hour: three-quarters of eight is 7:45 and one-quarter of nine is 8:15

Common English to Hungarian phrases

Everyday expressions translated from English to Hungarian:

English	Hungarian (Magyar)
Hello	Szia
Good night	Jó éjszakát
Thank you	Köszönöm
Please	Kérem
How are you?	Hogy vagy?
What is your name?	Hogy hívnak?
I love you	Szeretlek
Excuse me	Elnézést
Where is the bathroom?	Hol van a mosdó?
Goodbye	Viszlát

About the Hungarian language

Hungarian (Magyar) is spoken by about 13 million people across Hungary and neighboring regions. It belongs to the Uralic language family and is written in the Latin alphabet with vowel-length diacritics.

Native name: Magyar
Speakers: 13 million
Language family: Uralic
Writing system: the Latin alphabet with vowel-length diacritics
Word order: flexible, driven by topic and focus

English to Hungarian translation tips

English uses subject–verb–object word order, while Hungarian is flexible, driven by topic and focus, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
This bundle defaults to contemporary standard Hungarian as used in Hungary. It does not claim review of regional varieties or Hungarian institutional terminology outside Hungary.
Hungarian verbs distinguish an indefinite conjugation from a definite conjugation selected by many definite objects. Keep the object's definiteness and the verb ending aligned across the sentence.
Directional and relational meanings are commonly carried by harmonizing suffixes such as -ba/-be, -ban/-ben and -ig. Translate the relationship first; do not attach a fixed suffix to every instance of an English preposition.
Verb prefixes contribute direction and aspect and may separate from the verb under negation, focus or imperative word order. A separated prefix is not an unrelated adverb.
Choose tegezés or formal magázás for the whole interaction. Formal singular address generally uses third-person verb forms and may use Ön explicitly when clarity requires it.

Hungarian false friends to watch for

eventuális looks like “eventual” but means possible or contingent.
szimpatikus looks like “sympathetic” but means likeable or appealing.

English to Hungarian translation FAQ

How accurate is AI English to Hungarian translation?

The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so English to Hungarian results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.

How do you say hello in Hungarian?

Hello in Hungarian is Szia. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Hungarian expressions, such as Köszönöm (thank you) and Viszlát (goodbye).

Why does the Hungarian verb change with the object?

Hungarian uses a definite conjugation with many definite objects and an indefinite conjugation with indefinite or absent objects. Check articles, pronouns and context before choosing the verb ending.

How should formal English 'you' be expressed in Hungarian?

Use a consistent magázó construction, normally with third-person verb forms and optionally Ön for clarity. Do not mix it with second-person tegező forms in the same message.

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