How are you?
Hogy = how; vagy = you are. Use this with someone you address informally.
FREE BEGINNER LESSON 2 · HUNGARIAN
Hungarian: How are you?
Ask how someone is and return the question.
Informal · one person. Learn the meaning, listen to the pronunciation, then practise in the interactive lesson.
Practise this lessonOpening vocabulary referenceUseful Hungarian phrases and their meanings
I am well, thank you.
Jól = well; vagyok = I am; köszönöm = thank you.
And you?
És = and; te = you, singular and informal.
I am well too.
Én = I; is = too; jól = well; vagyok = I am. Is follows the word it adds to.
How the sentence works
Vagy means you are; vagyok means I am. Hungarian often leaves out én (I) and te (you), because the verb ending tells you who is speaking.
A short conversation in Hungarian
Hi! How are you?
I am well, thank you. And you?
I am well too.
Words to recognise
how
well
and
too / also
Listen to the whole phrase before focusing on each word. You can replay as often as you like, and the interactive lesson uses pictures and a short exchange to put the meaning in context.
Open the interactive lessonThe opening six teaching lessons are free, including the mini-tests after lessons three and six. A test accepts any answer and shows the score and corrections at the end. No typing or speaking aloud is required.
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