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1. I can already speak Hungarian
Do you recognise any of these Hungarian words? Of course you do! (If not, check the English counterparts at the bottom of the page)

a) bojler
b) bomba
c) boksz
d) bridzs
e) centrum
f) csekk
g) csokoládé
h) delfin
i) demonstráció
j) depresszió
k) diagnózis
l) drog
m) dzsem
n) dzsessz
o) dzsungel
p) fantasztikus
q) forma
r) gengszter
s) klasszikus
t) kocsi
u) komfort
v) krém
w) menedzser
x) séf
y) spagetti
z) szendvics

(Solutions: boiler / bomb / box / bridge / centre / cheque / chocolate / dolphin / demonstration / depression / diagnosis / drug / jam / jazz / jungle / fantastic / form / gangster / classic / coach / comfort / cream / manager / chef / spaghetti / sandwich)

2. Greeting people
In formal situations, the following greetings and farewells are used:

Greetings
up to about 9 am: Jó reggelt! (Good morning.)
between 9 am and 7 pm: Jó napot! (Good morning/afternoon.)
after 7 pm: Jó estét! (Good evening.)

Farewells
any time of the day: Viszontlátásra! (Goodbye.)
late at night: Jó éjszakát! (Good night.)

In informal situations, use the following expressions, any time of the day:
Both greetings and farewells
Helló! (Hi!)
Szia! (Hi!)
if you address more than one person: Sziasztok! (Hi!)

Tip: When uncertain, wait to see which form the Hungarian speaker is using and do likewise.

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