Shops and hotels in Hungarian
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk. Play the ten Hungarian words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Hungarian phrases in this lesson
- Van...?von
- Do you have...?
- Hol van...?hol von
- Where is...?
- NyitvaNYEET-vo
- Open
- ZárvaZAHR-vo
- Closed
- Kér szatyrot?kayr SOT-roht
- A bag?
- Túl drágatool DRAH-go
- Too expensive
- Foglalásom vanFOG-lo-lah-shom von
- I have a reservation
- A reggeli benne van az árban?o REG-geh-lee BEN-neh von oz AHR-bon
- Is breakfast included?
- Mi a wifi jelszó?mee o WEE-fee YEL-soh
- What's the wifi password?
- Szabad...?SO-bod
- Can I...?
"Van" is "there is" or "you have". "Van kenyerük?" (do you have bread?). The answer "van" (yes) or "nincs" (nyinch, no/there is none). These two words, van and nincs, are the most useful pair in everyday Hungarian shopping.
"Hol van a pékáru?" (where is the bakery section?). Point and ask; staff will point back. Hungarian supermarket layouts follow European norms. "Hol" (where) plus "van" (is) covers all location questions simply.
Most big shops close on Sundays.
The cashier may ask this. Plastic bags cost extra. Szatyor is the traditional Hungarian shopping bag word; "táska" is a bag in general. Reusable bags are sold at every checkout. "Nem kérek" (no thank you) declines it cleanly.
Literally "I have a booking".
Literally "is breakfast in the price?".
Jelszó is literally "sign word".
Literally "is it free?": "szabad ide ülnöm?", may I sit here?