Time and days in Hungarian
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. 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
- Mostmosht
- Now
- KésőbbKAY-shuhb
- Later
- Mamoh
- Today
- HolnapHOL-nop
- Tomorrow
- Ma estemo ESH-teh
- Tonight
- Mikor?MEE-kor
- When?
- Mikor nyit?MEE-kor nyeet
- What time does it open?
- Egy pillanatedj PEEL-lo-not
- One moment, please
- Percperts
- Minutes
- ÓraOH-ro
- Hours
"Most" means right now. "Mindjárt" (MIND-yahrt, in just a moment) and "rögtön" (RUG-tuhn, immediately) are the more urgent versions. "Majd" (moyd) means later or eventually and can feel slightly vague; Hungarians are generally time-conscious.
"Kicsit később" (a little later). "Majd" is the casual later (moyd): "majd megcsináljuk" (we will do it later). Hungarian scheduling tends to be reasonably precise; if someone says a time, they usually mean it.
Simple and short. "Ma este" (tonight), "ma reggel" (this morning), "ma délelőtt" (this morning, before noon). Hungarian has distinct words for late morning (délelőtt), midday (dél), early afternoon (délután), evening (este), and night (éjjel).
"Holnap találkozunk" (see you tomorrow). "Holnap reggel" (tomorrow morning), "holnap este" (tomorrow evening). The day after tomorrow is "holnapután" (hol-nop-OO-tahn), a useful word when planning ahead.
Literally "one blink".
Stays singular after a number: "öt perc".
Stays singular after a number: "két óra". Also means clock.