Szia

'Hello' in Hungarian

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Language

Hungarian

Finno-Ugric Family

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Non-Gendered Language

Hungarian, a Uralic language, is spoken by about 13 million native speakers, primarily in Hungary and parts of Romania, Slovakia, and Serbia. Unlike most European languages, it is non-Indo-European, with roots in the Ural Mountains region. It uses the Latin alphabet with unique characters like "ő" and "ű." Hungarian grammar is complex, featuring agglutination (adding suffixes to words), 18-35 cases (depending on classification), and vowel harmony. Its vocabulary includes Uralic roots and loanwords from Turkic, Slavic, German, and Latin. Known for its expressive flexibility, Hungarian is the official language of Hungary and holds cultural significance in Central Europe.

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Hungarian Noun

barát

friend

A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection and trust; a trusted companion.

Hungarian Adjective

nehéz

difficult

Hard to do or understand; requiring effort, skill, or planning to do.

Hungarian Adjective

szép

beautiful

Having beauty; aesthetically pleasing; very attractive.

Hungarian Pronoun

that

A demonstrative pronoun used to refer to a specific thing or person previously mentioned or understood; also a relative pronoun introducing a restrictive clause.