Hungarian Articles
Learning the Hungarian Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Hungarian language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Hungarian.
Hungarian articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an".
Grammar Tips:
Definite
Article:
Hungarian
has 2 definite articles:
A before consonants: a ház
(the house)
Az before vowels: az utca
(the street)
Indefinite
Article:
Very simple:
Egy
Egy ház (a
house)
Egy utca (a
street)
Egy állat
(an animal)
Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Hungarian Articles |
| articles | névelők |
| the | If the word following article begins with a vowel: "az" if it begins with a consonant: "az" |
| a | egy |
| one | egy |
| some | néhány |
| few | néhány |
| |
| the book | a könyv |
| the books | a könyvek |
| a book | egy könyv |
| one book | egy könyv |
| some books | néhány könyv |
| few books | néhány könyv |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Hungarian has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Hungarian.
List of Articles in Hungarian
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Hungarian. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Hungarian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Hungarian Vocabulary |
| Food | élelmiszer |
| almonds | mandula |
| bread | kenyér |
| breakfast | reggeli |
| butter | vaj |
| candy | cukorka |
| cheese | sajt |
| chicken | csirke |
| cumin | kömény |
| dessert | desszert |
| dinner | vacsora |
| fish | hal |
| fruit | gyümölcs |
| ice cream | fagylalt |
| lamb | bárány |
| lemon | citrom |
| lunch | ebéd |
| meal | étkezés |
| meat | hús |
| oven | sütő |
| pepper | bors |
| plants | növények |
| pork | sertéshús |
| salad | saláta |
| salt | só |
| sandwich | szendvics |
| sausage | kolbász |
| soup | leves |
| sugar | cukor |
| supper | vacsora |
| turkey | pulyka |
| apple | alma |
| banana | banán |
| oranges | narancs |
| peaches | őszibarack |
| peanut | földimogyoró |
| pears | körte |
| pineapple | ananász |
| grapes | szőlő |
| strawberries | eper |
| vegetables | zöldségek |
| carrot | sárgarépa |
| corn | kukorica |
| cucumber | uborka |
| garlic | fokhagyma |
| lettuce | saláta |
| olives | olívabogyó |
| onions | hagyma |
| peppers | paprika |
| potatoes | burgonya |
| pumpkin | tök |
| beans | bab |
| tomatoes | paradicsom |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Hungarian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Hungarian Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Hungarian lessons here: Learn Hungarian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.