Around 1000 words are enough to understand roughly 85% of everyday speech. That is exactly what 1000 Words focuses on: instead of endless grammar tables, you first learn the Hungarian vocabulary you will actually meet in real life – nouns, verbs, adjectives and full sentences, each with translation, example sentence and audio.
Learn the way that fits your day: as a video to read along, as an audiobook for your commute or for falling asleep, as an ebook, or with the built-in vocabulary trainer that shows you every word again at the scientifically optimal moment (spaced repetition). Everything is available on the website and in the free app for iOS and Android.
You will start with everyday Hungarian words like the food (az étel), the drink (az ital), the cup (a csésze) — the vocabulary that appears most often in real conversations.
| English | Hungarian | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| the food | az étel | The food is delicious. Az étel finom. |
| the drink | az ital | I want a drink. Kérek egy italt. |
| the cup | a csésze | The cup is full. A csésze tele van. |
| the bottle | az üveg | The bottle is empty. Az üveg üres. |
| the plate | a tányér | The plate is clean. A tányér tiszta. |
| the spoon | a kanál | I use a spoon. Kanalat használok. |
| the fork | a villa | I eat with a fork. Villával eszem. |
| the knife | a kés | The knife is sharp. A kés éles. |
| the breakfast | a reggeli | I eat breakfast. Reggelizem. |
| the lunch | az ebéd | We have lunch at noon. Délben ebédelünk. |
| the dinner | a vacsora | They eat dinner together. Együtt vacsoráznak. |
| the bread | a kenyér | I buy bread. Kenyeret veszek. |
| the butter | a vaj | I put butter on the bread. Vajat kenek a kenyérre. |
| the cheese | a sajt | I eat cheese. Sajtot eszem. |
| the milk | a tej | I drink milk. Tejet iszom. |
| the coffee | a kávé | I drink coffee in the morning. Reggel kávét iszom. |
| the tea | a tea | I like tea. Szeretem a teát. |
| the juice | a gyümölcslé | I drink juice. Gyümölcslevet iszom. |
| the soda | az üdítő | I drink soda. Üdítőt iszom. |
| the rice | a rizs | I eat rice. Rizst eszem. |
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| to borrow | kölcsönkérni |
| to buy | vásárolni |
| to clean | takarítani |
| to close | becsukni |
| to cook | főzni |
| to do | tenni |
| to drink | inni |
| to eat | enni |
| to find | találni |
| to get | kapni |
| She is my friend | Ő a barátom |
| They have fun together | Jól érzik magukat együtt |
| We eat lunch together | Együtt ebédelünk |
| She smiles a lot | Sokat mosolyog |
| He tells funny jokes | Vicces vicceket mesél |
| I visit my friends | Meglátogatom a barátaimat |
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With the 1000 most frequent words you understand about 85% of everyday spoken language. That is why 1000 Words focuses exactly on this core vocabulary – organized into nouns, verbs & adjectives and full sentences.
Research shows the brain consolidates previously learned material during sleep. Our audiobooks with triple repetition are made for this: listen in the evening, relax, and anchor what you learned. Read more in our article on learning while you sleep.
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For beginners and returners (level A1–B1) who want to build a usable Hungarian vocabulary fast – without grammar overload, with audio.