lingophant_hungarian
09-06-2026
03 - Useful Reactions

Spontaneous reactions and responses for real conversations.

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Tudsz segíteni? Persze!
 
Can you help me? Of course! ('Tudni' = to know/be able to. 'Persze' from Latin 'per se'.)
Semmi gond.
 
No problem. (Literally 'nothing problem'.)
Tényleg? Nem hiszem el!
 
Really? I can't believe it! ('Elhinni' is a separable verb — 'el' splits off when negated.)
Az nagyszerű lenne.
 
That would be great. ('Nagyszerű' — literally 'big-ly' / 'great-style'. 'Lenne' = would be.)
Az szuperül hangzik.
 
That sounds awesome. (-ül turns adjectives into adverbs.)
Érdekes! Nagyon érdekes.
 
That's interesting! Very interesting. ('Nagyon' (very) from 'nagy' (big).)
Király! / Menő!
 
Cool! ('Király' — literally 'king'. 'Menő' from 'menni' (to go) — 'going-y'.)
Jobb, mint a semmi.
 
Better than nothing. ('Jobb' (better) is irregular from 'jó' (good). 'Mint' = than/as.)
Jobb, mint bármi.
 
Better than anything. ('Bármi' — bár (any/although) + mi (what).)
Várj egy pillanatot!
 
Wait a second. ('Pillanat' = moment; -ot is accusative.)
Csak vicceltem!
 
Just kidding! (Literally 'just I-joked'. 'Vicc' = joke (German loanword Witz).)
Talán sikerülni fog.
 
Maybe it'll work out. ('Fog + infinitive' = future tense auxiliary, literally 'will grasp'.)
Semmi baj, előfordul.
 
It's okay, it happens. ('Semmi baj' — literally 'no trouble'. 'Előfordul' — elő (forward) + fordul (turns).)
Oké, értem.
 
Okay, I understand. ('Értem' — I understand / I get it.)
Nem rossz!
 
Not bad!
Hűha! Lenyűgöző!
 
Wow. Impressive! ('Lenyűgöző' — literally 'fettering down' (le = down, nyűg = fetter).)
Undorító!
 
Disgusting! (From 'undor' (disgust).)
Úristen!
 
Oh my God! (Úr (lord) + isten (god).)
Fogd be! / Csend legyen!
 
Shut up! Be quiet! ('Fogd be' — literally 'grab it shut' (i.e. your mouth). 'Csend legyen' — let there be silence.)
Viccelsz?
 
Are you kidding me? (Literally 'you joke?'.)
Komolyan?
 
Are you serious? (Literally 'seriously?' — komoly + -an (adverb).)
Miért vagy ilyen komoly?
 
Why so serious? (Literally 'why are you this-kind serious'.)
Hadd gondolkodjam.
 
Let me think. ('Hadd' = let/allow + subjunctive form ending in -jam/-jek.)
Nem hiszem el.
 
I can't believe it. (Separable verb 'elhinni' — el detaches and goes after.)
Az isten szerelmére!
 
For God's sake! (Literally 'for the love of God' — szerelem (love) + -re (onto).)
Milyen kár!
 
Such a pity. (Literally 'what damage' — kár = harm/damage/pity.)
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