lingophant_hungarian
31-05-2026
Useful Reactions

Spontaneous reactions and responses for real conversations.

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