Hungarian Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Hungarian lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Hungarian to help you practice your daily phrases.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Hungarian
one egy
first első
two kettő or két
second második
three három
third harmadik
four négy
fourth negyedik
five öt
fifth ötödik
six hat
sixth hatodik
seven hét
seventh hetedik
eight nyolc
eighth nyolcadik
nine kilenc
ninth kilencedik
ten tíz
tenth tizedik
eleven tizenegy
eleventh tizenegyedik
twelve tizenkettő or tizenkét
twelfth tizenkettedik
thirteen tizenhárom
thirteenth tizenharmadik
fourteen tizennégy
once egyszer
fifteen tizenöt
twice kétszer
sixteen tizenhat
Monday hétfő
seventeen tizenhét
Tuesday kedd
eighteen tizennyolc
Wednesday szerda
nineteen tizenkilenc
Thursday csütörtök
twenty húsz
Friday péntek
seventy one hetvenegy
Saturday szombat
one hundred száz
Sunday vasárnap

Numbers Grammar Rules

Hungarian cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Hungarian. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Hungarian
I have three dogs [number + noun] három kutyám van
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] a lányomnak két macskája van
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] hét nyelven beszél
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] a fiútestvéremnek van egy fia
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] ez a második leckém
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] olvastad a harmadik könyvet?

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow tehén

goat kecske

donkey szamár

horse ló

dog kutya

cat macska

mouse egér

bird madár

Conversation in Hungarian

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Hungarian
Where are you from? honnan jött(él)?
I'm from the U.S én az egyesült államokból jöttem
I'm American amerikai vagyok
Where do you live? hol laksz?
I live in the U.S az egyesült államokban lakom
What do you do for a living? mit dolgozol?
I'm a student tanulok

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