The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Hungarian language. The words listed below are not the most common Hungarian words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Hungarian (magyar) |
| I | én |
| you (singular) | te |
| he | ő |
| we | mi |
| you (plural) | ti |
| they | ők |
| this | ez |
| that | az |
| here | itt |
| there | ott |
| who | ki? |
| what | mi? |
| where | hol? |
| when | mikor? |
| how | hogy?, *(hogyan?)* |
| not | nem, ne! |
| all | mind, *(minden)* |
| many | sok |
| some | néhány |
| few | kevés |
| other | más |
| one | egy |
| two | kettő |
| three | három |
| four | négy |
| five | öt |
| big | nagy |
| long | hosszú |
| wide | széles |
| thick | vastag |
| heavy | nehéz |
| small | kis |
| short | rövid |
| narrow | szűk |
| thin | vékony |
| woman | nő |
| man (adult male) | férfi |
| man (human being) | ember |
| child | gyerek, gyermek |
| wife | feleség |
| husband | férj |
| mother | anya |
| father | apa |
| animal | állat |
| fish | hal |
| bird | madár |
| dog | kutya |
| louse | tetű |
| snake | kígyó |
| worm | féreg |
| tree | fa |
| forest | erdő |
| stick | bot |
| fruit | gyümölcs |
| seed | mag |
| leaf | levél |
| root | gyökér |
| bark (of a tree) | kéreg |
| flower | virág |
| grass | fű |
| rope | kötél |
| skin | bőr |
| meat | hús |
| blood | vér |
| bone | csont |
| fat (noun) | háj |
| egg | tojás |
| horn | szarv |
| tail | farok |
| feather | toll |
| hair | haj |
| head | fej |
| ear | fül |
| eye | szem |
| nose | orr |
| mouth | száj |
| tooth | fog |
| tongue (organ) | nyelv |
| fingernail | köröm |
| foot | lábfej |
| leg | láb |
| knee | térd |
| hand | kéz |
| wing | szárny |
| belly | has |
| guts | bél |
| neck | nyak |
| back | hát |
| breast | mell |
| heart | szív |
| liver | máj |
| to drink | iszik |
| to eat | eszik |
| to bite | harap |
| to suck | szop, szopik |
| to spit | köp |
| to vomit | hány |
| to blow | fúj |
| to breathe | lélegzik |
| to laugh | nevet |
| to see | lát |
| to hear | hall |
| to know | tud |
| to think | gondol |
| to smell | szagol |
| to fear | fél |
| to sleep | alszik |
| to live | él |
| to die | meghal |
| to kill | öl |
| to fight | harcol |
| to hunt | vadászik |
| to hit | üt |
| to cut | vág |
| to split | hasít |
| to stab | szúr |
| to scratch | vakar |
| to dig | ás |
| to swim | úszik |
| to fly | repül |
| to walk | jár |
| to come | jön |
| to lie (as in a bed) | fekszik |
| to sit | ül |
| to stand | áll |
| to turn (intransitive) | fordul |
| to fall | esik |
| to give | ad |
| to hold | tart |
| to squeeze | sajtol |
| to rub | dörgöl |
| to wash | mos |
| to wipe | töröl |
| to pull | húz |
| to push | tol |
| to throw | hajít |
| to tie | köt |
| to sew | varr |
| to count | számol |
| to say | mond |
| to sing | énekel |
| to play | játszik |
| to float | lebeg |
| to flow | folyik |
| to freeze | megfagy |
| to swell | dagad |
| sun | nap |
| moon | hold |
| star | csillag |
| water | víz |
| rain | eső |
| river | folyó |
| lake | tó |
| sea | tenger |
| salt | só |
| stone | kő |
| sand | homok |
| dust | por |
| earth | föld |
| cloud | felhő |
| fog | köd |
| sky | ég *(noun)* |
| wind | szél |
| snow | hó |
| ice | jég |
| smoke | füst |
| fire | tűz |
| ash | hamu |
| to burn | ég *(verb)* |
| road | út |
| mountain | hegy |
| red | piros, vörös |
| green | zöld |
| yellow | sárga |
| white | fehér |
| black | fekete |
| night | éj |
| day | nap |
| year | év |
| warm | meleg |
| cold | hideg |
| full | teli |
| new | új |
| old | öreg *(being)*, régi *(thing)* |
| good | jó |
| bad | rossz |
| rotten | rohadt |
| dirty | piszkos |
| straight | egyenes |
| round | kerek |
| sharp (as a knife) | éles |
| dull (as a knife) | tompa |
| smooth | sima |
| wet | nedves |
| dry | száraz |
| correct | helyes |
| near | közel |
| far | távol |
| right | jobb |