5 sentences to learn before coming to Hungary!
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Hungary is a widely loved place. Tourists from all over the world visit our country from year to year. However, not all of them are familiar with Hungarian which is considered to be one of the hardest languages. Of course, it is absolutely not compulsory to be able to speak the language – however, it does make some situations easier. Read our article to learn 5 of the most helpful sentences before coming to Hungary!
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Ez mennyibe kerül? – How much does this cost?
Evidently, when travelling somewhere, whether for a business trip or a vacation, it is inevitable to have to pay for things. For example, a sandwich at the airport, a train ticket, a meal at a restaurant. When the price is not displayed, you can ask the following:
- Ez mennyibe kerül? /ɛz mɛɲːibɛ kɛɾʏl?/
Our currency is the Hungarian forint. In case you do not see prices displayed in euro, only forint fear not: just divide the given number by four and you get the price in euro. For example: HUF 1600 is EUR 4.
- Read also: Could anything save the Hungarian forint?
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Kérhetném a számlát? – May I have the bill?
When you are done having breakfast, lunch or dinner in a restaurant or bar, you can ask for the bill by asking:
- Kérhetném a számlát? /keːɾhɛtneːm ɒ saːmlaːt?/
In some places, you might only see the total amount only in forint – in that case, remember the aforementioned fact: that nowadays, one euro costs 400 forints.
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Ingyenes a Wi-Fi? – Is the WiFi free?
You might get into a situation when you run out of mobile data and you need WiFi to check Google Maps or any other useful thing on the internet. If you find a place that has WiFi but you do not know whether you can use it or not, ask the following question: