Hungarian
Hungarian — adjective
1. 與匈牙利、該國人民或其語言有關的；來自匈牙利的
與匈牙利、該國人民或其語言有關的；來自匈牙利的
Christopher ordered Hungarian goulash at the restaurant near the bridge.
Hungarian + food noun
Wei's essay on Hungarian history won first prize at the school competition.
Hungarian + abstract noun (history)
The Hungarian embassy organised a cultural festival in Taipei last year.
Hungarian + institution noun
Lien learned several traditional Hungarian dances during her trip to Budapest.
- Hungarian food
- Hungarian culture
- Hungarian history
- Hungarian language
- Hungarian folk music
- Hungarian government
- Hungarian cuisine
- Magyar
the Hungarian-language name for the people and language; very formal in English and rarely used outside historical or linguistic contexts
Grammar Patterns
Hungarian + noun
Usage Note
Almost always used attributively (directly before a noun). Common collocations include names of food (goulash, paprika, pastry), cultural items (music, dance, literature, folk art), and institutions (government, embassy, parliament).
Common Mistakes
Hungarian — noun
1. 來自匈牙利的人；匈牙利國民
來自匈牙利的人；匈牙利國民
A Hungarian named Marta showed us around the Parliament building.
countable: a Hungarian
Tunde met two friendly Hungarians at the language exchange event.
plural: two Hungarians
The conference brought together Hungarians, Poles, and Czechs to discuss regional cooperation.
Baraka's neighbour is a Hungarian who moved to Taipei ten years ago.
demonym used with 'a'
- a Hungarian
- the Hungarians
- ethnic Hungarian
- native Hungarian
- Magyar
the endonym for the Hungarian people; used in English mostly in historical or ethnographic writing
Grammar Patterns
a Hungarian
the Hungarians
two Hungarians
Usage Note
Countable noun. The plural form 'Hungarians' refers to the people of Hungary collectively. When used as a demonym, 'the Hungarians' can also mean the entire nation. Note that 'Hungarian' is also an adjective with the same spelling — 'a Hungarian artist' uses the adjective, while 'a Hungarian' uses the noun.
Common Mistakes
2. 匈牙利的主要語言，屬於烏戈爾語系，與芬蘭語和愛沙尼亞語有關聯
匈牙利的主要語言，屬於烏戈爾語系，與芬蘭語和愛沙尼亞語有關聯
Anjali has been learning Hungarian for a year and can now hold a simple conversation.
learn / study + Hungarian
Mert finds Hungarian much harder to learn than Spanish because of its grammar.
Sumin can read Hungarian quite well, but she struggles with the pronunciation.
read / write / speak + Hungarian
Erik translated the document from Hungarian into English for his manager.
translate from / into + Hungarian
- speak Hungarian
- learn Hungarian
- in Hungarian
- translate into Hungarian
- Hungarian grammar
- Hungarian vocabulary
- Magyar
the Hungarian name for the language; occasionally used in English linguistic writing
Grammar Patterns
speak Hungarian
learn Hungarian
in Hungarian
Hungarian is …
Usage Note
Uncountable noun; never used with an article when referring to the language in general ('Hungarian is difficult', not 'the Hungarian is difficult'). The definite article is used only when specifying a particular variety: 'the Hungarian spoken in Transylvania.'