7 Essential Hungarian Words With No English Equivalent

These tricky words are not only incredibly important but also defy translation into English. Yet I’d like to attempt to paraphrase their meaning at least.

Zsófia Sáfár
Digital Global Traveler
7 min readMar 5, 2023

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The Hungarian language occupies a special place in the heart of Europe. Neither the language nor the people who speak it are related to any of the neighbouring countries. Even if Hungarians were to search for distant relatives, they wouldn’t be able to communicate with them — since…

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Zsófia Sáfár
Digital Global Traveler

Story-teller. Freelance journalist. Wonderer. Practitioner of traditional yoga. Hobby photographer. Adventurer—inside and out.