Language/Hungarian/Vocabulary/Greetings

Here are the most common ways to say hello in Hungarian for each time of day:

• “Good morning!” = Jó reggelt kívánok!
• “Good day!” = Jó napot kívánok!
• “Good evening!” = Jó estét kívánok!
• “Good night!” = Jó éjszakát kívánok!
• “Kiss on your hands.” = Kezét csókolom! or Kezit csókolom!
• “Goodbye!” (Until the next time we see each other.) = Viszontlátásra! or Viszlát!

Did you notice the common endings of kívánok? It literally means “I wish you.” Using this is going to make you sound amazingly polite and thorough, but you can also use these expressions by skipping that part. This way, they’ll sound like this:

• “Good morning!” = Jó reggelt!
• “Good day!” = Jó napot!
• “Good evening!”= Jó estét!
• “Good night!” = Jó éjszakát! or Jó éjt!