Worksheets and Vocabulary Lists by Themes

This section presents thematically organised worksheets and vocabulary lists (picture dictionaries, vocabulary help etc.). Many of them can also be found elsewhere on our website but the ones with the csak itt! sign are only available here. The exercises not included here are also indicated in the respective sections. This section will help you enlarge your vocabulary by themes prepare for your language exam find your way on this website more easily All materials presented here can be used for self-study, accompanied with a grammar book and a dictionary are written in Hungarian but contain illustrations to facilitate comprehension consist of vocabulary lists, texts, exercises and their solutions are usually one to four pages long are most often humorous and therefore fun to do! The number of stars next to the title indicates the approximative level of difficulty: * = beginners' level ** = intermediate level *** = advanced level csak itt! = access only from this page The materials cover most topics you may hear and want to talk about in everyday conversations. The titles follow those of the topic list defining the requirements for the internationally recognised European language exam (ECL) at the intermediate (B1-B2) level. We would not recommend that you learn Hungarian with these materials only but as soon as you have some knowledge of the language you will find many things here that will help you make further progress. Topic List 1. About Yourself (describing yourself and other people) 2. Human Relations (friends, colleagues, social activities) 3. Family (love, family members and events) 4. Home (your city, your house/flat, household tasks) 5. Transport, traveling (means of transportation, timetables, holiday) 6. Shopping (shops, buying food, clothes, electric devices) 7. Communication (letter, email, telephone) 8. Services (restaurant, hotel, bank) 9. Cultural Activities (cinema, theatre, museum, party) under construction 10. Weather (seasons, weather forecast) 11. Health (healthy nutrition, at the doctor's, illnesses and symptoms) under construction 12. Sport (national sports, major competitions, your sport life) under construction 13. Media (television, radio, newspaper) under construction 14. Hobbies, Leasure (reading, music) under construction 15. Learning, Work (school subjects, work places, work activities) under construction 16. European Union (basic information about countries and cities) under construction 17. Hungary (basic cultural information, national holidays, weather) under construction If you would like to complement these materials with dialogue exercises, please take a look at our Groupwork Section that presents communication-centred activities.

THEMATICALLY ORGANISED MATERIALS

1. About Yourself

1. Adatlap * Filling in a form about yourself (with vocabulary) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
2. Magamról * Writing a short text about yourself (with example) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. Bemutatkozás * Composing a dialogue to introduce somebody Proposed by: Szabó Eszter	[pdf]
4. Ismered...? Szereted...? * Discussing likes and dislikes (with vocabulary) Proposed by: Szabó Eszter	[pdf]
5. Nemzetközi szavak: Az egyén * International words around human characteristics (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
6. Külső tulajdonságok **  - csak itt! Describing what a person looks like Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
7. Belső tulajdonságok **  - csak itt! Characterising people, inner qualities Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
8. Tulajdonságok, képzők **  - csak itt! Overview of adjective endings to describe someone's character Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
9. Híres emberek * Brief descripiton of famous people (with vocabulary) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
10. Sztárok **  - csak itt! Completing short texts about famous people's look Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
11. Horoszkóp: Skorpió * General horoscope: Scorpion (text, exercises, vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
12. Horoszkóp: Kos * General horoscope: Aries (text, exercises, vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
13. Horoszkóp ** General horoscope: all signs (text, no exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
14. Személyiségteszt ** Psychological test with 10 questions (without exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
15. Kedvenc gyümölcsöd elárulja jellemedet ** What your favourite fruit tells about your character (short text with trilingual vocabulary list, no exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
16. Emberek és háziállatok ** The effect of domestic animals on the character (short article with trilingual vocabulary list, no exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
17. Hol lakik a zebra? ** Where does the zebra live? (puzzle) Proposed by: Kováts Katalin	[pdf]
18. Kérdések születésnapra * -  ÚJ! Short dialogues regarding birthday, completing question words Proposed by: Bencze Rozália	[pdf]

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2. Human Relations

1. Nemzetközi szavak: Társas kapcsolatok * International words around human relationships (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
2. Társas tevékenységek *  - csak itt! Social activities (picture dictionary with exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. Rokonszenv, ellenszenv **  - csak itt! Expressing sympathy or antipathy (with vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
4. Barátság **  - csak itt! Useful vocabulary and exercises about Friendship Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
5. Meghívás, reakció ** Vocabulary list and exercises as to how to accept and refuse an invitation Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
6. Beszélgetés megkezdése ** Starting a conversation Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
7. Biztatás, bátorítás ** Consoling and encouraging other people Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
8. Kellemes meglepetés, öröm ** Expressing pleasure and relief Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
9. Ingerültség, irritáltság kifejezése ** Expressing anger and irritation Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
10. Egyetértés, helyeslés, elutasítás ** Agreeing, refusing Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
11. Visszakérdezés ** Asking for repetition and confirmation Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
12. Kommentárok, megjegyzések ** Comments and remarks Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
13. Búcsúzás ** Saying goodbye Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
14. Partikulák, töltelékszavak ** Expletive words, fillers Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
15. Mit mondana Ön? ** Reactions in various situations Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
16. Reakciók ** Give an appropriate reaction Proposed by: Tóth Rózsa	[pdf]
17. Milyen a magyar szingli? ** Hungarian Singles (short text with trilingual vocabulary list, no exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
18. Kérjünk bocsánatot! ** Let us apologise Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
19. Mándy Iván: Isten ** A famous Hungarian writer about his relationship to God (with biography) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
20. Mándy Iván: Isten (2.) ** Exercises to text 19 Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]

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3. Family

1. Társat keres... * Ad to find a partner (text, exercises, vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
2. Szerelem **  - csak itt! Useful vocabulary and exercises about Love Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. Szerelmes egerek ** Mice in love sing (short text with trilingual vocabulary list, no exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
4. Írjunk szappanoperát! **  - csak itt! Writing a Hungarian soap-opera (with vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
5. Szabályok nőknek férfiakról **  - csak itt! Humorous text about men - for women (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
6. Könnyebb gyerekkel feleséget találni ** Is it easier to find a woman when one has a child? (text, exercises, vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
7. Nemzetközi szavak: Család * International words around family (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
8. Családfa * - csak itt! Complete the family tree based on the text (puzzle) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
9. A családtagok nevei *  - csak itt! Names for family members (text and exercise with photos) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
10. Kvíz: híres családok * Quiz about famous families Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
11. Apa kalapja ** Possessive structures Proposed by: Götz Viktor	[pdf]
12. Családi illemtan * - csak itt! How family members address one another (short text, exercise, joke) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
13. Gyermekkor * - csak itt! Vocabulary to Childhood Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
14. Jolán kisfia ** A joke (exercise: fill in the verbs) Proposed by: Görbe Tamás	[pdf]
15. Örökbefogadáson gondolkodnak Pitték ** Although the info is not up-to-date, the text is still interesting (text, exercises, vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
16. Szülők figyelték meg... ** Humorous observations parents have made (with trilingual vocabulary list, no exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
17. Gyerekek, kamaszok mondták... ** Funny sentences by children and youngsters Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
18. Gyerekek levelei Istenhez ** Children's letters to God Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
19. Juliska néni 106 éves * An old lady celebrating her 106th birthday (short text with trilingual vocabulary list, no exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
20. Karácsony ** Quiz about Christmas Proposed by: Görbe Tamás	[pdf]
21. A só (magyar népmese) ** Hungarian folk tale about a royal family Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
22. Mitől jó egy házasság? *** Modes of the verb in sentences about marriage Proposed by: Görbe Tamás	[pdf]

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4. Home

1. Nemzetközi szavak: Ház, lakás * International words around house and home (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
2. Ingatlan eladó * Ad to sell a house (text, vocabulary list, exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. Képes szótár: a ház részei * - csak itt! Picture dictionary about the parts of the house (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
4. Rajzoljunk! * Drawing a picture Proposed by: Szabó Eszter	[pdf]
5. Képes szótár: bútorok * - csak itt! Picture dictionary about furniture (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
6. Bútorok * Practising names for furniture and numbers Proposed by: Tóth Viktória	[pdf]
7. Képes szótár: használati tárgyak * - csak itt! Picture dictionary about objects in a flat (with exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
8. Feng Shui ** - csak itt! Feng Shui principles (text without exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
9. Háztartási gépek ** - csak itt! Household devices (picture dictionary, vocabulary help, exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
10. Házimunka 1. ** - csak itt! Household tasks (picture dictionary, vocabulary help, exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
11. Házimunka 2. ** - csak itt! Find 10 differences between the two pictures (with vocabulary help) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
12. A konyha fontosabb a nappalinál ** About the "cult" of the kitchen in European countries (trilingual vocabulary list, without exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
13. Az intelligens konyha ** About the intelligent kitchen (trilingual vocabulary list, no exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]

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5. Transport, Traveling

1. Nemzetközi szavak: Utazás, közlekedés * International words around transport and traveling (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
2. Tömegközlekedés, jegyvásárlás, menetrend * - csak itt! Means of public transportation, buying a ticket, timetable (vocabulary help, text, exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. KRESZ * - csak itt! Rules of traffic, signs (pictures, exercises, vocabulary help) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
4. A gyalogosokra is vadásznak a rendőrök ** Pedestrians chased by the police (trilingual vocabulary list, without exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
5. Utazzunk Szegedre! * A journey to Szeged (text and exercises to the adverbs of place) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
6. Utazzunk Budapestre! * Photos of Budapest with exercises to the noun endings Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
7. Vissza a természethez ** Describing what you see in nature (short texts and exercise) Proposed by: Bencze Rozália	[pdf]
8. Reptéri mesék * Stories at European airports (text without exercises, trilingual vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
9. Hurrá, nyaralunk! ** - csak itt! Holiday plans, offers of a travel agency, continents (texts, dialogues and exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia, Görbe Tamás	[pdf]
10. Görögországi nyaralás ** - csak itt! Holiday in Greece (text with exercises) Proposed by: Fogarasi Ilona	[pdf]
11. Ékszer kontra utazás ** Jewelry versus travelling (text with exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
12. Zarándokok Csíksomlyón *** Pilgrims in Csíksomlyó Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]

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6. Shopping

1. Képes szótár: színek, formák * - csak itt! Picture dictionary on colours and forms Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
2. Nemzetközi szavak: Étkezés, élelmiszerek * International words around food (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. Képes szótár: élelmiszerek * - csak itt! Picture dictionary about food (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
4. A magyar borok * Hungarian wines (text without exercises, trilingual vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
5. 69 hamburgert evett meg 8 perc alatt ** New world record in eating hamburger (text, exercises, vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
6. A csokoládé rövid története * Short history of chocolate (text without exercises, trilingual vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
7. Szituációk * Complete the dialogues about ordering food and buying vegetables Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
8. Nemzetközi szavak: Öltözködés, ruhadarabok * International words around clothing (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
9. Képes szótár: ruhadarabok * - csak itt! Picture dictionary about clothing (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
10. A butikban * Completing a dialogue: buying clothes Proposed by: Bencze Rozália	[pdf]
11. Tavaszi divat ** Spring fashion Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
12. Örkény István: Választék * Short story about a Hungarian shop that has very little to offer (without exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
13. Marci vásárol * - csak itt! Photos about a little boy shopping (with exercise: names for shops, articles) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
14. Képregény: Vásárlás * Describe the story of the cartoon (with vocabulary help) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
15. Mosonyi Alíz: Apróságok boltja ** Short story about a shop (trilingual vocabulary list, no exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
16. Ne vásárolj semmit! ** Buy Nothing Day (trilingual vocabulary list, without exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
17. Jimi Hendrix gitárjára licitálnak Londonban * Hendrix's guitar for sale in London (text, exercises, vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
18. Főzzünk együtt! **- ÚJ! A Hungarian recipe: Paprika chicken (short text, exercises to the imperative) Proposed by: Fogarasi Ilona	[pdf]
19. Darvasi László: Ezer forint ** How a writer spent 1000 forints he found on the street (with biography) Készítette: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
20. Darvasi László: Ezer forint (2.)** Exercises to text 18 Készítette: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]

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7. Communication

1. Halló, halló... 1. * - csak itt! Making phone calls 1. (vocabulary lists with exercise) Proposed by: Fogarasi Ilona	[pdf]
2. Halló, halló... 2. * - csak itt! Making phone calls 2. (vocabulary and grammar help, exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. Halló, halló... 3. * - csak itt! Making phone calls 3. (vocabulary and grammar help, exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
4. Az internet * - csak itt! Activities and a statistics about the Internet (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
5. Bélyegek * - csak itt! About the origins of the post stamp (short text, exercise to countries and nationalities) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
6. Posta ** - csak itt! Situation at a post office (vocabulary list, exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
7. Megduplázódott a mobiltelefon-előfizetés * Number of mobile phones doubled (text, exercises, vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]

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8. Services

1. Egy hotelben * - csak itt! Hotel reservation, services in a hotel (with exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
2. Szituációk * Complete the dialogues about ordering food and buying vegetables Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. Dohányzási tilalom az EU éttermeiben * Ban of smoking in EU restaurants (trilingual vocabulary list, no exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
4. Szolgáltatások, táblák * - csak itt! Signs and services on the motorway (with exercises) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
5. Matematika 1. ** Past tense in a hilarious short story Proposed by: Bencze Rozália	[pdf]

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9. Leisure and Culture

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10. Weather and Time Expressions

1. Évszakok, hónapok, időjárás * Picture dictionary to seasons, months and weather (with exercise) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
2. Időjárás, égtájak * - csak itt! Weather, weather forecast, continents (exercises with vocabulary list) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
3. Mit csinálunk, ha ilyen az idő? * Activities you can undertake by different weather (conjugation) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
4. Milyen az idő? * Vocabulary around the weather (nouns and adjectives) Proposed by: Tóth Rózsa és Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
5. Napok, hónapok, évek * Kérdések és válaszok időhatározókkal (szöveg, gyakorlat) Készítette: Szabó Eszter és Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
6. Hányadika van ma? * Short exercise around dates Készítette: Götz Viktor	[pdf]
7. Halmos Géza naptára * Filling in a calendar, answering related questions (days of the week, dates) Proposed by: Szabó Eszter	[pdf]
8. Ezen a napon történt ** Július 13-i híres események (szöveg angol, német, francia szólistával) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
9. Hány óra van? * Telling the time (exercise) Proposed by: Götz Viktor and Szabó Eszter	[pdf]
10. Népi időjóslások ** Easy reading about popular weather forecasts Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
11. Szeged, a napfény városa ** Short text about Szeged (English-Hungarian) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[html]
12. A 2004-es év volt a legmelegebb * Short text about record heat in 2004 (with English, French, German vocabulary lists) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]
13. Visszatértek a gólyák ** Short text about the return of the storks (with English, French, German vocabulary lists) Proposed by: Szita Szilvia	[pdf]

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