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...As
the title of this page suggests...this is a miscellaneous
page of sort...full of information...so take a look...and
do feel free to write
and contribute to this page.
Arriving in Budapest...by
air. To get back into Budapest you have your choices of taking
the taxi, the airport minibus, or bus #93.
Obviouly taking the taxi is most convenient, but most expensive
as well. Also, calling for a taxi from the airport is a lot
safer than just walk out side and order a taxi from the curb.
Not all taxis are exactly legitimate. Back in the late 90s
the government regulate the max per km rate, but not all cabs
adheres to it. Stay away from nice "Mercesdes" or
"BMW" taxis. A cheaper alternative, and almost a
convenient, is to take the Airport MiniBus,
it's almost like van-pooling. They have a booth just out side
the Custom check area, just walk to their desk, tell them
where you want to go, and wait until they call you. It costs
around $10 for a one way trip. The cheapest way to get back
to the city is via public transport. Take bus #93
from the airport to Kobanya-Kispest, and from here take the
M3(blue) metro line back to the city center. Make sure you
have the public transport tickets (jegy), and validate them
at the red or orange boxes on the buses or metro entrances.
What you should
know about Hungary...
| Capital |
Budapest |
| Population |
Approx. 10 Million People |
| Area |
93,030 sq. km. |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 51.9%,
Calvinist 15.9%, Lutheran 3%, Greek Catholic 2.6%,
other Christian 1%, other or unspecified 11.1%,
unaffiliated 14.5% (2001 census) |
| Median Age |
total: 38.57 years
male: 36.1 years
female: 41.24 years (2005 est.) |
| Ethnic Groups |
Hungarian 92.3%, Roma
1.9%, other or unknown 5.8% (2001 census) |
| Elevation Extremes |
lowest point: Tisza River
78 m
highest point: Kekes 1,014 m |
| Public Holidays |
January 1, March 15, May
1, August 20, October 23, December 25-26 |
| Hungarian Cuisine |
Flavorful, spicy and
often rather heavy...fatty, but it sure is yummy. |
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Scams to watch
out for...
If you're new to
Hungary, learn the currency (Hungarian
currency is Forint) and what they look like.
Shaddy/dishonest merchants...and taxi drivers
have been known to give change back in other
currency (with much less in value).
Guys read this!!!...You're
walking down the street, usually in the downtown
area, and a couple beautiful Hungarian girls
come up to you and start a conversation...being
really friendly and all, and they they take
you to a nearby bar for a drink. You might think
to yourself "Wow, the women here are so
friendly and hot...and you're such
a lucky guy..." Well...snap out of that
dream and decline the offer from these beauties.
Stay away from them...they're nothing but trouble!
If you were naive enough to follow and buy them
a drink or two...you will be in for a shock
when you get the bill that will equal to a couple
months of your rent. So exercise some caution
here. Besides, how good looking are you anyway?
and when was the last time a hot babe came up
and offered you a drink? Yeah, I thought so!!!
When you go to a
new restaurant, ALWAYS check for the price
of drinks or food before ordering.
Do not exchange your
money with anyone on the street. Go to
a bank or better yet use the ATM (cash) machine
to get your money.
Keep you bag
in sight at all time...be extra careful to your
bags, pockets when traveling on metro lines
#1 and #3; tram lines #2 and #4; bus line #7.
If you take a taxi...avoid
unmarked taxis, or taxis that are really fancy
i.e...new Mercedes or BMWs...as they've been
know to over-charged their riders. Take taxis
that have repeating phone digits...like 233
3333, 211 1111, or 222 2222, etc... by the way,
if you order a taxi by calling for it by phone,
the cost per km will be cheaper than if you
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For more safety info,
check out the Hungarian police website here.
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NEED TO FIND a specific address/location
in Budapest? This handy dandy link
will help you to find it. Just type in the street name
(Kulcsszó / Utcanév), house number (Házszám),
and the district number (Kerület), then click on
the yellow "Keres" button...then, the program
will locate the place you're looking for...well, it
works most of the time...pretty nifty when it does work!!!!
USEFUL WEB SITES...
the Budapest Sun
is a useful english language site about Hungary...probably
the most popular english language site in Hungary. If
you want to find out the train schedule then check out
the Elvira site.
Just type in your destination and time. For the bus
schedule for buses going from city to city...or intercity...they
call it "Volanbusz" here check out this Volanbusz
link. Or for buses, trams, metros, and HEVs inside
budapest check out bkv
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Favorite Places
to Eat...
| Buddha Coffe
Bar |
(Between Nyugati
and Oktogon) |
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At Batthany Ter |
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Momotaro Metelt
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Szechenyi U. 16. Budapest,
1051 (Between CEU and Kossuth Ter)
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Some useful Hungarian words and
phrases:
yes = igen
no/not = nem
Good morning! = Jó reggelt (kívánok)!
Good day! = Jó napot (kívánok)!
Good evening! = Jó estét (kívánok)!
Good night! = Jó éjszakát!
Good bye! = Viszlát!/Viszontlátásra!
Hi! (for one man) = Szia!
Hi! (for more than one person) = Sziasztok!
I understand = értem
I don't understand = nem értem
please = kérek/kérem
Thanks! = Kösz/köszi!
Thank you! = Köszönöm!
Thank you very much! = Köszönöm szépen!
Don't mention it!/My pleasure (as a reply for "Thank
you") = Szívesen.
Excuse me! = Elnézést (kérek)!
I'm sorry! / I beg your pardon! = Bocsánat / Bocsánatot
kérek!
Could you help me, please? = Tudna segíteni?
How much is it? = Mennyibe kerül?
help = segítség
where? = hol?
which way/in which direction? = merre?
when? = mikor?
how? = hogyan?
now = most
later = késõbb
urgent = sürgõs
day = nap
week = hét [derived from "seven" (days)]
month = hónap
morning (early) = reggel
morning (before noon) = délelõtt
noon = dél
afternoon = délután
evening = este
night = éjszaka
today = ma
tomorrow = holnap
the day after tomorrow = holnapután
yesterday = tegnap
the day before yesterday = tegnapelõtt
to eat = enni
to drink = inni
to sleep = aludni
square = tér
street = utca
road = út
museum = múzeum
post office = posta
travel office = utazási iroda
right/to right = jobb/jobbra
left/to left = bal/balra
straight = egyenesen
in front of = szemben
and = és
Other useful sentences:
I don't understand/speak Hungarian. = Nem értek/beszélek
magyarul.
How to get to ...? = Hogyan jutok el a ...hez?
How far is it? = Milyen messze van?
Where is it? = Hol van?
Numbers - számok:
0 nulla
1 egy
2 kettõ (két)
3 három
4 négy
5 öt
6 hat
7 hét
8 nyolc
9 kilenc
10 tíz
20 húsz
30 harminc
40 negyven
50 ötven
60 hatvan
70 hetven
80 nyolcvan
90 kilencven
100 száz
1000 ezer
2197 kétezer-(egy)százkilencvenhét
Ordinal numbers - sorszámok:
1st elsõ
2nd második
3rd harmadik
4th negyedik
5th ötödik
6th hatodik
7th hetedik
8th nyolcadik
9th kilencedik
10th tizedik
11th tizenegyedik
12th tizenkettedik
20th huszadik
100th századik
101st százegyedik
1000th ezredik
10^6 th milliomodik
2197th kétezer-(egy)százkilencvenhetedik
Pronouns - névmások:
the = a/az
a = egy
I én for me nekem with me velem
you te/ön for you neked/önnek with you veled/önnel
he/she õ for him/her neki with him/her vele
it (this) ez for it (this) ennek with it (this) ezzel
it (that) az for it (that) annak with it (that) azzal
we mi for us nekünk with us velünk
you ti/önök for you nektek/önöknek with
you veletek/önökkel
they õk for them nekik with them velük
("te" = informal, "ön" = formal)
Days of the week - a hét napjai:
Monday = hétfõ
Tuesday = kedd
Wednesday = szerda
Thursday = csütörtök
Friday = péntek
Saturday = szombat
Sunday = vasárnap
Transport, traveling - közlekedés, utazás:
open = nyitva
closed = zárva
bus = (autó)busz
ship = hajó
tram = villamos
train = vonat
When does it leave? = Mikor indul?
When does it arrive? = Mikor érkezik?
Give me a ticket to ..., please. = Kérek egy jegyet
...re!
Give me a seat reservation to ..., please. = Kérek
egy helyjegyet ...re!
(railway or coach) station = állomás
railway station (bigger) = pályaudvar
airport = repülõtér
ticket office = pénztár
Where can I buy tickets? = Hol lehet jegyet váltani?
ticket = jegy
slow train = személyvonat
express train = gyorsvonat
first-class = elsõ osztály
second-class = másodosztály
lost&found = talált tárgyak (osztálya)
washroom, toilette = WC
entrance = bejárat
exit = kijárat
woman = nõ
man = férfi
girl = lány
boy = fiú
parking place = parkoló
gas station, filling station, garage = benzinkút
petrol, gas = benzin
unleaded = ólommentes
gas (diesel oil) = gázolaj/dízelolaj
oil = olaj
service station = szervíz
out of order = nem mûködik / üzemen kívül
Restaurant, food - vendéglõ, élelmiszer:
restaurant = vendéglõ/étterem
café = kávéház
sweet shop = cukrászda
menu = étlap
waiter = pincér
to pay = fizetni
soup = leves
meat = hús
pork = sertéshús
beef = marhahús
poultry = szárnyas/baromfi
chicken = csirke
fish = hal
salt water fish = tengeri hal
fillet/steak/slice = szelet
fried/grilled meat = sült hús
goulash = gulyás(leves)
garnish = köret
vegetable = zöldség
boiled vegetables as garnish = zöldségköret
vegetable-dish = fõzelék
bean = bab
string beans = zöldbab
tomato = paradicsom
potato = burgonya/krumpli
cabbage = káposzta
green pepper = zöld paprika
lettuce = saláta [as vegetable]
salad = saláta [as food]
stuffed paprika = töltött paprika
fruit = gyümölcs
grape = szõlõ
pear = körte
apple = alma
plum = szilva
peach = (õszi)barack
apricot = sárgabarack
watermelon = (görög)dinnye
melon = sárgadinnye
lemon = citrom
tart (cake) = torta
ice cream = fagylalt/jégkrém
pastry/cake = sütemény
juice = gyümölcslé
syrup = szörp
water = víz
mineral water = ásványvíz
beer = sör
wine = bor
schnaps = pálinka
cup = csésze
glass = pohár
bottle = üveg
milk = tej
yogurt = joghurt
coffee = kávé
tea = tea
bread = kenyér
toast = pirítós (kenyér)
roll/bun = zsemle
scrambled eggs = rántotta
boiled eggs (soft) = lágy tojás
boiled eggs (hard) = kemény tojás
ham = sonka
sausage = kolbász
frankfurter = virsli
butter = vaj
cheese = sajt
jam = gyümölcsíz/dzsem/lekvár
honey = méz
sugar = cukor
chocolate = csokoládé
salt = só
vinegar = ecet
mustard = mustár
red pepper = pirospaprika
black pepper = bors
onion = hagyma
Smoking - dohányzás:
Do not smoke!/Smoking is forbidden! = Tilos a dohányzás!
non-smoking = nemdohányzó
to smoke = dohányozni
Post office - posta:
letter = levél
mail = levél / postai küldemény
registered mail = ajánlott levél
parcel = csomag
air mail = légiposta
telegram = távirat
stamp = bélyeg
postcard = levelezõlap
picture postcard = képeslap
Entertainment - szórakozás:
theatre = színház
Opera Theatre = Operaház
concert = hangverseny
cinema = mozi/filmszínház
ticket = jegy
free entrance = ingyen(es)
admission fee = belépõdíj
Illness/emergency - betegség/baleset:
doctor = orvos
surgeon = sebész
pharmacy = gyógyszertár
hospital = kórház
ambulance = mentõ
fire dept. = tûzoltóság
police = rendõrség
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