Hungarian Family Vocabulary

Here are Hungarian words for family to start with: báty (brother), lány (daughter), apa (father), nagyapa (grandfather). Below are 40 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 5 themed lists.

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Family Basics

A1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
brotherbátynounA1
daughterlánynounA1
fatherapanounA1
grandfathernagyapanounA1
grandmothernagymamanounA1
motheranyanounA1
sisterhúgnounA1
sonfiúnounA1

Family Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
auntnagynéninounA1
childgyereknounA1
cousinunokatestvérnounA1
husbandférjnounA1
parentszülőnounA1
unclenagybácsinounA1
wifefeleségnounA1
in-lawházassági rokonnounB1

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Family Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
ancestorősnounA2
generationnemzedéknounA2
siblingtestvérnounB1
heritageörökségnounB2
spouseházastársnounB2
lineageleszármazásnounC1
genealogygenealógianounC2
progenyutódoknounC2

Social Roles

B1–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
politicianpolitikusnounB1
residentlakónounB1
volunteerönkéntesnounB1
activistaktivistanounB2
bureaucratbürokratanounB2
civil servantköztisztviselőnounB2
public servantközalkalmazottnounB2
shareholderrészvényesnounB2

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Life Events

A1–B2
EnglishHungarianTypeLevel
birthszületésnounA1
childhoodgyermekkornounA2
deathhalálnounA2
adulthoodfelnőttkornounB1
parenthoodszülőségnounB1
divorceválásnounB2
relocationköltözésnounB2
retirementnyugdíjas kornounB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for family. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Hungarian words should I learn for family?

You could start with words like báty (brother), lány (daughter), apa (father), nagyapa (grandfather). This page lists 40 Hungarian words for family (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Hungarian words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Hungarian words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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