vacsora
[ˈvɒt͡ʃorɒ]
The Hungarian word for dinner is vacsora.
vacsora refers specifically to the evening meal. You can derive related words from this noun, such as the verb vacsorázik, which means to eat dinner or the gerund vacsorázás, which refers to the act of having dinner.
Meaning: evening meal (noun)
Which one should you use?
While vacsora is used for the evening meal, the term ebéd is used to distinguish the midday meal (lunch) and reggeli is used for breakfast.
How does it change in a sentence?
When vacsora functions as the direct object of a verb, such as in the sentence 'I am eating dinner', it takes the accusative suffix -t to become vacsorát.
Did you know?
- The word vacsora is a linguistic guest, as it was borrowed from a Slavic language rather than originating from a Finno-Ugric root.
- In many Hungarian households, the heaviest meal of the day is actually ebéd (lunch), making vacsora a much lighter affair than the English 'dinner' might imply.
- If you are offered egy kis falat étel during a vacsora visit, the host is using a polite idiom meaning 'a little bite of food' to avoid sounding pushy.
Examples in context
- Mi a mai vacsora?What's today's dinner?This is useful for asking what the dinner is for today using vacsora.Tatoeba #5108964 by bagonyi, translation #5107382 by r3cca
- Kész van a vacsora?Is dinner ready?This is useful for asking if the dinner is ready using vacsora.Tatoeba #1271322 by Muelisto, translation #456011 by lukaszpp
- Mikor van a vacsora?What time is dinner?This is useful for asking at what time dinner is using vacsora.Tatoeba #4584406 by bandeirante, translation #24573 by CK
- Szeretnék asztalt foglalni a vacsoráhozI would like to reserve a table for dinner.
- 73 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gábor and Anna are discussing their plans for the evening.
- GáborSzeretnél együttzárni a vacsora?Would you like to have dinner together?
- AnnaIgen, nagyon szívesen!Yes, I would love to!
- GáborHány órakor legyen a vacsora?What time should dinner be?
- AnnaHét óra jó lesz nekem.Seven o'clock will be good for me.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dinner” translations and entries vacsora, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vacsora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
