How to Say "I Am Hungry" in Hungarian

Éhes vagyok

[ˈeːɦɛʃvɒɟok]

Éhes vagyok is the Hungarian way to say "I am hungry".

This phrase is used to express a physical need or a desire for food.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of the adjective éhes (hungry) and the first-person singular form of the verb van (to be), which is vagyok (I am).

Adding the pronoun én at the end of the phrase can be used to emphasize that it is specifically you who is hungry, rather than someone else.

In Hungarian, the subject pronoun én (I) is often omitted because the verb ending -ok in vagyok already indicates that the subject is "I".

In Hungarian, if you want to say you are 'starving', you can say éhség (hunger) is 'gnawing' at you. The sensation of hunger is often described through physical metaphors of biting or eating one's own stomach.
The verb vagyok is unique because its root vagy is also the word for 'or' in Hungarian. The meaning is determined entirely by the context and the suffix.
Hungarian uses a specific word farkaséhes to describe being 'wolf-hungry'. This is a common way to amplify éhes vagyok when someone is ravenous.

Mondjátok meg neki, hogy éhes vagyok.
Tell her that I am hungry.
This sentence shows how to use the phrase within a larger instruction.
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Éhes vagyok.
I am hungry.
This sentence provides a direct example of the phrase alone.
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Jól dolgoztam, de most nagyon éhes vagyok.
I've worked well, but now I am very hungry.
Reggel óta nem ettem semmit, korgó gyomrom van!
I haven't eaten anything since morning, my stomach is growling!
Na, menjünk már valami finomat enni, éhes vagyok, mint a farkas!
Come on, let's go eat something delicious, I am hungry as a wolf!
Körbejártam a várost, éhes vagyok, mint egy farkas.
I walked around the city, I am hungry as a wolf.
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