Hitchhiking seems to be quite easy in Hungary. Especially in rural areas people are very friendly and helpful.
Even on roads with almost no traffic you can get a ride in a reasonable time.
Some people speak English, some more speak German, but outside big cities, most people speak none of it.
Cities
Phrasebook
Vocabulary
- Hitchhiking - stoppolás, stop [shtopolash, shtop]
- High-way - autópálya [autopaya]
- Petrol station - benzinkút [benzeenkut]
- Ring road - körgyűrű [koerdyuru]
- Map - térkép
- Bus stop - buszmegálló [bus-megh-allo]
Greetings
- Hello - hello, szia [seeya]
- Good day - jó napot [yo napot]
- Good morning - jó reggelt [yo reghelt]
- Good evening - jó estét [yo eshtet]
- Goodbye - viszlát [whislat]
- Bye - viszlát, hello
- Thank you - köszönöm [koesoenoem]
- Thanks - köszi [koesi]
Directions
- From - -ból, -ből [at the end of a word, like Londonból.]
- Towards - felé [eg. Budapest felé]
- Through - keresztül -on, -en, ön [eg. keresztül Pécsen, keresztül Győrön] or át -on, -en, -ön [eg. át Budapesten]
- (To the) left - bal(ra) [bal(ra)]
- (To the) right - jobb(ra) [yobb(ra)]
- Straignt on - egyenesen (edyeneshen)
- Where are you going to? - Merre mész? [Merre mes?]
- I'm travelling to ... - ... felé megyek. [... fele medyek]
- Please, stop here - Állj meg it, légyszi
- A bit further - Kicsit előrébb [kitcheet eloerebb]