"Nem, nem kérek bort."

Translation: No, I do not want wine.

[tedhascoldpants]

I'm assuming "bort" is in the accusative? What is the nominative, "bor"?

[david.altmayer]

Yes. Bor = wine

[Ehsan_Mehmed]

nem akarok bort?

[Gizella70]

It is not polite to say "akarok"; "kérek" is something like "ask politely"

[Ehsan_Mehmed]

oh i got it, thank you very much :)

[Gizella70]

her zaman :)

[vvsey]

Türkçe "istiyorum" = macarca "kérek". Bu, iki dil arasında çok önemli bir fark. :)

In Turkish, you "want" - perfectly normal.

In Hungarian, yok "ask for" - that is just how it is.

[KxngDeo.]

So "akarok" is an informal way?

[airminer]

"akarok" is somewhere between "I want" and "I demand", and thus is not considered polite in this context.

[david.altmayer]

No. "Akarok" is "I want", but it is not used like that. (Well, maybe by small children :) )

[dont_tread_on_me]

Yea, akarok is a bit impolite, you can say "Nem kérek" or "Nem szeretnék" lit. I wouldn't like

[Andrew359786]

Should "No, I wouldn't like wine" be acceptable?

[FarkasNemet4]

"No, I wouldn't like wine" would be "Nem, nem szerin-tek/tet/(someone with actual knowledge put the right postposition) bor". It would mean, in my limited knowledge, adding another word.

[egyszervolt]

Not exactly, but you can use it if you want. That would mean "Nem szeretnék bort."

[FarkasNemet4]

I think a lot of my problem with this is that I learned Hungarian in a VERY informal way (through music and talking to family) so while I'm understanding most of this, it's hard to wrap my head around the formality of everything.

[JewishPolyglot]

Nazireus vagyok :)

[McCarlitox444]

I learn hungarian because I watch hungarian TV channels and I don't know that they talk

[XYZEED]

So can "nem" mean no?

[faharanik]

Yeah, nem is no. :)

[tomda157]

Well nem can also mean gender, so maybe that's why he's asking like this.

[vvsey]

It can be both "no" and "not".

[andras02420]

How polite is this phrase? In English, saying that can seem a bit rude but is it the same in Hungarian

[BeaTth]

"kérek" is the polite form of "akarok". like would like and want.

[1-KingThranduil]

How is it "Kerek" is I'm sorry when you put "elnezest" in front of it? (my apologies for the lack of accent marks as I am typing this on my laptop)

[ion1122]

elnézést kérek = i ask for your pardon/forgiveness/understanding/looking away (Please correct me if I am wrong.)

[Rjka5]

Not nevermind "kerek" or "kérek" because kerek mean circular

[LesGallay]

'Elnezest kerek' means something like "I ask you to look away". It doesn't directly translate into English.

[Judit294350]

No, I do not want a wine (?)

[TheWastedW1]

Wait so there is supposed to be two no's or Nem's there???? What?mm

[Judit294350]

Yes, as in the English. "No. I do not want any wine"

[ion1122]

The first "nem" gets translated as "no", the second as "not".

[zBXXJZNU]

why to use nem, nem?

[ion1122]

Read this page. Your question is already answered!

[Judit294350]

First one is "no". The second one is "not".