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Hungarian Translation Services — Hungarian ⇄ German.

Hungarian translation services deliver certified German ⇄ Hungarian documents, produced by sworn, court-authorised translators for authorities, courts and partners here. Each translator is publicly appointed by a German Regional Court (Landgericht), so registry offices and the courts accept the certification, whether the document is a Hungarian certificate or a commercial contract. The surname-first name order is kept right and the long diacritics stay intact. Pricing is transparent from €0.89 per standard line.

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Native Hungarian specialists · surname-first name order handled · certified translations recognised by German authorities

DIN EN ISO 17100registered · Reg. 7U517
Name order kept rightsurname-first, diacritics intact
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Short & clear

Certified Hungarian translations by sworn, native-speaker translators.

Reviewed by specialists · FÜD editorial team · kept current

Hungarian is not an Indo-European language at all — it is Uralic, agglutinative, and it puts the family name first. Whether it is a birth certificate (születési anyakönyvi kivonat) for a German registry office, a diploma for recognition, a contract with a partner in Budapest, or English-language project documentation: the work is done by native Hungarian specialists with a proven field — with the name order and the diacritics handled exactly right.

We work in both directions and both pairings. Hungarian ⇄ German is what German authorities, courts and local partners need — including certified translations and names transposed to the Western given-name-first order, matched to the passport. Hungarian ⇄ English covers international life and business in Germany: applications, employer paperwork, contracts and documentation that circulate in English.

Who it's for

Living in Germany, working in more than one language.

Most people who search for this in English are already fluent Hungarian speakers dealing with a German system — or internationals and companies who use English as the working language. Both are covered.

Hungarian → German, for the authorities

Birth, marriage and name-change certificates, diplomas and criminal-record extracts for a registry office (Standesamt), the immigration office or recognition of qualifications — as a certified German translation, with the name order transposed and matched exactly to the passport.

Hungarian ⇄ English, for international life

Job applications, employment contracts, references and company documents that an employer, university or partner abroad expects in English rather than German. Same specialists, same care with name order and terminology.

German → Hungarian, for home

German certificates, contracts, powers of attorney and rulings to be presented to authorities, courts or family in Hungary — in correct, official Hungarian, in the form valid there.

Business across borders

Companies trading with Hungary, or teams that run in English while the paperwork is German or Hungarian. We assign a specialist for the direction and field you actually need.

Language & script

Family name first, suffixes for everything, no grammatical gender.

Hungarian is a Uralic language, unrelated to German or English. It is agglutinative: where German uses a preposition, Hungarian stacks suffixes onto the word (ház "house" → házamban "in my house"), and each suffix has two or three forms chosen by vowel harmony. The verb even changes according to whether the object is definite or indefinite.

Two points decide official documents. First, the family name comes first (Nagy Péter = Péter Nagy) — for a German registry office the order must be transposed and made unambiguous. Second, vowel length is meaningful and marked by accents (o/ó/ö/ő, u/ú/ü/ű); the double-acute ő, ű are often lost in foreign systems, which changes a name. For official use, an authorised translator issues a certified translation; whether an apostille is also needed we check in advance — it is issued by the competent authority, not by the translation agency.

Quality you only notice at the receiving end

What only a native Hungarian specialist catches.

Hungarian is unrelated to German or English, and that is the trap: the name order, the suffixes, vowel harmony and long diacritics all decide whether a document is accepted. Each pitfall below is specific to Hungarian and demonstrable.

Typical pitfalls in Hungarian translation and how a specialist resolves them
PitfallWhy it goes wrongHow the FÜD solves it
Name order reversedHungarian writes the family name before the given name: Nagy Péter is Mr Nagy. Copy the order literally into a German form and the given and family names are swapped.We transpose to the given-name-first order and match the result to the passport, so the registry office reads it correctly.
Agglutinative case endingsHungarian has no prepositions; it stacks case suffixes (-ban, -ból, -val) onto the noun. Rebuild them as separate German words wrongly and the meaning bends.We render the case relations correctly, mapping suffixes to the right German prepositions and structures.
Vowel harmonyEach suffix has two or three variants chosen by the vowels of the stem (-ban vs -ben). The wrong variant is an immediate marker of a non-native text.Suffixes are formed by vowel harmony, so the Hungarian reads as native, not assembled.
Definite vs indefinite conjugationThe verb changes according to whether its object is definite: olvasok (I read something) vs olvasom (I read it). Choose wrong and the reference is lost.The definite or indefinite form is set deliberately, so what is being referred to stays clear.
No grammatical genderHungarian has one pronoun, ő, for he and she. Translating into German or English, the gender has to be recovered from context, not guessed.Gender is resolved from the document and the parties, not assumed — so titles and pronouns are right.
Long diacritics carry meaningVowel length is distinctive and marked by accents; the double-acute ő, ű are often dropped by foreign systems, changing a name or a word.Long vowels and the double-acute letters are preserved and matched to the ID, so names are not silently altered.
The formal registerHungarian marks courtesy through Ön, maga and verb forms. The wrong choice makes an official letter too familiar or oddly distant.The courtesy register is set for the document type — formal where an authority expects it.

Why “a few phrases of Hungarian” won’t do here

None of these is a simple typo — most survive any spell-check. They arise from a structure unlike any Indo-European language: a reversed name order, stacked suffixes, vowel harmony and meaningful vowel length, and they only surface at the receiving end: the registry office, the Hungarian court, the recognition body. That is exactly where native professional translation earns its place.

The difference shows not in the text, but at the receiving end.

So: native speakers with a field, the name order transposed, and the diacritics intact.

Certification & recognition

“authorised”, “certified”, and the OFFI question — what counts where.

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For submission to German authorities and courts, a court-authorised translator (in German, ermächtigter Übersetzer, publicly authorised under German state law) produces a certified translation with stamp, signature and certification note — recognised nationwide. In Hungary, certified translations are largely reserved to the state office OFFI (Országos Fordító és Fordításhitelesítő Iroda); a German certified translation is not automatically the same act.

So we clarify before the project which country the document is for and set the form valid there — following FÜD's documented quality process; where the service is delivered under DIN EN ISO 17100, the required second-person revision is included. Between EU states, some civil-status documents can travel with an EU multilingual standard form instead of an apostille (Regulation (EU) 2016/1191); whether an apostille or that form is needed we check in advance. The apostille itself is issued by the competent authority — the FÜD does not issue apostilles.

Use cases

Hungarian to German translation: three typical cases from practice.

Name order, target country and diacritics decide the form and terminology. Three common jobs — from the starting point to the result.

Registry office & family

Birth & marriage certificate Hungarian → German

Starting point
For a marriage or naturalisation, a Hungarian születési anyakönyvi kivonat is needed in German, with the name order made unambiguous.
Process
An authorised translator transposes the name to given-name-first, preserves the diacritics and matches the passport; the certification note makes it ready for the authority.
Result
A certified translation the registry office accepts, its name identical to the ID — no follow-up query.

Careers in English

Diploma & CV Hungarian → English

Starting point
A professional from Hungary applies to an international employer or programme in Germany that works in English and needs a diploma, references and CV rendered accurately.
Process
Degrees, subjects and titles stay in the original with an explanatory equivalent; the name order is transposed; a specialist handles the terminology.
Result
Documents an English-speaking employer can place correctly — without misrepresenting a foreign qualification.

Law & trade

Contract & power of attorney German → Hungarian

Starting point
A German company signs with a partner in Budapest; legal form, deadlines and terminology must be precise in Hungarian.
Process
Legal terms stay demonstrable, the agglutinative structure and vowel harmony are handled correctly; a legal specialist checks the terminology.
Result
A contract that is legally readable without replacing German legal institutions with foreign ones.

Quote & price

What does a Hungarian translation cost?

We review volume, field, language direction and deadline and name a binding fixed price. Standard certificates are usually a flat fee per document; longer texts are priced per standard line — certification on request, advance PDF and postal delivery included.

Binding fixed price
from € 0.89 / standard linestandard certificates at a flat fee per document
Price up front · no unannounced extra costs
Native Hungarian professional translation✓included
Name order transposed & long diacritics preserved✓included
Certification by an authorised translator on request✓included
Advance PDF & postal delivery of the original✓included
Quality management & final check✓included

Hungarian is priced in language Group 1, from € 0.89 per standard line (55 characters incl. spaces); we name the exact amount after a brief review. How the price is made up →

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Hungarian documents & texts

Certified Hungarian document translation.

We translate Hungarian – German and Hungarian – English – from certified records to specialist texts. Commonly requested from Hungarian: Születési anyakönyvi kivonat (birth certificate), Házassági anyakönyvi kivonat (marriage certificate), Erkölcsi bizonyítvány (police clearance certificate), Érettségi bizonyítvány (diploma), Vezetői engedély (driving licence).

Certificates & personal records

Law & business

Technology, web & IT

Medicine & marketing

FAQ

Hungarian translation – frequently asked questions.

Do you translate both Hungarian to German and Hungarian to English?

Yes. Hungarian to German is the usual pairing for German authorities, courts and business partners; Hungarian to English covers international contexts – applications, contracts and documentation exchanged in English. A native-speaker specialist is assigned to each direction.

Do you offer certified Hungarian translations?

Yes. For certificates, diplomas and official documents an authorised translator (ermächtigter Übersetzer, authorised by a German court under state law) issues a certified translation with a certification note, recognised by German authorities and courts nationwide.

Is a German certified translation valid in Hungary, or do I need OFFI?

For use in Germany our certified translation is enough. For use in Hungary, certified translations are largely reserved to the state office OFFI; we clarify the target country in advance and set the form valid there.

Why is the surname first on Hungarian documents?

Hungarian writes the family name before the given name. For a German authority we transpose the order and match it to your passport, so the names are not swapped.

How are Hungarian names written for a German registry office?

The long diacritics, including the double-acute ő and ű, are preserved and the name is matched exactly to the spelling in your passport, so the document is accepted without a query.

What does a Hungarian translation cost?

The price depends on volume, field, direction and deadline. After a brief review we name a binding fixed price; standard certificates are usually a flat fee per document, from € 0.89 per standard line.
They kept my name in the right order and preserved the ő in my surname that every online form drops — the Standesamt accepted the certified birth certificate immediately.
★★★★★

E. Tóth · naturalisation, Stuttgart

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Work with us

Already a native Hungarian speaker? Become an authorised translator.

Our Hungarian translations are produced by native-speaker specialists — the reason German authorities, universities and courts accept them without queries. Beyond the language itself, that rests on German at C2 level, a specialist field the translator can defend, and — for certified work — court authorisation. If you bring that combination rather than bilingualism alone, we work with Hungarian translators employed and freelance, and the way in is also open through an internship.

The path

German to C2, plus a field

Native Hungarian is your starting capital; the market rewards what you build on top. German at C2 — the level at which you read a German ruling or a medical report without hesitation — is the real gate, because certified work means rendering official German with precision, not just understanding it. Add a field you can defend (law, medicine, technology, finance) and its terminology. That combination, not language alone, is what a registry office or a court relies on.

Why it holds up

Authorisation, and work automation can’t touch

For certified translations you apply to the competent Regional Court (Landgericht) to be authorised under state law. And Hungarian is exacting, specialist work: a non-Indo-European, agglutinative language with vowel harmony, a reversed name order and diacritics that carry meaning. Careful human work here is what the receiving authority requires.

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