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Here are some simlar words in Turkish and Hungarian.
First, look at this sentence;
English : There is a very small apple in my pocket.
Turkish : Cebimde cok küçük elma var.
Hungarian : Djemben sok kicsi alma van.
Not only words but also the word order is similar.
In Turkish an Hungarian some very commonly used words in daily life are almost same like, I, he/she, come, reach, drink, brave, sea etc.
Turkish English Hungarian English
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çal steal csal cheat
çarp hit csap hit
çat fit together csat buckle
dol get filled tel fill, full
dür fold tür fold
em suck emlö tit, nipple
er reach e'r reach
eş dig a'sh dig
gel come jer, gyer come
git go gyi go [for horses]
iç drink isz drink
kar mix kavar, kever stir
kız grow hot tu"z fire (noun & vb. root)
öl die öl kill
say count sza'm number (noun)
sek skip szök skip, jump
tut hold tart hold
yoğur knead gyür knead, squeeze
sayı number sza'm number
bıçak knife bicska folding knife
ek sow eke plough
kechi goat kecske she-goat
arpa barley a'rpa oats
elma apple alma apple
töre custom törve'ny law
yas (3) mourning gya'sz mourning
batur (4) brave ba'tor brave
ben I en I
sen you te te
o he/she ö he/she
kul aşı gulaş
arslan lion oraslan lion
çok very sok very
küçük small kiçik small
arık > arok
balta > balta
bitik > betU
buGday > buza
burçak > borso
buzağı > borju
dana > tino
deniz > tenger
deve > teve
dingil > tengely
erdem > erdem
es (us) > esz
göbek > köldök
ikiz > iker
kapI > kapu
kepenek > köpönyeg
koçan > kocsany
kurum > korom
Odh (zaman) > idO
oğlak > ollo
Öküz > Ökör
sakal > szakal
sarı > sarga
saz (Camur) > sar
sırt > szirt
sirke > serke
tanık > tanu
tarla > tarlo
tekne > teknö
yaka > nyak
yapağI > gyapju
yel > szel
yüksük > gyüszü