A frissítőpont nyitva van.

A is the definite article, meaning the.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before a consonant sound
• az before a vowel sound

Since frissítőpont begins with f, Hungarian uses a: A frissítőpont.

Because it is a compound noun, and Hungarian very often writes compounds as a single word.

Here:

• frissítő = refreshing / refreshment-related
• pont = point, station, spot

So frissítőpont is literally something like refreshment point or refreshment station. In Hungarian, that kind of noun+noun or modifier+noun combination is commonly written as one word.

It breaks down like this:

• frissít = to refresh
• frissítő = refreshing; something used for refreshment
• pont = point, place, station

So the word literally suggests a point/station for refreshment. In real-life use, it can refer to something like a refreshment stand, aid station, or water stop, depending on context.

Nyitva means open in the sense of in an open state.

It comes from the verb nyit = to open, and the -va/-ve form often expresses a state resulting from an action. So nyitva is roughly opened / left open / being open.

In everyday Hungarian, nyitva is the normal word used in phrases like:

• nyitva van = is open
• zárva van = is closed

So in this sentence, nyitva is describing the current state of the refreshment station.

Because Hungarian often expresses this kind of state with a -va/-ve form plus van.

So:

• nyitva = open, in an opened state
• van = is

Together, nyitva van means is open.

This is a very common pattern in Hungarian for states:

• Az ajtó nyitva van. = The door is open.
• Az üzlet zárva van. = The shop is closed.

To an English speaker, it may feel like two separate words where English uses just open, but in Hungarian this is a very natural construction.

That is a very common question. In Hungarian, the present-tense form of to be is often omitted in the 3rd person when the predicate is a noun or adjective:

• A bolt nagy. = The shop is big.
• Ő tanár. = He/She is a teacher.

But with forms like nyitva, zárva, becsukva, kint, and similar state expressions, van is normally kept in a full sentence:

• A bolt nyitva van.
• Az ajtó becsukva van.

So van is not being used unusually here; it is the standard form.

You may still see shorter versions on signs, labels, or in very compressed speech, such as just Nyitva, but in a normal sentence nyitva van is the expected form.

Yes, you can, but it is not exactly the same in feel.

• nyitva van strongly emphasizes the current state: it is open now
• nyitott is an adjective/participle meaning open

In many practical situations, especially about shops, stations, doors, and facilities, nyitva van is the more standard everyday way to say something is open.

So for a learner, A frissítőpont nyitva van is the safest and most natural version.

Yes. Hungarian word order is flexible, and changing it often changes emphasis rather than core meaning.

The version you have:

• A frissítőpont nyitva van.

is a neutral sentence: as for the refreshment station, it is open.

You could also say:

• Nyitva van a frissítőpont.

This puts more focus on nyitva van and can sound more like The refreshment station is open as new information.

So both are possible, but the original sentence is a very normal neutral way to say it.

Because it is the subject of the sentence, and Hungarian subjects are usually in the basic dictionary form, which is often called the nominative.

So:

• a frissítőpont = the refreshment station, as the subject
• no extra case ending is needed here

A lot of Hungarian grammar is shown through endings, but in this sentence the subject simply appears in its plain base form.

A few useful pronunciation points:

• Hungarian stress is usually on the first syllable of the word.
• The accents show vowel length or vowel quality, and they matter.

In frissítőpont:

• í is a long i
• ő is a long front rounded vowel, somewhat similar to a long version of the vowel in French peu or German schön, though not identical

So the word has clearly long vowels in sí and tő.

Also:

• a in A is short
• ny is pronounced like the ny in Spanish señor or roughly n+y blended together

A rough learner-friendly pronunciation guide might be:

• A frissítőpont nyitva van
  uh FRIS-shii-tuh-pont NYIT-vaw vun

That is only approximate, but it helps show the stress and the long vowels.