Ez az adag kicsi.

Because they are doing two different jobs:

• ez = this
• az = the definite article the used before a vowel sound

So ez az adag literally works like this the portion, but in natural English we just say this portion.

This is a normal Hungarian pattern: when a demonstrative like ez or az stands before a noun, Hungarian usually also keeps the article.

Compare:

• ez a ház = this house
• ez az adag = this portion
• az a ház = that house

So even though it looks unusual from an English point of view, it is standard Hungarian grammar.

No. In Ez az adag kicsi, the second az is not the demonstrative that. It is just the definite article form used before a vowel-initial word.

Hungarian has:

• a before consonants
• az before vowels

Since adag begins with a vowel, the article is az.

So:

• ez a könyv = this book
• ez az adag = this portion

Here, ez is the demonstrative, and az is only the article.

In Hungarian, the verb to be is often omitted in the present tense, third person, when the predicate is a noun or adjective.

So:

• Ez az adag kicsi. = This portion is small.
• literally: This portion small.

This is completely normal in Hungarian.

But the verb appears in other persons or tenses:

• Kicsi vagyok. = I am small.
• Kicsi volt. = It was small.
• Kicsi lesz. = It will be small.

So the missing is is not an omission in the casual sense; it is the standard grammatical pattern.

This is a very common question, because both kis and kicsi can relate to the idea of small.

A helpful rule:

• kis is commonly used before a noun
• kicsi is commonly used as the predicate or when standing more independently

So:

• kis adag = a small portion
• Ez az adag kicsi. = This portion is small.

In other words:

• attributive position, before the noun: often kis
• predicate position, after the noun: usually kicsi

That is why kicsi is the natural choice here.

It breaks down like this:

• Ez az adag = this portion
• kicsi = small

So the whole structure is:

• subject/topic: Ez az adag
• predicate adjective: kicsi

Hungarian often puts the thing being talked about first, then says something about it. So this sentence is very straightforward and neutral.

The sentence as written, Ez az adag kicsi, is a neutral, natural way to say it.

But Hungarian word order is somewhat flexible, and changing it often changes the emphasis.

For example:

• Ez az adag kicsi. = neutral statement
• Kicsi ez az adag. = emphasis on small
• Az adag kicsi. = the portion is small, without stressing this

So yes, other orders are possible, but the original sentence is the basic, unmarked version.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Ez ≈ ez
• az ≈ awz or oz, depending on how you approximate Hungarian a
• adag ≈ aw-dawg
• kicsi ≈ kee-chee

A few useful pronunciation points:

• cs is pronounced like ch in cheese
• g is always a hard g
• Hungarian stress usually falls on the first syllable of each word:
  • EZ
  • AZ
  • Adag
  • KIcsi

A more linguistic approximation would be something like ez az ɒdɒg kitʃi, but the simpler guide above is enough for most learners at first.

No. Hungarian adjectives do not agree with nouns for gender, because Hungarian has no grammatical gender in the way languages like French, German, or Spanish do.

So kicsi stays kicsi. It does not change because adag is singular or because of any gender category.

That makes things simpler for English speakers:

• no masculine/feminine forms
• no adjective agreement by gender

In this sentence, kicsi is just the basic adjective form.

Often, you can keep the same word order and just use question intonation in speech:

• Ez az adag kicsi? = Is this portion small?

You could also say:

• Kicsi ez az adag?

That version puts more focus on small, like Is this portion small?

In writing, Hungarian uses the normal question mark, but it does not need an extra word like English is at the beginning.

You add nem before the adjective:

• Ez az adag nem kicsi.

So:

• kicsi = small
• nem kicsi = not small

This is the normal way to negate this kind of sentence in Hungarian.