Az egyenleg tíz forint.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a
• az

They both mean the.

The choice depends mainly on the sound that follows:

• a before a consonant
• az before a vowel

Since egyenleg begins with a vowel sound, Hungarian uses az:

• az egyenleg = the balance

This is similar to how English uses a and an.

Egyenleg means balance, usually in a financial sense, such as:

• an account balance
• the remaining amount on a card or account
• a financial total

So in this sentence, az egyenleg means the balance.

In Hungarian, the verb to be is often omitted in the present tense when the subject is third person singular or plural.

So instead of saying:

• Az egyenleg van tíz forint ❌

Hungarian simply says:

• Az egyenleg tíz forint. ✔

This literally looks like:

• The balance ten forints.

But it means:

• The balance is ten forints.

This omission happens only in certain present-tense sentences. In other persons, van or another form of to be is used:

• Én fáradt vagyok. = I am tired.
• Te fáradt vagy. = You are tired.

But:

• Ő fáradt. = He/She is tired.

After numbers, Hungarian nouns usually stay in the singular form.

So:

• tíz forint = ten forints
• literally: ten forint

This is completely normal in Hungarian.

More examples:

• két könyv = two books
• három alma = three apples

Even though English uses the plural after numbers, Hungarian usually does not.

Because tíz forint is functioning as a predicate, describing what the balance is.

In English, we say:

• The balance is ten forints.

We do not usually say:

• The balance is the ten forints. ❌

Hungarian works similarly here. Tíz forint is just the amount, so no article is needed.

Yes. Forint is the name of the Hungarian currency.

• one unit: forint
• after numbers: still forint in Hungarian grammar

So:

• tíz forint = ten forints

If you are talking in English, you might say ten forints, but in Hungarian the noun remains forint after the number.

Yes, Hungarian word order is more flexible than English, but word order can change emphasis.

The neutral sentence is:

• Az egyenleg tíz forint.

This is a straightforward statement: The balance is ten forints.

You might also hear different word orders in special contexts, but this version is the most natural basic form for simply giving the information.

In this sentence:

• Az egyenleg = topic / what we are talking about
• tíz forint = the new information about it

So the word order is very natural and standard.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• az EH-dyen-leg teez FO-rint

A few helpful points:

• gy is a special Hungarian sound, somewhat like a very soft dy
• é is a long vowel, like ay in say, but pure and steady
• í is a long ee
• stress in Hungarian is almost always on the first syllable of each word:
  • AZ
  • Egyenleg
  • TÍZ
  • FOrint

Because it is not the first word of a title or a proper name rule situation—it is simply the first word of a normal sentence, and Hungarian capitalizes the first letter of the sentence:

• Az egyenleg tíz forint.

Only the A is capitalized because it begins the sentence. The word itself is still az.

If it appeared in the middle of a sentence, it would be:

• az

It is grammatically correct, but in real life it may sound a little unusual because a balance of ten forints is extremely small.

Still, as a language example it is perfectly fine. In real contexts, you might see similar sentences like:

• Az egyenleg ezer forint. = The balance is one thousand forints.
• Az egyenleg nulla forint. = The balance is zero forints.

So the structure is completely natural, even if the amount is tiny.

Yes, egyenleg can have broader meanings such as balance or net result in different contexts, but in a sentence with forint, it is clearly about money.

So here:

• Az egyenleg tíz forint.

is understood as a monetary balance, such as in a bank account, transit card, or payment system.