A terhelés öt forint.

A is the Hungarian definite article, meaning the.

So a terhelés = the charge.

Hungarian has two forms of the definite article:

• a before most consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

For example:

• a terhelés = the charge
• az ár = the price

In Hungarian, the verb to be is often left out in the present tense when the sentence is in the third person.

So instead of saying something like A terhelés van öt forint, Hungarian simply says:

• A terhelés öt forint.

This is completely normal and natural.

Compare:

• A könyv érdekes. = The book is interesting.
• Az ár magas. = The price is high.
• A terhelés öt forint. = The charge is five forints.

But in other persons, van or another form of to be does appear:

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

After numbers, Hungarian normally uses the noun in the singular form, not the plural.

So:

• öt forint = five forints
• három könyv = three books
• tíz ember = ten people

This is very different from English, where we usually use a plural noun after numbers.

So forint stays singular after öt.

Terhelés is a noun. Depending on context, it can mean things like:

• charge
• fee
• load
• burden

In this sentence, it most naturally means something like charge or fee.

So the sentence is using terhelés as the subject:

• A terhelés = the charge
• öt forint = five forints

Grammatically, terhelés is in the basic dictionary form here.

Yes, Öt forint a terhelés is also possible.

Hungarian word order is more flexible than English, and changing the order often changes the focus or emphasis.

• A terhelés öt forint.
  This is a neutral statement: The charge is five forints.

• Öt forint a terhelés.
  This puts more focus on öt forint, roughly like: The charge is five forints / It’s five forints.

So both are correct, but they can sound slightly different in emphasis.

Because forint is being used as a predicate noun after an implied is.

In English, we say:

• The charge is five forints.

Hungarian does the same idea without adding a special ending here:

• A terhelés öt forint.

No extra case ending is needed.

If you wanted to say something like for five forints, into five forints, or with five forints, then Hungarian would add a case ending or a postposition, depending on the meaning.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• terhelés ≈ TEHR-heh-laaysh

A few useful points:

• Hungarian stress is almost always on the first syllable: TERhelés
• é is a long vowel, somewhat like ay in say, but steadier
• s in Hungarian sounds like English sh

So the last part -lés sounds roughly like laysh.

Because forint is a common noun, not a proper noun.

Hungarian capitalizes words much like English does:

• sentence beginnings
• proper names
• some official titles, depending on context

But currency names like forint, euró, dollár are normally lowercase.

Yes. That is another natural way to express the idea.

• A terhelés öt forint. = The charge is five forints.
• A terhelés öt forintba kerül. = The charge costs five forints.

The second version uses the verb kerül = costs and the ending -ba/-be on the amount:

• öt forintba

This is a very common Hungarian pattern with prices.

So the sentence you were given is shorter and more direct, while ... forintba kerül is a full costs expression.

Usually, in a normal full sentence, A terhelés öt forint sounds more natural.

Leaving out the article can sound unusual unless the style is very reduced, such as:

• headings
• labels
• notes
• very telegraphic language

So for standard everyday Hungarian, keep the article:

• A terhelés öt forint.

The simplest way is usually just with intonation in speech:

• A terhelés öt forint? = Is the charge five forints?

In writing, the question mark shows that it is a question.

Hungarian often does not need an extra word like English is at the beginning. The same words can become a question just by intonation and punctuation.