A barátom leég.

Because Hungarian usually shows possession with a suffix on the noun, not with a separate word like my.

• barát = friend
• barátom = my friend

The ending -om is the 1st person singular possessive suffix here. So Hungarian packs friend + my into one word.

If you want extra emphasis, you can also say az én barátom, but the én is not normally needed.

In Hungarian, possessed nouns often still take the definite article when they are used as normal noun phrases in a sentence.

So:

• a barátom = my friend

Even though English does not say the my friend, Hungarian very often uses a / az before possessed nouns.

That is completely normal Hungarian grammar.

A is the Hungarian definite article, equivalent to English the.

Hungarian has two forms:

• a before consonant sounds
• az before vowel sounds

Since barátom starts with b, Hungarian uses a:

• a barátom

Leég is a verb made from:

• ég = burn
• le- = a verbal prefix, often giving a sense like down, off, or completion

Together, leég can have different meanings depending on context, such as:

• burn down
• get burned
• get sunburned
• sometimes even be embarrassed / make oneself look bad in figurative use

So the prefix le- is an important part of the verb’s meaning.

Because in a neutral affirmative sentence, Hungarian verbal prefixes are normally written together with the verb.

So:

• leég = one word

But when the prefix is separated for grammatical reasons, it is written separately, for example with negation:

• A barátom nem ég le.

So learners often need to remember that Hungarian prefixes can be:

• attached in some sentence types
• separated in others

Leég is:

• present tense
• third person singular

So it corresponds to he/she burns down, he/she gets burned, he/she gets sunburned, etc., depending on context.

Hungarian does not need a separate he or she here, because the subject can be shown by the noun phrase a barátom.

Hungarian usually does not use subject pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

Since the sentence already has the subject:

• A barátom = my friend

there is no need to add ő = he/she.

Hungarian commonly leaves subject pronouns out when the subject is already clear.

Yes, barát normally refers to a male friend. So barátom usually means my male friend.

For a female friend, Hungarian would normally use:

• barátnőm = my female friend

Depending on context, barátom can also sometimes mean my boyfriend, so context matters.

The sentence A barátom leég. is a normal, neutral word order.

Hungarian word order is more flexible than English, and changes in word order often affect focus or emphasis, not just grammar.

For example, different orders can sound more emphatic, contrastive, or stylistically marked. Also, if something comes into focus or the sentence is negated, the verbal prefix may move away from the verb.

So this sentence is the straightforward neutral version.

A simple guide:

• a sounds roughly like a short uh
• barátom ≈ ba-raa-tom
• leég ≈ leh-ayg

A few useful points:

• Hungarian stress is normally on the first syllable of each word.
• á is a long vowel.
• é is also a long vowel.
• The g in ég is always a hard g, like in go.

So the sentence is approximately:

uh BAA-raa-tom LEH-ayg

Yes. Leég is one of those Hungarian verbs whose exact meaning depends heavily on context.

Without context, a learner may not know whether it means something like:

• my friend gets sunburned
• my friend burns down
• my friend gets burned
• my friend embarrasses himself / makes a fool of himself

So even if the grammar is simple, the verb itself can be ambiguous. In real Hungarian, context usually makes the intended meaning clear.