A szkenner a kávégép mellett van.

Because Hungarian uses the definite article a / az before nouns, much like English the.

So here:

• A szkenner = the scanner
• a kávégép = the coffee machine

Hungarian often repeats the article where English would too, so this is completely normal.

A small extra note: Hungarian has two forms of the:

• a before most consonants
• az before vowels

For example:

• a szkenner
• az asztal

Mellett means next to, beside, or by the side of.

In this sentence:

• a kávégép mellett = next to the coffee machine

It is a postposition, which means it comes after the noun, not before it. That is different from English, where we use a preposition:

• English: next to the coffee machine
• Hungarian: the coffee machine next to

That is one of the most important things to notice in this sentence.

Because mellett is a postposition, and Hungarian postpositions normally come after the noun phrase they belong to.

So the normal structure is:

• a kávégép mellett = next to the coffee machine

not:

• mellett a kávégép

English uses prepositions; Hungarian often uses postpositions.

Compare:

• English: under the table
• Hungarian: az asztal alatt
  literally: the table under

Van is the 3rd person singular form of to be: is.

So:

• A szkenner ... van = The scanner is ...

In Hungarian, van is used in location sentences like this one:

• A szkenner a kávégép mellett van.
• The scanner is next to the coffee machine.

This is important because learners often notice that Hungarian sometimes leaves out is. That happens in sentences like:

• A szkenner új. = The scanner is new.
• A szkenner gép. = The scanner is a machine.

But with location, Hungarian normally keeps van:

• A szkenner itt van. = The scanner is here.
• A szkenner az asztalon van. = The scanner is on the table.

Because that is a very natural neutral word order in Hungarian for this kind of sentence.

Structure here:

• A szkenner = topic, what we are talking about
• a kávégép mellett = location
• van = is

So the sentence flows naturally as:

• As for the scanner, it is next to the coffee machine.

Hungarian word order is more flexible than English, but it is not random. Changing the order usually changes the focus or emphasis.

For example:

• A szkenner a kávégép mellett van.
  neutral: The scanner is next to the coffee machine.

A different order may sound marked or emphasize something special.

It is possible in some contexts, but it is not the most neutral version.

The sentence A szkenner a kávégép mellett van is the standard, natural way to say it.

If you move van, the sentence may sound more emphatic or context-dependent. As a learner, it is safest to use:

• A szkenner a kávégép mellett van.

That is the best basic pattern for saying where something is.

Yes. It is a compound noun:

• kávé = coffee
• gép = machine

So:

• kávégép = coffee machine

Hungarian forms many compound nouns this way, just like English does.

Other similar examples:

• mosógép = washing machine
• fénymásológép = photocopier
• mosogatógép = dishwasher

Yes. Szkenner is a borrowed word, based on English scanner, but spelled in a Hungarian way.

Hungarian spelling tries to reflect pronunciation, so:

• English sc becomes Hungarian szk
• sz in Hungarian sounds like English s

So szkenner is pronounced roughly like SKEN-ner.

Borrowed technical words are very common in modern Hungarian.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• A = short aw
• szkenner = SKEN-ner
• a = short aw
• kávégép = KAA-vay-gayp
• mellett = MEH-lett
• van = vawn

A fuller rough version:

aw SKEN-ner aw KAA-vay-gayp MEH-lett vawn

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• sz = English s
• v is like English v
• é is a long ay sound
• stress is usually on the first syllable of each word:
  • SZKEN-ner
  • KÁ-vé-gép
  • ME-llett

Because Hungarian postpositions like mellett usually take the noun in its basic form, not in a special case ending.

So:

• a kávégép mellett = next to the coffee machine

This is different from some other Hungarian location expressions that use case endings directly.

For example:

• az asztalon = on the table
  here -on is a case ending

But with mellett, you use a separate word after the noun:

• az asztal mellett = next to the table

So mellett works as its own word, not as a suffix.

The basic pattern is:

[thing] + [place] + van

So:

• A szkenner = the thing
• a kávégép mellett = the place
• van = is

You can reuse this pattern easily:

• A könyv az asztalon van. = The book is on the table.
• A táska a szék alatt van. = The bag is under the chair.
• A lámpa az ajtó mellett van. = The lamp is next to the door.

This is a very useful model for everyday Hungarian.