Amikor utazom, mindig viszek fogkefét és fogkrémet egy kis táskában.

Amikor introduces a time clause: when.

In this sentence, Amikor utazom means when I travel or, in a general/habitual sense, whenever I travel.

That is different from ha, which means if. So:

• Amikor utazom, ... = When/Whenever I travel, ...
• Ha utazom, ... = If I travel, ...

English often uses when and whenever quite flexibly, but in Hungarian amikor is the normal choice for this kind of time clause.

Utazom means I travel.

The verb is utazik = to travel, and utazom is its 1st person singular present form: I travel.

So the ending tells you the subject is I, which is why Hungarian usually does not need a separate word for I.

Compare:

• utazom = I travel
• utazol = you travel
• utazik = he/she travels

A useful thing to remember: not every Hungarian verb uses -om for I. For example:

• viszek = I carry / I take
• megyek = I go

So you have to learn the verb forms, but in this sentence utazom clearly marks I.

Because Hungarian verb endings usually already show the subject.

So utazom already means I travel, and viszek already means I take/carry. Adding én is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Amikor utazom, mindig viszek... = neutral
• Amikor én utazom, mindig viszek... = When I travel, I always take... with extra emphasis on I

This is very common in Hungarian: subject pronouns are often omitted unless they are needed for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

This is a very important Hungarian grammar point.

Hungarian verbs often have two kinds of conjugation:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

Here the sentence uses viszek, the indefinite form, because the objects are not specific, definite items. The speaker is talking generally about taking a toothbrush and toothpaste, not some particular known toothbrush and toothpaste.

So:

• viszek fogkefét és fogkrémet = I take/bring a toothbrush and toothpaste
• viszem a fogkefét és a fogkrémet = I am taking the toothbrush and the toothpaste
  (specific, known items)

A simple clue: if the object is general or has no definite article, Hungarian often uses the indefinite verb form.

Because they are direct objects, and Hungarian marks direct objects with the accusative ending, usually -t.

In this sentence, the things being taken are:

• fogkefét = toothbrush as object
• fogkrémet = toothpaste as object

Base forms:

• fogkefe = toothbrush
• fogkrém = toothpaste

Object forms:

• fogkefét
• fogkrémet

The exact accusative form can change a little depending on the noun:

• fogkefe → fogkefét
  (final e becomes é before -t)
• fogkrém → fogkrémet
  (a linking vowel -e- appears before -t)

So the big idea is: -t marks the direct object.

Because the sentence is speaking in a general, non-specific way.

Hungarian often leaves out the article when the meaning is something like a toothbrush and toothpaste in the general sense, especially in habitual statements like this one.

So:

• mindig viszek fogkefét és fogkrémet = I always take a toothbrush and toothpaste

If you meant specific, known items, you would usually add articles:

• mindig viszem a fogkefét és a fogkrémet = I always take the toothbrush and the toothpaste

This ties directly to the earlier point about viszek vs viszem.

Egy kis táskában means in a small bag.

Breakdown:

• egy = a / one
• kis = small
• táska = bag
• táskában = in a bag

The ending -ban / -ben means in.

Here it is -ban because táska has back vowels, so vowel harmony requires -ban rather than -ben.

Compare:

• táskában = in a bag
• szekrényben = in a cupboard/wardrobe

So egy kis táskában is a normal noun phrase meaning in a small bag.

Because -ban/-ben means in, while -ba/-be means into.

That distinction is very important in Hungarian:

• táskában = in the bag
• táskába = into the bag

In this sentence, the toothbrush and toothpaste are being carried in a small bag, so the location is expressed with -ban.

If you wanted to say I put the toothbrush into the bag, then you would use -ba:

• A fogkefét a táskába teszem.

So Hungarian clearly distinguishes location from motion toward the inside.

Both kis and kicsi mean small, but kis is very commonly used directly before a noun.

So:

• kis táska = small bag
• egy kis táskában = in a small bag

Kicsi is also possible, but it is often used more like a full adjective or predicate:

• A táska kicsi. = The bag is small.

Before a noun, kis is often the more natural, compact choice.

Hungarian word order is flexible, but it is not random. Moving words often changes the emphasis or information structure.

The sentence as given:

• Amikor utazom, mindig viszek fogkefét és fogkrémet egy kis táskában.

is a very natural neutral way to say it.

You could also say:

• Mindig viszek fogkefét és fogkrémet egy kis táskában, amikor utazom.

That still makes sense, but the rhythm and focus are a bit different. Putting Amikor utazom first sets the time frame right away: When I travel, ...

Similarly, mindig usually goes near what it modifies. Here it naturally modifies the whole action: I always take...

So yes, word order can change, but the original version is a very standard, natural one.

Because Amikor utazom is a subordinate clause.

Hungarian, like English, normally separates this kind of introductory clause from the main clause with a comma:

• Amikor utazom, mindig viszek...

This is similar to English:

• When I travel, I always take...

If the subordinate clause comes after the main clause, Hungarian still typically uses a comma:

• Mindig viszek fogkefét és fogkrémet, amikor utazom.

So the comma is a normal punctuation rule here.

Yes. Hungarian makes a lot of compound words, and these are good examples.

• fog = tooth
• kefe = brush
• fogkefe = toothbrush

and

• fog = tooth
• krém = cream
• fogkrém = toothpaste
  (literally something like tooth-cream)

This is very typical Hungarian word-building. Learning common compounds can really help you expand vocabulary faster.

Visz is a general verb meaning carry / take and sometimes can correspond to bring, depending on context.

In this sentence, viszek is best understood as I take or I carry:

• mindig viszek fogkefét és fogkrémet = I always take/carry a toothbrush and toothpaste

English often makes a stronger distinction between take and bring, but Hungarian verbs do not always match English one-to-one. Here, the key idea is that the speaker has these items with them when traveling.

So for this sentence, take is the safest translation choice.