Nekem mindegy, hogy busszal vagy metróval megyünk.

Because nekem is the dative form of én, and Hungarian often uses the dative with words like mindegy.

So the structure is roughly:

• nekem = to me / for me
• mindegy = it is all the same / it doesn’t matter

So Nekem mindegy literally feels like To me, it’s all one.

Using én mindegy would be ungrammatical here.

Mindegy means it doesn’t matter, either is fine, or it’s all the same.

In this sentence, it expresses indifference between two options:

• bus
• metro

So Nekem mindegy means something like:

• I don’t mind
• I don’t care which one
• Either is fine with me

It is a very common everyday word in Hungarian.

Here hogy introduces the clause that explains what does not matter.

So:

• Nekem mindegy = I don’t mind
• hogy busszal vagy metróval megyünk = whether we go by bus or by metro

In English, we often use whether in this kind of sentence. In Hungarian, hogy is very common in this role after expressions like mindegy.

So the full structure is:

• It doesn’t matter + whether...

They have the suffix -val / -vel, which often means with, but it is also used for means of transport.

So:

• busz → busszal = by bus
• metró → metróval = by metro

In this sentence, the suffix tells you how we are going.

This is very common in Hungarian:

• autóval = by car
• vonattal = by train
• taxival = by taxi

This happens because the v in -val / -vel assimilates to the final consonant of the word before it.

So:

• busz + val does not stay that way
• it becomes busz + szal
• and in spelling that becomes busszal

This kind of assimilation is very common in Hungarian.

Compare:

• kéz + vel → kézzel
• vonat + val → vonattal
• busz + val → busszal

Because when Hungarian talks about the general means of transport, it usually does not use an article.

So:

• busszal = by bus
• metróval = by metro

This is similar to English, where we also normally say by bus, not by the bus.

If you added an article, it would usually sound more specific and less like a general mode of transport.

Megyünk is from menni, meaning to go. In Hungarian, this is very natural when talking about how people are going somewhere.

So busszal vagy metróval megyünk means:

• we’re going by bus or metro
• we go by bus or metro

In English, we might prefer travel in some contexts, but Hungarian often simply uses menni.

Utazunk is also possible in some situations, but megyünk is completely normal and idiomatic here.

Because Hungarian verbs already show the subject.

The ending -ünk tells you that the subject is we.

So:

• megyek = I go
• mész = you go
• megy = he/she/it goes
• megyünk = we go

That is why Hungarian often leaves out subject pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

Vagy means or.

So:

• busszal vagy metróval = by bus or by metro

It simply links the two alternatives.

Hungarian does not need a special extra word for either here. The meaning is clear from the context and from mindegy.

Yes. Hungarian word order is flexible, and different orders can slightly change the emphasis.

For example:

• Nekem mindegy, hogy busszal vagy metróval megyünk.
• Mindegy nekem, hogy busszal vagy metróval megyünk.

Both are possible.

Starting with Nekem puts the focus on as for me / for me. It highlights the speaker’s personal attitude.

So the given version feels like:

• As for me, I don’t mind whether we go by bus or by metro.

In many sentences, hogy corresponds to that, but in this kind of structure it is best understood as whether.

So here:

• mindegy, hogy... = it doesn’t matter whether...

That is the most natural way to understand it in English.

So even though hogy often gets translated as that, translation depends on the structure.

Formally, megyünk is present tense, but Hungarian often uses the present tense for a future meaning when the context makes it clear.

So this sentence can naturally mean:

• I don’t mind whether we go by bus or by metro
• I don’t mind whether we’re going by bus or by metro

In everyday conversation, this often refers to a future plan.

Sometimes in casual speech, Hungarian can omit hogy in some subordinate clauses, but with mindegy it is very normal and standard to keep it.

So the given sentence is the natural full version:

• Nekem mindegy, hogy busszal vagy metróval megyünk.

If a learner wants a safe, standard form, using hogy here is a good choice.

It depends on tone and context.

By itself, mindegy can sometimes sound a little blunt, especially if said flatly. But it is not automatically rude. In many everyday situations, it simply means:

• I’m fine with either
• Either works for me

So in this sentence, it is usually neutral and practical.

If someone wanted to sound a bit softer, they might say something longer, but Nekem mindegy is very common and normal.