Előbb megnézem a címet, majd feladom a levelet.

Here előbb means first / before that / earlier. In this sentence it signals the first step in a sequence:

• Előbb megnézem a címet = First I’ll check the address
• majd feladom a levelet = then I’ll mail the letter

A learner often compares előbb with először. In many contexts both can mean first, but előbb often emphasizes before the next action, while először can sound more like first of all.

Here majd means then / afterwards / after that.

So the structure is:

• Előbb... = first...
• majd... = then...

Be careful: majd can also be used in other contexts to suggest the future, like I’ll do it later, but in this sentence it is mainly linking the second action in a sequence.

Because megnézem means something like I check / I take a look at / I look over, while nézem usually just means I look at / I am watching.

The prefix meg- often gives the verb a completed, result-focused meaning.

• nézem a címet = I’m looking at the address
• megnézem a címet = I’ll check the address / I’ll look at the address and get the needed result

In this sentence, the speaker is not just staring at the address; they are checking it before mailing the letter.

Yes, felad can mean different things depending on context.

Here feladom a levelet means:

• I mail the letter
• I post the letter

But feladni can also mean to give up, for example:

• Feladom. = I give up.

This is very common in Hungarian: a verb with a prefix can have several meanings, and context tells you which one is meant. Because the object is a levelet (the letter), the meaning is clearly mail/post here.

Because they are in the accusative case, which marks the direct object of the verb.

The direct objects here are:

• a címet = the address
• a levelet = the letter

Base forms:

• cím = address / title
• levél = letter

Accusative forms:

• címet
• levelet

In Hungarian, direct objects usually take -t, though the exact form can change a little because of vowel harmony or linking vowels.

Because the verbs are in the definite conjugation.

Hungarian uses two main verb conjugations:

• indefinite: when there is no specific direct object
• definite: when the object is specific, definite, or already known

Here the objects are definite because they have a:

• a címet = the address
• a levelet = the letter

So the verbs must match that:

• megnézem
• feladom

Compare:

• Nézek egy címet. = I’m looking at an address.
• Megnézem a címet. = I’ll check the address.

Because Hungarian very often uses the present tense to talk about the future, especially when the time is clear from context.

In this sentence, the sequence words előbb and majd make it clear that these are future actions:

• Előbb megnézem... = First I’ll check...
• majd feladom... = then I’ll mail...

Hungarian does have a way to form the future with fog:

• Meg fogom nézni a címet
• Fel fogom adni a levelet

But in everyday speech, the simple present is often more natural here.

Hungarian word order is flexible and often depends on focus and information structure, not just grammar.

In this sentence:

• Előbb is placed first to emphasize the sequence: first
• majd introduces the next step: then

So the sentence is organized around the order of actions. A very natural English-style gloss would be:

• First I’ll check the address, then I’ll mail the letter.

The sentence sounds neutral and natural as written. Different word orders are possible, but they may shift emphasis.

Yes. cím can mean both:

• address
• title

For example:

• a levél címe = the title of the letter/article
• a cím a borítékon = the address on the envelope

In this sentence, because the next action is mailing the letter, a címet clearly means the address.

Because Hungarian often inserts a linking vowel before certain endings.

The noun is:

• levél = letter

In the accusative, it becomes:

• levelet

This is normal Hungarian sound/word formation. You do not simply attach -t mechanically to every noun. The form often changes a bit to make pronunciation natural.

Other examples of accusative changes:

• könyv → könyvet
• bor → bort
• táska → táskát

So levél → levelet is just the correct accusative form.

Yes, in many contexts you could.

For example:

• Először megnézem a címet, azután feladom a levelet.

This also means First I’ll check the address, then I’ll mail the letter.

The differences are mostly about style and nuance:

• előbb = first, before that
• először = first, first of all
• majd = then, afterwards
• azután = after that, then

The original sentence sounds natural and concise.

It is basically neutral everyday Hungarian.

Nothing in it is especially formal or especially casual. You could say it in normal conversation without sounding odd. The vocabulary is standard:

• megnézem = I’ll check
• feladom a levelet = I’ll mail the letter

So it works well as a normal spoken or written sentence.