Mi mindig szeretjük az élőzenét.

Yes. In Hungarian, the verb ending already shows the subject:

• szeretjük = we like it / we like the definite thing

So mi is often optional. You can say:

• Mindig szeretjük az élőzenét.

Adding mi can make the subject more explicit, or slightly more emphatic, like we in English when you want to highlight who is doing the action.

This is one of the most important grammar points in the sentence.

Hungarian has two kinds of verb conjugation:

• indefinite conjugation
• definite conjugation

Here the object is az élőzenét, which is a definite direct object, so Hungarian uses the definite verb form:

• szeretjük = we like it / we like the definite object

Compare:

• szeretünk zenét = we like music / we like some music
• szeretjük az élőzenét = we like live music / we like the live music

So -jük is there because the verb agrees with a definite object.

There are two things going on here:

1. az is the definite article

   • Hungarian has a and az
   • az is used before vowel sounds
   • since élőzene starts with a vowel, it becomes az élőzene

2. -t marks the direct object

   • élőzene = live music
   • élőzenét = live music as the object of the verb

So:

• élőzene = live music
• az élőzenét = the live music / live music, in object form

Because many Hungarian nouns ending in -a or -e change that final vowel to a long vowel before certain suffixes.

So:

• zene → zenét
• not zenet

The same happens inside the compound:

• élőzene → élőzenét

This is a very common pattern, so it is worth getting used to.

Yes. Élőzene is normally written as one word in Hungarian.

It is a compound:

• élő = living, live
• zene = music

Together, élőzene means live music, meaning music performed live, not recorded.

In the sentence, it appears in the accusative form:

• élőzenét

Mindig means always.

The word order here is natural and neutral:

• Mi = topic / subject
• mindig = time adverb
• szeretjük = verb
• az élőzenét = object

So the sentence flows as:

• We always like live music.

Hungarian word order is flexible, though. You can move words around to change emphasis. For example:

• Mindig szeretjük az élőzenét.
  This puts more focus on always.

• Az élőzenét mindig szeretjük.
  This brings live music to the front for emphasis or contrast.

So the given order is normal, but not the only possible one.

It can mean either, depending on context.

With things, activities, foods, music, etc., szeret is often best translated as like:

• Szeretem a kávét. = I like coffee.
• Szeretjük az élőzenét. = We like live music.

With people, it can mean love, although context still matters.

So in this sentence, like is usually the most natural English translation.

Yes, very naturally.

• Mindig szeretjük az élőzenét.

This is completely normal Hungarian. In fact, leaving out subject pronouns is very common, because the verb ending already tells you the person and number.

Use mi mainly when you want extra clarity, emphasis, or contrast, such as:

• Mi mindig szeretjük az élőzenét, de ők nem.
  We always like live music, but they don’t.

Hungarian often uses the definite article in places where English uses no article, especially when talking about something in a general, familiar, or class-like way.

So:

• szeretjük az élőzenét

can still mean simply:

• we like live music

It does not always mean a very specific, previously mentioned live music event. In many cases, Hungarian sounds more natural with the article here than English would.

Yes. Hungarian uses the present tense for general truths, habits, and repeated actions, just as English often does.

So:

• Mindig szeretjük az élőzenét.

means a general, habitual statement: We always like live music.

There is no special tense needed just because the action is habitual.

A few things often stand out to English speakers:

• é is a long vowel
• ő is also a long vowel, and it is not the same as o
• gy is a single consonant sound, not g + y

A rough guide:

• mi ≈ mee
• mindig ≈ MEEN-deeg
• szeretjük ≈ roughly SEH-ret-yük
• élőzenét ≈ roughly AY-loe-zeh-nayt

Those English-style approximations are not exact, but they can help at first. The main thing to remember is that vowel length matters in Hungarian, and spellings like ő and consonants like gy represent real sound differences.