the english translation is "where is the big ship sailing" but "hol" is used for stationary things. if you wanna ask where is the ship sailing shouldn't you then use "hova" instead?

Hello Reddit,

My partner and I are very casually starting to learn Hungarian. One place we discovered would be great to start today is social situations where I (being autistic) want to say things just to him! Here is an example list:

We need to leave
I feel complete/done here
I’m hungry
(I want a) dessert bite
I want a snack
I’m thirsty
Do they have fun drinks?
They seem cool
They seem annoying
What a bitch
What a sweetie
they look just like [and then I insert a really obscure and spot on comparison to someone we know] (this one happens a lot
That’s embarrassinag
Please stop talking /about that
Oh god
Yikes
I love you!!
I’m gonna go hide somewhere for a bit

So yeah any suggestions on how to most accurately convey those things I would loooove. I’m too early on to discern whether Google Translate is giving me the most appropriate responses for what I’m after

Hi! I’m Hungarian, and I’m looking for someone who would be interested in practicing Hungarian through writing, while also being able to write in Korean. We could help each other learn and practice our respective languages.

I am at some intermediate level (not sure which exactly) and am looking for a good and affordable online course. what is your favorite one?

Jó nepot kivánok! 

Hello Hungarian learners in Phoenix and outside it.

The Hungarian Cultural Association here in Phoenix, AZ runs classes several times a year at beginner and above levels.  1-2 more people are necessary for the class I signed up for ( level: beginner and above.  ). Right now only one other person is signed up!  Classes are held online at 5 pm MST ( same as California time until we change the clicks again again) on Wednesday or Thursdays for 14 weeks beginning October 7, 2026.  The cost is a little under $ 300( US)  .  Member get a small discount.  If you think you might be interested, please go to the website and look for the words " Language Classes"    The website says that students all over the world are welcome.

I went to their Phoenix Hungarian festival during the winter.  Everyone there  was friendly and willing to let me use my halting Magyarl!  I have been waiting to start this class since then ( while studying in my own , but now I believe it when I read that in the case of Hungarian, I at least , really need a teacher!)  

https://hcaphoenix.org

https://hcaphoenix.org/language-learning/

I will be just a student. I gain no financial benefit from your participation. ( I am just hoping the class doesn't get cancelled so I can take it !)

It's from a marriage registry of my grandparents. I think it indicates their birthdate and location

I think i have hit that infamous wall. I got to the point, where i dont see any progress for long months. Does anyone experience the same, or maybe managed to break through and can share some tips, sources?

Podcast for Hungarian learners: already on YouTube!:) You can listen to stories, interesting and useful topics in Hungarian here too!

https://www.youtube.com/@rackapod

You can also find it on Spotify, and on Apple Podcasts:

https://open.spotify.com/show/033PpWcxxzhhK9zwXf0UYW?si=51e0c6eabc574fbc

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rackapod-podcast-for-hungarian-learners/id6796426108

New episode every week, check out the latests!

Jó hallgatást!:)

Hello! Apologies, I do not speak any Hungarian. I am a high school literature teacher in the US. My class is currently reading Abigail by Magda Szabó. My students are really enjoying the book, and we’d all like to make sure we are pronouncing names correctly while reading and discussing. Could anyone help guide me on the Hungarian pronunciation for these places and characters?

- Matula (the school)
- Mari Kis
- Torma
- Kőnig
- Kalmár
- Mitsi Horn

Thank you so much for any help!

The live caption that can be found in the accessibility settings of most browsers or computers does not have a large range of languages, so Hungarian isn't available. Are there any extensions/apps/etc that can go live captioning in Hungarian, not translating Hungarian audio into a different language or vis versa, just something that can transcribe Hungarian audio for videos that don't have closed captions. I hope this is the correct sub to post in, but forgive me if not.

I’d like to get some feedback on my current Hungarian. I’ve been studying it inconsistently for a cuple of years now, so it’s definitely more on the bad side of learners. I had ups and downs and now it is time to stop with that.

I decided to cut the crap and recorder myself and document how bad it is now compared to how good (hopefully) it will become. Give me your completely unbiased opinion. Constructive criticism, as well as destructive, is more than welcome.

Köszönöm mindenkinek!

Hello, can someone who attended magyar-iskola online course A1 and A2 can tell me what chapters are covered and which books? Is it whole MagyarOK A2+ book or just chapters from it?

Előre is köszönöm.

Hi im a native hungarian speaker but I’ve lived my entire life in an English speaking part of the world, with noone around other than az anyám who spoke hungarian. I was wondering if there was someone in a similar situation or someone learning hungarian who would like to have a chance to talk to someone who speaks hungarian. I’m 18 living in Paris, France.

I just saw that the app Primsleur got a Hungarian course and I wanted to ask if it is any good.

Because Duolingo is a fun little way to at least force yourself to do a bit with the language every day but not for learning.

Edit: Pimsleur not Primsleur

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For $10, you'll get a 45-minute planned lesson based on your current level and goals.

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If you decide you'd like to continue after the first lesson, I can also offer a monthly package of two 45-minute lessons per week for $30/month, most likely scheduled on weekends.

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Hi guys!

According to some statistics, to get the B2 level a student needs to know 4000 commonly used words. This practically applicable to any language. Have someone seen any of such linguistic corpus for Hungarian language? it can be a dictionary book, web, not sure about Anki desk but who knows, etc ?

I know that Duolingo won't make me fluent, but I'm glad I've completed it. It's been my first approach to the language and I've completed the full course (110 lessons) in less than 4 months. I'm reinforcing all the vocabulary (around 1700 lemmas, 2500 words including cases) with Anki every day, both producing and understanding the words. Of course I'm also studying formal grammar with grammar tables from a textbook.

So if anyone has any piece of advice to give me about my next steps to follow… I'll be happy to read you. I would love to consume some actual content in the next months!

Jó napot! Looking for guidance on reflexive verbs. For example:

A lány fésüli a haját.

vs.

A lány fésülködik.

Can anyone point me to a lesson on this?

Just for some background context, I am Chinese-Korean born and raised in Switzerland and attended an international school. I am fluent in Swiss-German, Standard German, English, Chinese (mandarin) and Korean. I can hold a decent conversation in French and I can write okay-ish in Latin.

I’ve always been vey interested in the Uralic languages. (Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, etc.) I’ve heard that they have some of the hardest grammatical systems in the world and sometimes even native speakers mess up in everyday speech. (I’ve also met many people that tried and gave up.)

Are these languages really this difficult, or is there some exaggeration at play? How long would you estimate it would take to become decent at any of these languages? Considering the languages I already know, would any specific Uralic language be easier to begin learning or are they equally brain-wrecking?

We made SziaMed, a completely free platform for everyday and medical Hungarian. Explore full lessons, listening, vocabulary and practice: https://sziamed.com/try

We made this resource, and the course voices are synthetic. If you try it, what feels useful, and what sounds unnatural or is missing?

Hi guys,

This sub has been so wonderful in helping me decipher my grandfathers documents. I have a translation request, with a caveat: I need someone to find the document first 😂

I am located in Canada, and am trying to look up information on the Elektronikus Levéltári Portál. From my research, it looks like the government makes it difficult for those outside of Europe to access it, so I can't get on the page. I've tried hungaricana.hu as well, but as I only can read a few words in Hungarian, it's difficult for me to navigate.

I have been on a journey the last few years to find out the fate of my great great grandfather, and I was got a big missing piece in the puzzle. I'm not convinced I will receive what I need from the municipality, hence trying to access it online!

If this is something you're willing/ able to do, please let me know! :)

Hello, offering online Hungarian classes as a teacher with

- native speaker-like competence in both English and Hungarian

- MA plus CELTA qualified. Although the CELTA is for teaching the English language, the general principles of language teaching and linguistics are transferable between languages.

- more than 10 years' experience in real language classrooms

DM me if interested!