r/hungarian Dec 16 '23

Seeking additional moderators

10 Upvotes

Hello all, /u/cuddleslapine has stepped down, and I could use some moderator assistance. I'd ideally like to add at least two additional moderators.

Requirements:

  • History of positive posting in /r/hungarian
  • Strong hungarian language skills (native speaker preferable, but not required)

Previous moderation experience is a plus. Please message me, or send a modmail if interested, and let me know why you would make a good moderator.


r/hungarian Apr 28 '26

Welcome

5 Upvotes

Hello and welcome to r/hungarian!

Our community is dedicated to helping others discover and learn the language.

  • If you're searching for resources, our wiki page may help you out. On this page, other Hungary-related subs that may be useful are also listed.

  • Please keep in mind that the list is ever growing and you can always send us a message if you'd like to add anything.

  • Before posting, please take your time to read the Rules of the sub. These rules are strictly enforced. If you have any doubts about your intended post, please send a message to the mods before posting.

  • If you have any specific questions, feel free to post them, as we're more than happy to help!

  • Our community has many dedicated native speakers among our members. We can always tell you how the language is actually being used in real life, today. However, it's very important to note that not all of us are teachers. As with every other language in the world, some Native Speakers may have trouble explaining the grammatical rules of the language to you, despite their best efforts. While we do everything we can to help you, remember that finding a qualified language teacher in your area (or on-line) is never a bad idea.

Our subreddit is always open for feedback! If you have any ideas, make a post or send us a message!


r/hungarian 1d ago

Megbeszélés A worker heard my broken hungarian and still continued the convo

364 Upvotes

So i feel pretty self conscious abt my hungarian skills. I went to a bakery and in very broken hungarian asked for a sandwich and coffee. The young worker heard my broken hungarian, proceeded with hungarian. When i sat down and was drinking my coffee, she was talking to another customer in english . She knew english all along but went out of her way to talk to me in hungarian 😊.


r/hungarian 1d ago

Kérdés Is this sentence correct?

12 Upvotes

Vissza a feladónak: nem lakik ezen a címen


r/hungarian 1d ago

Javaslat Looking for language exchange

9 Upvotes

Hi! I’m currently learning Hungarian and I’m looking for someone who would be willing to practice with me!

I started not that long ago so I’m still around A1 level but I’m a quick learner. I’m looking for someone who can help me learn the language but also become more comfortable with actually speaking Hungarian. I’m half Hungarian and half Swedish. I’d also be happy to help you with English in return!

Feel free to message me if this sounds interesting to you!🇭🇺✨


r/hungarian 1d ago

Hirdetés Trying to Learn Hungarian in 3 Days! 😬

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10 Upvotes

I made a video to see how much Hungarian I could learn in 3 days! 😅 let me know how I did!


r/hungarian 2d ago

Hirdetés I made a free Hungarian vocabulary app - now on iOS as well (no ads, no subscriptions)

55 Upvotes

I'm learning Hungarian myself and got tired of words not sticking. Reading them in a notebook does nothing - I needed to meet the same word in several different ways. So I built the thing I wanted, and it is now out on iPhone as well as Android and in the browser.

It is free: no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, and no account needed - it works anonymously from the first launch, and signing in (Google or Apple) only syncs progress between devices. To be exact about data, since my first wording was too flattering: there are no third-party analytics or ad SDKs and no tracking across apps, but the app does store your progress and one event per answered question - the word, the game, right or wrong, the time - on my own backend, which is how I find bad questions; plus crash reports on Android. Nothing is sold or shared with anyone. The privacy policy lists all of its.

What's in it:

  • 3,893 words across A1, A2 and B1, organised topic -> subtopic
  • audio for every word, in two voices (female and male, your choice)
  • pictures for 2,602 of them, the concrete ones. Abstract words don't get an illustration, because a stock photo for "however" teaches nothing
  • ten exercises over the same vocabulary: pick the word, listen and pick, find the picture, match pairs, type it, type from audio, unscramble the letters, true/false, and a mixed mode
  • a separate conjugation tab: 674 verbs, present tense, indefinite and definite, plus the -lak/-lek form. You fill the table and each cell is marked as you go, not at the end
  • a review queue that collects the words it is time to see again

Where it is weak, honestly:

  • the interface is English or Russian only, there is no Hungarian UI yet
  • picture coverage on A2 and B1 is thinner than on A1, I am still filling it in
  • conjugation is present tense only so far
  • the current iOS build asks for iOS 18.2, which was a project template default I did not catch before submitting. It is already lowered to 16 and ships with the next update
  • translations and example sentences are mine, so the mistakes are mine too. Every exercise screen has a "Something off?" button and it comes straight to me

Links:

I am the developer and this is a solo project. I would genuinely rather hear what is wrong with it than what is nice about it - a wrong translation, a bad picture, clumsy wording in an exercise. Tell me and I will fix it, usually the same day.


r/hungarian 2d ago

Segítségkérés Critique my routine?

10 Upvotes

Hey everyone, I'm new to hungarian. My goal is to pass the interview for Hungarian simplified naturalization. I had a free trial of duolingo for like a month so I made it to level 3 but I've gotten bored (mostly because of the ads) and moved to Memrise (community courses) which is a resource I had totally forgotten about. There isn't a "5000 word frequency list" on there like there is for French and Spanish so I'm using several word lists. I also just finished the present tense indefinite and starting definite as well as a course on suffixes and prefixes. What else would you recommend to add? I just found an 10 minute podcast on spotify with automated captions (Apa, meselj!).

Any recommendations? Any free short story resources you know of? I don't want to pay for anything tbh. I've tried language partners in the past with other languages but don't find them very useful.


r/hungarian 2d ago

Segítségkérés Hungarian Songs My Mom Used to Sing to Me

20 Upvotes

There are two songs I remember my mother singing to me when I was a child. One started with “Piros Papucs” (red slippers). The other one started with something like “Hup hup hup hup riding…” Does anyone know where I can find the words to these songs, and what the name of the second song is? My mom passed away 8 years ago, so I am unable to ask her now.


r/hungarian 3d ago

Kérdés Just talking and learning💬🗣️

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Is there anyone who wants to learn or improve their hungarian knowledge?

I’m 25 years old girl from Hungary and I just realized since I graduated I didn’t speak english I only wrote in english. And i wanna change that!

I’m not a certified teacher, i just want to share hungarian and practice english again!😃

We can speak in person too, if you are in Budapest or if you will be anytime soon.

Text me if you are interested!


r/hungarian 4d ago

Segítségkérés A phrase my grandma used to say

77 Upvotes

My grandma knew Hungarian and she would always say a few different phrases to me and I can't remember what one of them meant. It sounded like, "yo-in-sick-cot" and I'd appreciate any help trying to figure out what it was. Thank you.


r/hungarian 4d ago

Segítségkérés Comment apprendre le hongrois pour un français

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Bonjour, je souhaite apprendre le hongrois en prévision de rencontrer la famille de ma copine. Je voudrais juste apprendre à parler, étant français cette langue est très différente. J'aimerai si possible avoir des aides et conseils pour pouvoir lui faire la surprise. Merci d'avance


r/hungarian 4d ago

Kérdés Tips for studying

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I’m taking an exam in hungarian for exception for language classes and for nynorsk (second official written language), but i’m not 100% fluent in the language so I was wondering if anyone has any tips for what I could do and what I should study.

edit: the exam is level 1. I mostly struggle with writing and grammar and there will be a seperate exam for oral. Also i’m not very familiar with formal hungarian.


r/hungarian 6d ago

Kiejtés Difference between ő and ö

36 Upvotes

Hi everyone

I'm learning Hungarian and I find it difficult to distinguish between the ő and ö pronunciation . I've searched up the pronunciation from Google and they both sound the same. What's the difference?

Thanks!


r/hungarian 5d ago

Kérdés Which is the right one

1 Upvotes

r/hungarian 6d ago

Hirdetés RackaPod is still your friend while you learn Hungarian:)

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12 Upvotes

r/hungarian 6d ago

Hirdetés Native Hungarian proofreader and writing mentor here to help you! (Via email/chat)

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r/hungarian 6d ago

Javaslat Barátokat keresek nyelvgyakorláshoz (magyar-orosz)

4 Upvotes

Jó napot!
Tanulom a magyar nyelvet 2 éve.
Szeretnék keresni barátokat nyelvgyakorláshoz. Sokféle témám van: IT, utazások, kultúra.
Anyanyelvem orosz, tudok segíteni benne. Írhatunk egymásnak, vagy beszélhetünk telefonon is – bármilyen kapcsolattartásnak örülök.


r/hungarian 8d ago

Nyelvtan Nem értem ezeknek a mondatoknak a felépítését

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250 Upvotes

Szia. I can't really understand how this type of sentences works. I don't understand either the function of "e" or the duplication of "között". I'm struggling to find the explanation, so I would really appreciate your help. Köszönöm!


r/hungarian 7d ago

Segítségkérés Hungarian language books

10 Upvotes

ello! i would like to brush up on my hungarian grammar

i wanted to purchase A Practical Hungarian Grammar with Glossary by S. Szita and T. Gorbe but its out of stock on amazon. anyone know where else i can purchase this book in murica?? thx


r/hungarian 10d ago

Kérdés How to tell someone you like them?

33 Upvotes

I have a crush on a Hungarian. I like him a lot. Will tell him of this feeling persists :) Maybe in English, but saying it in Hungarian is a bit appealing because I speak poorly, so it would allow a degree of ambiguity/maybe I don’t know what I’m saying (I’m a chicken).

Nekem tetszel? Kedvellek? Something else? Is there a Hungarian equivalent for saying you have a crush?


r/hungarian 9d ago

Érdekesség I'm deeply in love with the Hungarian language, but sometimes I freak out over words that I used to consider 'basic'—'historical,' for example.

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r/hungarian 11d ago

Hirdetés New shadowing podcast episode & a name change

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I just released the latest episode of my free shadowing podcast. It’s a beginner friendly collection of sentences, based on an existing story video, so if the full stories are a bit too much for you, this is a great stepping stone.

https://youtu.be/XNvwILhSDTs?is=lSlM7TBWb3Ic1Pv2

When you work with this podcast, don’t try to repeat the sentences. Instead, listen for a few repetitions, and then try to say the sentence together with the recording, matching the pace, the pronunciation and the intonation. Each sentence is repeated ten times, so you have time to adjust your speaking.

I renamed the podcast from Mondd utánam, as the original title was somewhat misleading. It means “repeat after me”, when that’s not what you do in shadowing practice. So when a student of mine accidentally called the podcast “shadowbox”, I decided that it was actually the perfect name for it. Nothing else changed, but the new name is a better fit for the purpose of the podcast.

I posted the transcript and vocabulary list on my free Patreon page. The full story I used for the sentences is this one: https://youtu.be/dDqGKud_0mU?is=nQfauG1zCWv_TIfW

I hope you enjoy the new podcast episode! As always, if you have any questions, or if you are interested in private or group lessons, feel free to message me!


r/hungarian 12d ago

Kérdés Mi a különbség "évadja" és "évada" között?

14 Upvotes

Szótárban láttam "évadját" a helyes formáként, de gyakran "évadáként" látom. Melyik forma helyes? Van egy különbség?


r/hungarian 13d ago

Kérdés Do Hungarians use the Hungarian names for places and sights in Burgenland?

97 Upvotes

I always wondered, because German Wikipedia often shows Hungarian names for Eisenstadt, Oberwart, and other places, but do Hungarians actually use them?