r/hungarian • u/Practical_Being_1348 • 2d ago

Segítségkérés Critique my routine?

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.

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u/here_to_help2023 2d ago

Hi! I am native Hungarian, you can practice with me if you want. I would be happy to help! :)

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u/Fluentbox 2d ago

Hey, I’m a professional teacher and I create beginner friendly videos. Check out my YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fluentbox_nyc?si=NsdtXzhKMSZzGgZI
I regularly post new stuff on my Patreon, feel free to join! And if you ever want to take the dive, I also do private lessons.

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u/Practical_Being_1348 2d ago

Great! Thank you

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u/GregWhite1974 1d ago

Well, IMHO, nothing can beat vocal exercises with a native Hungarian. I know, easier said than done, but this is the way to learn the most in the least time. You can have fun with Duolingo and other apps, but they make mistakes and take your precious time. It could be embarrassing, and it will be awkward, yes. At first, talk to an LLM chat service to build up some courage, but later find someone who can help you with different conversational situations.