Do you want to learn Hungarian but don’t know where to start? Then I’ve got the perfect resource list for you and you can find its links below. Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it. I hope everyone can enjoy it and if anyone notices any mistakes or has any questions you are free to PM me.
Here is what the resource list contains;
Handmade resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.
Resources on learning pronunciation.
Websites to practice reading.
Documents to enhance your vocabulary.
Notes on Colloquial Language.
Music playlists
List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of grammar!
in Hungarian, all pronouns referring to "here" use front vowels (ez, így, ilyen, itt) and those that refer to "there" use back vowels (az, úgy, olyan, ott).
every single piece of herend porcelain is made by hand, and their designs are unique and one of a kind. lando just broke a piece of art that is not only culturally significant, but took a craftsman months to make and was one of a kind.
Our new species, the pampas cat has beautiful color varieties which were even considered different species by some:
At the moment the relevant scientific consesus (or at least the 2017 revision of felid taxonomy by the Cat Specialist Group) notes these variations only as subspecies.
I promise I WIll put the accent in the shop tomorrow but until then please look at Newest Baby, hatched and touched up today, grandkiddo of my beloved's progens, future wearer of my brand new wool accent ("fiber fun")
I'm love them
Their name is Cighaya after the cigája sheep breed. I'll figure out lore for them tomorrow when I feel awake again
When the French say, "I miss you", what they are actually saying is more like, "you are missing from me".
Tu me manques.
It seems this concept is difficult for English-speakers to grasp (unless they speak another language that has a similar construction). So English-speakers will usually try to say, "Je te manque". But that means, "You miss me." A little presumptuous!
Here's how I explain it:
Imagine you are pie and all the people you love make you whole. When one of the people you love is not there, it's like a piece of the pie is cut out. You are no longer whole. There's a piece missing from the pie. So you say to your piece of pie loved one, "you are missing from me".
Hungarians use a similar construction. They also don't say, "I miss you", but more like, "You are missing to me".
Hiányzol nekem.
Do you know any other languages that have this way of expressing that someone's absence is felt?
I'm on a school trip in Budapest this week. we're supposed to write a travel diary, but that feels a bit silly, so I'm just going to blog about it here.
Budapest trip day 1
most of my day was spent on the train. a highlight was the lunch in the dining car, where I've never been before (but my favourite yuumori scene happens there, so I wanted to go at least once).
There isn't any program today yet, but we did walk past the very impressive ELTE law faculty building (also note the really cool street lamps)
and an awesome book statue
generally, I really like the street design in Budapest. it's half modern, half old, and it works somehow. the two styles blend together nicely, it's pretty.
a surprising discovery was a book vending machine, which is apparently a thing here. you can buy tiny pocket books!
and last but definitely not least, my favourite picture of the day:
Petőfi "my tits are out and I'll punch you in the face" Sándor. I love his cunty warrior pose.
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