Brian32
Irish 做厙輦⑹ in Hungary
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About me
Irish
Lives in Budapest
Registration: 18 May 2015
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Magyarul: The Hungarian Language by zif
Let's talk about Hungarian the language here! Grammar difficulties, new words, study techniques, good schools, good textbooks, whatever.
I think the ideal Hungarian teacher would be someone who is both a native English and Hungarian speaker. They would know how to explain things well in a way that an English speaker could understand and remember. Using terminology like infinite ... Read More
Magyarul: The Hungarian Language by zif
Let's talk about Hungarian the language here! Grammar difficulties, new words, study techniques, good schools, good textbooks, whatever.
I think Zif missed the point. I think English grammar terminology is alien to most native English speakers. Hungarians are experts on it because they learn English using the grammar translation method which is still very popular here in Hungary. ... Read More
Magyarul: The Hungarian Language by zif
Let's talk about Hungarian the language here! Grammar difficulties, new words, study techniques, good schools, good textbooks, whatever.
Foreign speakers of English tend to know all the grammar terminology better than natives. I personally never heard of a transitive verb until I moved to Hungary. Read More
Mistakes 做厙輦⑹s make in Hungary by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Hungary? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
Hungarians always says it's because there language is so different to English. But that is also true for the Finns who in my experience speak wonderful English.*say *their No, we don't always say that, there are many factors at play (e.g. ... Read More
Mistakes 做厙輦⑹s make in Hungary by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Hungary? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
Hungarians always says it's because there language is so different to English. But that is also true for the Finns who in my experience speak wonderful English. Read More
Mistakes 做厙輦⑹s make in Hungary by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Did you make any mistakes when you first moved to Hungary? What were they? How did you address your mistakes? Did you learn anything from them? With hindsight, what would you do differently? Are there any tips you could ...
I find Hungarians are like a deer in headlights when non Hungarians speak to them in Hungarian. As soon as they realise i'm not Hungarian the conversation ends. First minute or two are fine but once I make a pronunciation mistake the ... Read More
Education advice please by SueinHullUK
Hi everyone, Just looking for a bit of advice on home educating my son who is 12.. when we eventually move over to Hungary permanently. (Probably in about 6 months). I have visited a school in a nearby village where we are going to live, and spoke ...
Thats true. Hungarians who lived abroad seem to speak it well. Hungarians learning English in schools is doing them more damage than good. Hungarians with broken English are teaching other Hungarians bad English and passing on their poor accent ... Read More
Education advice please by SueinHullUK
Hi everyone, Just looking for a bit of advice on home educating my son who is 12.. when we eventually move over to Hungary permanently. (Probably in about 6 months). I have visited a school in a nearby village where we are going to live, and spoke ...
I do not agree with your comment that Hungarian is harder to learn than English. Hungarians really struggle with English. I live here and hear poor English spoken to me everyday. Mainly down to the methodologies used here to teach English. Even ... Read More
Education advice please by SueinHullUK
Hi everyone, Just looking for a bit of advice on home educating my son who is 12.. when we eventually move over to Hungary permanently. (Probably in about 6 months). I have visited a school in a nearby village where we are going to live, and spoke ...
Hungarians rock up in schools in the UK with no English and they are accepted. The principal is denying your child an education. He has no grounds to not accept them. Another option would be for the school to take your kids but your children bring ... Read More
Education advice please by SueinHullUK
Hi everyone, Just looking for a bit of advice on home educating my son who is 12.. when we eventually move over to Hungary permanently. (Probably in about 6 months). I have visited a school in a nearby village where we are going to live, and spoke ...
Just send your child to the local Hungarian school. If they start in September they will be fluent in Hungarian by June. They will learn the language in the playground and from the other children. Their second year in the school will be much ... Read More
Can you speak Hungarian? by Priscilla
Hi everyone, It is widely agreed that speaking fluently Hungarian is essential for a successful integration in Hungary. Do you agree? Share your experience! Do you speak Hungarian? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a ...
There are two huge factors that really make a foreigners quest to learn Hungarian difficult. 1: From my experience the language teaching standards are quiet poor in Hungary. Language teachers usually use mostly old fashioned methodologies and use ... Read More
Football in Budapest? Looking for very casual 5 or 11 aside practice by jamesa
Hello, I would love to join a weekly training/practice/kick around or anything to keep playing footy now I am in Budapest. I am not particularly good - so nothing too competitive! If you have any leads I would really appreciate it - ...
Registration for EU citizens - any recent experience? by Sumarokov
I am an EU citizen and I will be staying in Hungary long-term, so need to apply for a Registration Card (Regisztr獺ci籀s k獺rtya) and Address Card (Lakc穩mk獺rtya). Has anyone done this recently? I want to avoid making too many ...
Going through this process myself at the moment You need to get one of these Eu health insurance cards (Its free) This covers the health insurance. http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/about-the-ehic.aspx Your signed lease ... Read More
Football in Budapest? Looking for very casual 5 or 11 aside practice by jamesa
Hello, I would love to join a weekly training/practice/kick around or anything to keep playing footy now I am in Budapest. I am not particularly good - so nothing too competitive! If you have any leads I would really appreciate it - ...
Just wondering did you get set up with a 5 a side team in Budapest. Im moving to Budapest in July with my Hungarian partner and hoping to play some ball. Like you im not fantastic so looking for a casual team. Read More