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6th December: Mikulás!

Why does Santa Claus come to Hungary before the 25th December? Weirdly enough in countries in Central Europe such as Hungary, Slovakia,...

Yasir

Dec 6, 20201 min read

Hungarian101: how to wish happy holidays

Merry Christmas, happy holidays and so on... Merry times are coming around! Since the Christmas holiday season is coming up, it's useful...

Yasir

Dec 3, 20201 min read

Advent: yey the holiday spirit!

The advent calendars start their countdown soon. What does it mean? There are only three Sundays until Christmas! Since Hungary is a...

Yasir

Nov 29, 20201 min read

Hungarian101: useful phrases

I realised that there are lots of basic phrases that I haven't introduced yet because they weren't fitting to earlier topics, so today's...

Yasir

Nov 26, 20201 min read

Magyar vándor (2004) movie rec

You're interested in Hungarian history but don't want to learn about it through boring documentaries? Magyar vándor is for you then!...

Yasir

Nov 22, 20201 min read

Hungarian101: how to ask questions

Today we're learning about questions... ugye? (right?) Question words: Ki? - Who? e.g. Ki az a képen? - Who is that on the picture? Mi? -...

Yasir

Nov 19, 20201 min read

Hungarian101: how to say sorry

It's always good to know how to express your apologies in a foreign language and Hungarians sure have a lot of expressions to say sorry....

Yasir

Nov 14, 20201 min read

Hungarian101: how to say you're learning Hungarian

Yasir Tanulni Magyar, can it get better? In Hungarian there are no separate words for study and learn but depending on what you're...

Yasir

Nov 8, 20201 min read

6th October: the 13 Martyrs of Arad

The 13 Martyrs of Arad

Yasir

Nov 6, 20201 min read

1st November: All Saints' Day

After last week's remembrance day, 1st November is once again a holiday in Hungary. Hungary is a historically catholic country, so here...

Yasir

Nov 1, 20201 min read

Hungarian 101: how to order a coffee?

Today we will have some coffee and learn about basic Hungarian sentence structure! Hungarian grammar can seem frightening at first...

Yasir

Oct 29, 20202 min read

Children of Glory (2006) movie rec

"Szabadság, szerelem" (literally Liberty, love) is a Hungarian movie commemorating the Revolution of 1956. At that era the Soviet Union...

Yasir

Oct 25, 20201 min read

23rd October: Hungarian Revolution of 1956

The Hungarian Uprising is a memorable event of Hungarian history, a revolution against the Soviet rule over the country, fighting for...

Yasir

Oct 23, 20201 min read

Hungarian 101: greetings

This week we will cover the very basics of Hungarian conversations, mainly greetings like Mizu? Informal greetings all mean hi or hello...

Yasir

Oct 21, 20201 min read

Coming soon

Prepare for being swept off your feet by the wonders of Hungarian language. Learn Hungarian the fun way with Yasir and by the end of the...

Yasir

Oct 4, 20201 min read